Western Michigan Broncos

The Western Michigan Broncos were favored eight times in 2025, won all eight and covered seven, and no FBS team made more backing its favorites on the moneyline. It came after an 0-3 start.

After 0-3

Western Michigan opened with three losses as an underdog: 6-23 at Michigan State, 30-33 to North Texas and 0-38 at Illinois. The first two still covered, with 22.5 and 12.5 points. From there the Broncos went 9-1, closing on five straight wins, and finished 9-4 with 10 covers in 13. Three FBS teams covered more often, and three matched the rate.

Favorites that delivered

We would look at a Broncos favorite line before anything else on this page. As favorites they went 8-0 straight up and 7-1 against the spread; eight FBS teams posted a better favorite cover rate. The one miss was 24-21 over Central Michigan at -5.5. One unit on each of the seven priced favorite games returned 3.22 units, the best favorite return of the 135 FBS teams with a priced favorite game. The run included 42-0 over Ball State at -9.5 and the 23-13 win over Miami (OH) in the MAC Championship at -2.5, a team that had beaten them 26-17 in October.

Home and road

At home the Broncos went 5-1 and covered five of six, and the home moneyline returned 4.73 units over six priced games, behind only five FBS teams. The best price came at home: 14-13 over Toledo at +380 as an 11.5-point underdog. Away they went 3-3, and the road moneyline lost 2.41 units over five priced games.

The total

Seven of the 13 went under and six over.

The season ended in the Myrtle Beach Bowl, a 41-6 win over Kennesaw State.

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