Western Michigan Broncos

The Broncos won 10 games in 2025-26 and covered 16 spreads, more often than all but 95 Division I teams. Their games went over the total 18 times in 29, a rate only 27 teams topped.

Covering a losing season

Western Michigan were underdogs 24 times and won five, but covered 12 of those 24. At home they covered 8 of 13 while going 7-8. They were favored five times all season, won four of those and covered four, making 1.4 units. The losses were often inside the number: 104-89 at Akron at +21.5, 87-76 at Miami (OH) at +14.5, and 69-67 to Miami (OH) at home at +12.5.

The +600 night

The best result of the season was 88-79 at Bowling Green, at +600 and 11.5 points. With 76-62 at Eastern Michigan at +230 earlier in the month, it made February the only winning month on the moneyline, 2.3 units on a 2-6 record. Across 29 priced games a unit on the Broncos lost 4.83, 6.23 of it in the 24 underdog games.

January

January cost the most, 3.55 units on a 2-5 record, even though the spread went 5-2 that month. A 20-point loss at Northern Illinois, 85-65 with the Broncos priced at -108, and an 18-point home loss to Bowling Green were the two that missed.

The over

Western Michigan allowed 79.48 points a game; only 46 Division I teams allowed more. Eighteen of their 29 totals went over and 11 under. The three highest totals, 172.5 at South Dakota and two of 161.5, went under all the same.

Opponents

Akron, Miami (OH) and Toledo each won both meetings; Western Michigan covered both against Miami (OH). Eastern Michigan lost twice and the Broncos covered both, for 3.32 units. Bowling Green split the pair, and the two games together still returned 5 units.

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