2026 Week 9 · Conference game
Bowling Green at Western Michigan
Friday, October 30, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Waldo Stadium
Bowling Green
Mid-American
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -12.6
- National rank
- 113
- Proj. wins
- 4.4
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Western Michigan
Mid-American
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -1.4
- National rank
- 78
- Proj. wins
- 6.9
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Bowling Green
15%
Western Michigan
85%
Western Michigan 90% CI: 79% – 89% Δ rating 11.2
Western Michigan is the model's favorite at 85%. Bowling Green has a 15% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.6 rating points baked in for Western Michigan — venue-specific learned value (n=46 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Bowling Green offense
34 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Western Michigan offense
32 / 100
Run offense vs. elite run defense — bad matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, October 30, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Waldo Stadium
- Conference game
- Yes
- Neutral site
- No