WEEKLY SLATE / CFB 2026

Week 12 - 11/17 thru 11/18

5 games / 10 teams

LeagueSeasonWeek

Rankings: CFP (Nov 10)

Tuesday, November 173 games

Wednesday, November 182 games

	Score		TV						Opp win% A/H	SOS A/H · FPI	SOR A/H · FPI	Weather	Flags
Ball State3-6@ Ohio7-3	——	Tue 11/17 · 7:00 PM ET	TBA	----	--	--	112 81	127 47	73 134	64 121	117 64	--	INJ 7
Eastern Michigan4-6@ Western Michigan7-3	——	Tue 11/17 · 7:00 PM ET	TBA	----	--	--	131 119	95 67	116 124	118 107	123 71	--
Miami (OH)6-4@ Kent State3-7	——	Tue 11/17 · 7:00 PM ET	TBA	----	--	--	97 135	86 71	101 108	116 65	101 118	--	INJ 7
Akron1-9@ Massachusetts5-4	——	Wed 11/18 · 7:00 PM ET	TBA	----	--	--	99 106	116 37	51 137	94 138	136 114	--	INJ 6
Central Michigan4-5@ Buffalo6-3	——	Wed 11/18 · 7:30 PM ET	TBA	----	--	--	130 107	45 80	32 61	74 114	105 81	--	INJ 8

Click a row for full analytics. Rank tiers by percentile of FBS teams: dark green top 18%, green 36%, gray 64%, orange 82%, red below. AP in gold. "--" = not collected.

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Akron vs Massachusetts: Week 12 Matchup Breakdown

MATCHUP ANALYSIS · Akron vs Massachusetts

Wed 11/18 · 7:00 PM ET

Switch game · Week 12

Unranked

Akron1-9AWAY

Unranked

Massachusetts5-4HOME

Point spreadNot collectedSource and update time not collected

Over / under--Source and update time not collected

Game-time weatherNot collectedWeather not collected · Source and update time not collected

Informational only · not an offer to wager · lines as of time not collected

OVERALL MATCHUP SUMMARYNO RELIABLE OVERALL CALL

Not enough comparable data for an overall advantage

The collected profile sample or comparison coverage is too limited for a responsible overall call. Available comparisons and context are shown below, without treating missing data as a weakness.

Data coverageLimited5% of planned weight

How much of the comparison had usable stats. Not a win probability.

SampleAkron: 9 profile games · Massachusetts: 9 profile games1 of 9 factors scored

Too little matched data to make a reliable overall comparison. Use the individual stats below instead.

Akron: profile sample (9 games) differs from its completed record (10 games). Akron: injury report carried from 2026 Week 8; statuses have not been re-confirmed. Massachusetts: injury report freshness is not confirmed (no report collected).

When Each Team Has the Ball

Akron offense vs. Massachusetts defense

Passing Offense

Akron's passing offense (#84) goes up against Massachusetts' pass defense (#20).

Moderate Advantage: Massachusetts

Rushing Offense

Akron's rushing offense (#94) faces Massachusetts' run defense (#74).

No Edge

Pass Protection

Akron's pass protection (#119) meets Massachusetts' pass rush (#39).

Clear Advantage: Massachusetts

Red Zone Offense

Akron's red-zone offense (#46) against Massachusetts' red-zone defense (#61).

No Edge

Red-zone scoring counts any score (touchdown or field goal), not touchdown rate alone.

Third Down Offense

Akron's third-down offense (#61) takes on Massachusetts' third-down defense (#56).

No Edge

Overall

Not enough data to assess an edge.

Massachusetts offense vs. Akron defense

Passing Offense

Massachusetts' passing offense (#99) goes up against Akron's pass defense (#84).

No Edge

Rushing Offense

Massachusetts' rushing offense (#78) faces Akron's run defense (#117).

No Edge

Pass Protection

Massachusetts' pass protection (#37) meets Akron's pass rush (#138).

Heavy Advantage: Massachusetts

Red Zone Offense

Massachusetts' red-zone offense (#40) against Akron's red-zone defense (#108).

Moderate Advantage: Massachusetts

Red-zone scoring counts any score (touchdown or field goal), not touchdown rate alone.

Third Down Offense

Massachusetts' third-down offense (#123) takes on Akron's third-down defense (#65).

Slight Advantage: Akron

Overall

Not enough data to assess an edge.

