Wk 5 · 2026
Eastern Michigan Eagles at Massachusetts Minutemen — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst, MA
· ESPN+ FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
3:30pET
MASS -5.5 · total 48.5 DraftKings opened -3.5 · 2 toward MASS
Ratings differential MASS by 0.0
What is at stake
A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
E Michigan form
W 25-23at AKRW 38-14at MASSW 29-3vs LINL 10-54at WISL 7-35at MSU
2026 season
UMass form
L 19-20vs M-OHL 14-38vs EMUW 35-6at SACW 36-14vs STOW 37-10vs SHU
2026 season
E Michigan this season
Straight up4-3 · 57% (7 games)
Against the spread3-4 · 43% (7 games)
Over / under2-5 · 29% (7 games)
UMass this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | E Michigan | UMass |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento St MAC | vs W 28-17 preview | at W 35-6 preview |
| Akron MAC | at W 25-23 preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Toledo MAC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, E Michigan leads 5–2 · E Michigan has won the last 5
7 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.0 points toward E Michigan
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-03 | E Michigan 38 — 14 UMass | at MASS | E Michigan |
| 2024 | 2024-08-31 | E Michigan 28 — 14 UMass | at MASS | E Michigan |
| 2023 | 2023-09-16 | UMass 17 — 19 E Michigan | at EMU | E Michigan |
| 2022 | 2022-10-01 | UMass 13 — 20 E Michigan | at EMU | E Michigan |
| 2021 | 2021-09-18 | E Michigan 42 — 28 UMass | at MASS | E Michigan |
| 2015 | 2015-11-14 | UMass 28 — 17 E Michigan | at EMU | UMass |
| 2014 | 2014-10-18 | E Michigan 14 — 36 UMass | at MASS | UMass |
E Michigan leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Noah Kim QB #1 | 127/203, 1187 YDS, 8 TD, 3 INT |
| Jace Stuckey QB #12 | 2/2, 14 YDS | |
| Rushing | Amareon Blue RB #15 | 60 CAR, 309 YDS, 3 TD |
| Braydon Bennett RB #28 | 44 CAR, 195 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Joey Mattord RB #24 | 35 CAR, 159 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Harold Mack WR #5 | 23 REC, 264 YDS, 2 TD |
| Benson Prosper WR #3 | 24 REC, 251 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Joshua Long TE #9 | 22 REC, 168 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Nick Devereaux WR #2 | 15 REC, 143 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Zach Mowchan LB #11 | 50 |
| Jason Marshall DB #13 | 31 | |
| Bryce Llewellyn DB #6 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Quincy Byas DL #54 | 2 |
| Ronn Hardin DL #88 | 2 | |
| Joseph Oluwayemi DL #98 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Caleb Dobbs DB #17 | 2 |
| Jason Marshall DB #13 | 1 | |
| Rayquan Adkins DB #25 | 1 |
UMass leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | William Watson III QB #5 | 74/100, 820 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT |
| Aedan McCarthy QB #13 | 2/4, 11 YDS | |
| Rushing | Curtis Kimmons IV RB #14 | 45 CAR, 262 YDS, 3 TD |
| Elijah Faulkner RB #23 | 52 CAR, 246 YDS | |
| William Watson III QB #5 | 30 CAR, 167 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | T.Y. Harding WR #2 | 19 REC, 236 YDS, 2 TD |
| Jabari Lewis WR #19 | 10 REC, 152 YDS | |
| Joseph Griffin Jr. WR #1 | 8 REC, 134 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Max Dowling TE #11 | 11 REC, 80 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Timmy Hinspeter LB #44 | 40 |
| Tyler Martin LB #5 | 29 | |
| Kendall Bournes S #3 | 29 | |
| Sacks | William DePaepe DL #98 | 2 |
| Joshua Nobles DL #2 | 1.5 | |
| Hollis Dirstine DL #95 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jahmad Harmon S #22 | 3 |
| Isaiah Reed CB #0 | 1 | |
| Timmy Hinspeter LB #44 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.