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Central Michigan vs Miami prediction
Hypothetical matchup, 2026 season
CMU 3% win97% MIA
13Projected
vs
38ProjectedNeutral site
Central Michigan Chippewas
Record 3–5 · #117 in ratings
Neutral site
Miami Hurricanes
Record 7–0 · #2 in ratings
Home / away venueNeutral site
Normal (50)
Turnover and penalty data arrives with the next daily update, so this starts at normal.
- Power index
- 15 vs 99
- Projected
- MIA favored
- Differential
- 25.9 pts
Team A conference
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Team B conference
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10,000 simulated games at a neutral site, luck set to normal. These teams aren't scheduled to play this season.
For entertainment purposes only. These are simulated outcomes, not predictions to bet on.
- Projected spread
- Miami by 25.9
- Projected total
- 51.0
- Decided by 8 or fewer
- 8.3%
- Went to overtime
- 0.4%
- Central Michigan wins by 21+
- 0.0%
- Miami wins by 21+
- 65.7%
- Median score
- 12–38
- Model expectation
- 12.6–38.4
Every final margin
Each bar is a 3-point range. Bars on the right are Central Michigan wins, bars on the left are Miami wins. Hover a bar for its share of games.
Most common scores
- Miami 37, Central Michigan 787 games
- Miami 40, Central Michigan 782 games
- Miami 41, Central Michigan 778 games
- Miami 44, Central Michigan 776 games
- Miami 37, Central Michigan 1073 games
- Miami 37, Central Michigan 1471 games
Where the edges are
Central Michigan offense vs Miami defenseOffense -7.5Defense +5.6Edge Miami: its defense is 13.2 points better than Central Michigan's offense.
Miami offense vs Central Michigan defenseOffense +11.8Defense -0.8Edge Miami: its offense is 12.6 points better than Central Michigan's defense.
| Stat | Central Michigan | Miami | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected points per play, offense | 0.05 | 0.45 | Higher is better |
| Expected points per play allowed | 0.19 | 0.04 | Lower is better |
| Offensive success rate | 39.4% | 53.0% | Higher is better |
| Success rate allowed | 46.8% | 37.9% | Lower is better |
| Points per game | 17.9 | 49.0 | Raw, not adjusted |
| Points allowed per game | 25.9 | 15.3 | Raw, not adjusted |
How the simulation works
Every team gets an offense and defense rating from this season's scores, adjusted for who they played: scoring 40 against a top defense counts for more than 40 against a weak one. Blowouts count as at most a 35-point win.
Each simulated game gives both teams about 10 possessions. Every possession ends in a touchdown, a field goal or nothing, with odds set by how the offense and defense match up, plus a little game-day randomness. Ties go to overtime.
Running it 10,000 times and counting the wins gives the win probability. Ratings use 2,508 completed games and update every morning.