Situational Context

Overall Record: Akron is 1-9 overall. Massachusetts is 5-4 overall.
Game Context: Akron is 0-5 on the road. Massachusetts is 3-2 at home.
Rest: Akron: 8 days between games. Massachusetts: 14 days between games (Off a bye).
Previous and Next Opponents:
- Akron: previous opponent Western Michigan, 11/10 (home); next opponent Buffalo, 11/27 (home)
- Massachusetts: previous opponent Ball State, 11/04 (home); next opponent Bowling Green, 11/28 (away)
Time of Possession: Akron 30:47; Massachusetts 29:35 (style context, not an automatic advantage)
Injuries: Akron: 4 out, 0 season-ending, 0 doubtful (last available report). No player-value adjustment is applied.

Driver Breakdown1/9 SCORED

ScoringShare of the overall summary this category carries.Moderate Advantage
- Akron's scoring offense (#129) vs. Massachusetts' scoring defense (#49)
- Massachusetts' scoring offense (#76) vs. Akron's scoring defense (#121)
Moderate Advantage: Massachusetts
AkronNet rank gap: the average distance, in league rank places, between each offense and the defense it faces in this category. +62.5 means Massachusetts are favored by 62.5 places on average. Thresholds: Slight 43, Moderate 60, Clear 78, Heavy 91 (CFB).Massachusetts
RushingShare of the overall summary this category carries.No Edge
- Akron's rushing offense (#94) vs. Massachusetts' run defense (#74)
- Massachusetts' rushing offense (#78) vs. Akron's run defense (#117)
- Akron yards per carry 4 (#91) vs. Massachusetts 4.4 (#61)
No Edge
AkronNet rank gap: the average distance, in league rank places, between each offense and the defense it faces in this category. +29.7 means Massachusetts are favored by 29.7 places on average. Thresholds: Slight 43, Moderate 60, Clear 78, Heavy 91 (CFB).Massachusetts
PassingShare of the overall summary this category carries.No Edge
- Akron's passing offense (#84) vs. Massachusetts' pass defense (#20)
- Massachusetts' passing offense (#99) vs. Akron's pass defense (#84)
- Akron yards per attempt 6.7 (#105) vs. Massachusetts 7.7 (#58)
No Edge
AkronNet rank gap: the average distance, in league rank places, between each offense and the defense it faces in this category. +32 means Massachusetts are favored by 32 places on average. Thresholds: Slight 43, Moderate 60, Clear 78, Heavy 91 (CFB).Massachusetts
Drive efficiencyShare of the overall summary this category carries.No Edge
- Akron's third-down offense (#61) vs. Massachusetts' third-down defense (#56)
- Massachusetts' third-down offense (#123) vs. Akron's third-down defense (#65)
- Akron's red-zone scoring offense (#46) vs. Massachusetts' red-zone scoring defense (#61)
- Massachusetts' red-zone scoring offense (#40) vs. Akron's red-zone scoring defense (#108)
- Akron's red-zone touchdown offense (#73) vs. Massachusetts' red-zone touchdown defense (#49)
- Massachusetts' red-zone touchdown offense (#76) vs. Akron's red-zone touchdown defense (#60)
No Edge
AkronNet rank gap: the average distance, in league rank places, between each offense and the defense it faces in this category. +1.3 means Massachusetts are favored by 1.3 places on average. Thresholds: Slight 43, Moderate 60, Clear 78, Heavy 91 (CFB).Massachusetts
Explosive playsShare of the overall summary this category carries.Slight Advantage
- Akron's big-play offense (#99) vs. Massachusetts' big-play defense (#18)
- Massachusetts' big-play offense (#85) vs. Akron's big-play defense (#112)
Slight Advantage: Massachusetts
AkronNet rank gap: the average distance, in league rank places, between each offense and the defense it faces in this category. +54 means Massachusetts are favored by 54 places on average. Thresholds: Slight 43, Moderate 60, Clear 78, Heavy 91 (CFB).Massachusetts
Pass protection / pressureShare of the overall summary this category carries.Clear Advantage
- Akron's pass protection (#119) vs. Massachusetts' pass rush (#39)
- Massachusetts' pass protection (#37) vs. Akron's pass rush (#138)
Clear Advantage: Massachusetts
AkronNet rank gap: the average distance, in league rank places, between each offense and the defense it faces in this category. +90.5 means Massachusetts are favored by 90.5 places on average. Thresholds: Slight 43, Moderate 60, Clear 78, Heavy 91 (CFB).Massachusetts
Turnover marginShare of the overall summary this category carries.Heavy Advantage
- Akron turnover margin −1/game (#136) vs. Massachusetts +0.6/game (#22)
Heavy Advantage: Massachusetts
AkronNet rank gap: the average distance, in league rank places, between each offense and the defense it faces in this category. +114 means Massachusetts are favored by 114 places on average. Thresholds: Slight 43, Moderate 60, Clear 78, Heavy 91 (CFB).Massachusetts
Field-goal efficiencyShare of the overall summary this category carries.No call
- Akron field-goal percentage not collected (rank not collected) vs. Massachusetts not collected (rank not collected)
No call
AkronNet rank gap: the average distance, in league rank places, between each offense and the defense it faces in this category. Ranks are missing, so no call is made. Thresholds: Slight 43, Moderate 60, Clear 78, Heavy 91 (CFB).Massachusetts
Schedule contextShare of the overall summary this category carries.Clear Advantage
- Akron schedule strength 57% opponent win rate (#51) vs. Massachusetts 40.9% opponent win rate (#137)
Clear Advantage: Akron
AkronNet rank gap: the average distance, in league rank places, between each offense and the defense it faces in this category. +86 means Akron are favored by 86 places on average. Thresholds: Slight 43, Moderate 60, Clear 78, Heavy 91 (CFB).Massachusetts

