Miami (OH)
RedHawks
Spread
-3.5
NCAAF Predictions
Miami (OH) RedHawks vs Central Michigan Chippewas Predictions
Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 1:00pm EST at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI
@
Central Michigan
Chippewas
Spread
+3.5
50%
50%
Spread
Miami (OH) RedHawks -3.5
Central Michigan Chippewas +3.5
Moneyline
Miami (OH) RedHawks -175
Central Michigan Chippewas +145
Total
Over 40.5 (-112)
Under 40.5 (-108)
Professional Picks
4 listed
Professional Picks On This Game
Wes Salvato
Total pick
Eli Rothstein
Spread pick
Chris Cohen
Spread pick
Ryan Bowland
Spread pick
Miami (OH) vs. Central Michigan Prediction: Favorite Is Easier to Pick Than Bet
Analysis updated October 24, 2026 at 7:24 AM CDT
The SPF market favors Miami (OH), but there isn't enough confirmed team information to justify laying the spread or paying -166.
Miami (OH) is favored on the road
Miami (OH) visits Central Michigan at Kelly/Shorts Stadium on October 24 as a 3.5-point favorite. SPF lists the RedHawks at -166 on the moneyline, Central Michigan at +140 and the total at 40.5.
Action Network, a sports betting publication, lists a forecast of 62 degrees, no rain and 6 mph wind. Those mild conditions provide no clear reason to adjust the pick or total.
Betting outlook
The SPF prices make Miami (OH) the likelier winner, but confirmed starters, injuries, records, recent results and season statistics aren't available. That leaves no matchup evidence to support laying 3.5 points or paying -166.
The same limitation rules out treating Central Michigan's +3.5 spread or +140 moneyline as value. With neither side supported beyond the market price, the betting lean is Pass.
Pick
Miami (OH) RedHawks
Confidence
low
Betting lean
Pass