Method and Limitations

Limitations

Missing or narrowly covered metrics are excluded. Their weights are not redistributed to the remaining metrics.
Akron: profile sample (9 games) differs from its completed record (10 games).
Akron: injury report carried from 2026 Week 8; statuses have not been re-confirmed.
Massachusetts: injury report freshness is not confirmed (no report collected).
Game-time weather not collected; no weather adjustment is applied.

How This Is Computed

Rules-based comparison of the existing public CFBD pre-week profiles and original injury/context notes, with NWS weather context. No new provider or AI requests.
Rank strength = (teams ranked − rank) / (teams ranked − 1). A metric needs values and ranks for both teams and coverage of at least 80% of the FBS population. Rank 1 is best, including defense allowed and sacks allowed.
For each offense/defense metric: [(away offense strength − home defense strength) − (home offense strength − away defense strength)] / 2. Efficiency-only metrics compare the two teams directly.
Related metrics share a group weight: rushing/passing yardage receives twice the weight of yards per carry/attempt. Third down receives half of drive efficiency; red-zone score and TD percentages share the other half.
Weights: scoring 20%; rushing 15%; passing 15%; drive efficiency 15%; explosive plays 10%; pressure/protection 10%; turnover margin 5%; field goals 5%; schedule context 5%. Schedule uses the difference in opponents’ combined win rates.
Net comparison index: 0.8 on a −100 to +100 scale (positive favors Akron, negative Massachusetts). Missing weights stay neutral rather than being redistributed. This is not a probability, projected margin or betting model.
Overall call requires 55% of planned scoring weight and three games per team. Under 4 index points is even; 4+ slight; 12+ moderate requires 65% coverage and four games; 25+ strong requires 85% coverage and five games. Incomplete profile samples are not scored.
Record, venue splits, total offense/defense ranks and AP polls are not added again because they overlap existing evidence. Possession time is style context, not inherently better. Injuries, rest, rivalry and weather receive no invented numerical adjustments.
Schedule context is not a true opponent-adjusted rating. This heuristic has not been calibrated against outcomes. Odds are not inputs. Informational only; not a wagering recommendation.

Descriptive comparison of season stats only. The score has not been validated as a predictor and is not a forecast of the result.

WHAT TO WATCH

Key Factors

Turnovers
Akron has a turnover margin of -1.00 per game (#136), compared with Massachusetts at 0.56 (#22).
Edge: Massachusetts
OFF A BYE
Massachusetts has 14 days between games. Flag definition
SCHEDULE GAP
The teams' opponent win-percentage ranks differ by 43 or more rank places. Flag definition

How flags and edges work

Stats through Week 10 · Data: CollegeFootballData.com

Offense vs. Defense Comparison

TEAM PROFILE

Side-by-Side

TIERS OF 138 FBS

Incomplete box-score coverage. Some completed games are missing from the profile sample. Numbers and ranks below describe only the available sample, not the full record. Profile edge calls are withheld until coverage is complete.

Metric	Akron	Massachusetts	Edge
Record	1-9	5-4	No call
Opponent win percentage rank	#51 57.0% opponent win rate	#137 40.9% opponent win rate	No call
SOS rank · ESPN FPI via CFBD	#94 As of 11/08, 8:46 PM EST	#138 As of 11/08, 8:46 PM EST	No call
SOR rank · ESPN FPI via CFBD	#136 As of 11/08, 8:46 PM EST	#114 As of 11/08, 8:46 PM EST	No call
Offense rank	#99 354.6 ypg Partial sample	#106 348.0 ypg	No call
Defense rank	#116 406.4 ypg allowedPartial sample	#37 327.3 ypg allowed	No call
ATS	4-6-0	4-5-0	No call
Rest / last game	8 d 11/10 · Western Michigan · H	14 d 11/04 · Ball State · H	No call
Venue record (away / home)	0-5	3-2	No call
Next game	11/27 · Buffalo · H	11/28 · Bowling Green · A	No call
Out / doubtful	4	0	No call
Season to date · completed games before this week · CFBD
Games in sample	9Partial · 9 of 10 completed games · 1 missing	9	—
Points / game	19.1 ppg129 of 138Partial sample	27.0 ppg76 of 138	Partial sample
Points allowed / game	32.2 ppg121 of 138Partial sample	22.1 ppg49 of 138	Partial sample
Rushing yards / game	137.3 yds94 of 138Partial sample	147.4 yds78 of 138	Partial sample
Yards / carry	4.0 yds91 of 138Partial sample	4.4 yds61 of 138	Partial sample
Passing yards / game	217.2 yds84 of 138Partial sample	200.6 yds99 of 138	Partial sample
Yards / pass attempt	6.7 yds105 of 138Partial sample	7.7 yds58 of 138	Partial sample
3rd-down conversions	40.7%61 of 138Partial sample	33.0%123 of 138	Partial sample
Red-zone scores	85.2%46 of 138Partial sample	86.2%40 of 138	Partial sample
Red-zone TDs	59.3%73 of 138Partial sample	58.6%76 of 138	Partial sample
Field goal %	Not collected	Not collected	Partial sample
Explosive plays (20+) / game	3.899 of 138Partial sample	4.185 of 138	Partial sample
Sacks made / game	0.6138 of 138Partial sample	2.439 of 138	Partial sample
Sacks allowed / game	2.8119 of 138Partial sample	1.437 of 138	Partial sample
Rush yards allowed / game	182.9 yds117 of 138Partial sample	145.4 yds74 of 138	Partial sample
Pass yards allowed / game	223.6 yds84 of 138Partial sample	181.9 yds20 of 138	Partial sample
3rd-down conv. allowed	38.2%65 of 138Partial sample	37.0%56 of 138	Partial sample
Red-zone scores allowed	86.5%108 of 138Partial sample	80.0%61 of 138	Partial sample
Red-zone TDs allowed	56.8%60 of 138Partial sample	54.3%49 of 138	Partial sample
Explosive plays allowed / game	4.8112 of 138Partial sample	3.118 of 138	Partial sample
Turnover margin / game	-1.0136 of 138Partial sample	0.622 of 138	Partial sample
Time of possession	30:4749 of 138Partial sample	29:3584 of 138	Partial sample

Stats Hub · head to head

Stat comparison

2026 season · stats through Week 10

AKR

AWAYAkron1-8 · 9 G

MASS

HOMEMassachusetts5-4 · 9 G

Spread Not collectedO/U --Venue Not collectedKickoff Wed 11/18 · 7:00 PM ET

Offense vs. opposing defense

FBS ranks from the category pages · #1 best · edge only when both ranks exist

AkronOffenseMassachusettsDefense

ScoringEdge Massachusetts

Total yardsEdge Massachusetts

RushingNo edge

PassingEdge Massachusetts

Passing efficiencyEdge Massachusetts

3rd down conversion%No edge

4th down conversion%No edge

Red zone scoring%No edge

Sacks allowed vs sacksEdge Massachusetts

TFL allowed vs TFLNo edge

MassachusettsOffenseAkronDefense

ScoringEdge Massachusetts

Total yardsNo edge

RushingNo edge

PassingNo edge

Passing efficiencyEdge Massachusetts

3rd down conversion%Edge Akron

4th down conversion%Edge Massachusetts

Red zone scoring%Edge Massachusetts

Sacks allowed vs sacksEdge Massachusetts

TFL allowed vs TFLEdge Massachusetts

—Kickoff returnsNo call

Discipline and special teams

Team vs. team · same statistic on both sides

AkronMassachusetts

Penalties per gameNo edge

Penalty yards per gameNo edge

—Field-goal percentage%No call—

—Net puntingNo call—

Team vs. team

Same stat for both teams

AkronMassachusetts

Turnover marginEdge Massachusetts

Time of possessiontimeNo edge

Winning percentageEdge Massachusetts

Data: CollegeFootballData.com. Ranks are out of all 138 FBS teams in this snapshot, the same population as the category pages. A team with no stored value for a statistic (for example, too few attempts) is unranked and shows as unavailable rather than shrinking the population. FCS opponents show stored values but are not ranked. Return rows appear only when the hub has return data. Unavailable values are never shown as zero.

Key Injuries

6 LISTED

Akron: Carried forward from 2026 Week 8 — awaiting a Week 12 update. Statuses have not been re-confirmed. Injury report updated: not supplied.

Massachusetts: No injury report collected. Injury report updated: not supplied.

Team	Pos	Status	Detail
Akron	QB	Questionable	Knee Source · Source date unknown
Akron	RB	Out	Undisclosed Source · Source date unknown
Akron	RB	Questionable	Undisclosed Source · Source date unknown
Akron	WR	Out	Undisclosed Source · Source date unknown
Akron	WR	Out	Undisclosed Source · Source date unknown
Akron	WR	Out	Undisclosed Source · Source date unknown

Akron: QB C. Broughton questionable (knee); RB C. Gee and three WRs (Sivon, Riggins, Monteiro) listed out.

Historical Matchup

CFBD games involving an FBS team. Meetings played when both teams were FCS may not be included.

Shown from Akron perspective vs Massachusetts

Meetings: 6 since 2011
Record: 4–2
Avg margin: +7.8
Postseason meetings: 0

Since 2011 · Scores shown away–home; site from Akron perspective.

2025-11-04Home10–44Winner: Akron
2019-09-28Away29–37Winner: Massachusetts
2015-11-07Away17–13Winner: Akron
2014-11-18Home6–30Winner: Akron
2013-11-16Away14–13Winner: Akron

Player data: CollegeFootballData.com (saved data only). Uploaded summaries take precedence over automatic selections; missing periods are marked Not collected.

SCHEDULE CONTEXT

Previous Opponents

FULL SEASON

Akron

Wk 1@Wake ForestL 16–38Thu 09/03 · 7:00 PM ET
Wk 2vsRobert MorrisW 45–10Sat 09/12 · 3:30 PM ET
Wk 3@MinnesotaL 7–41Sat 09/19 · 12:00 PM ET
Wk 4vsUNLVL 10–38Sat 09/26 · 12:00 PM ET
Wk 5@Central MichiganL 17–41Sat 10/03 · 3:30 PM ET
Wk 6vsEastern MichiganL 23–25Sat 10/10 · 3:30 PM ET
Wk 7@Miami (OH)L 14–34Sat 10/17 · 3:30 PM ET
Wk 8@Kent StateL 20–35Sat 10/24 · 1:00 PM ET
Wk 9Bye
Wk 10vsOhioL 20–28Tue 11/03 · 7:00 PM ET
Wk 11vsWestern MichiganL 14–42Tue 11/10 · 7:00 PM ET
Wk 12@MassachusettsThis game–Wed 11/18 · 7:00 PM ET
Wk 13vsBuffalo–Fri 11/27 · 12:00 PM ET

Record1-9 · 0-6 conf

FBS opponents’ combined record49-37

Massachusetts

Wk 1@RutgersW 37–21Thu 09/03 · 6:00 PM ET
Wk 2vsSacred HeartW 37–10Sat 09/12 · 3:30 PM ET
Wk 3vsStonehillW 36–14Sat 09/19 · 3:30 PM ET
Wk 4@Sacramento StateW 35–6Sat 09/26 · 9:00 PM ET
Wk 5vsEastern MichiganL 14–38Sat 10/03 · 3:30 PM ET
Wk 6vsMiami (OH)L 19–20Sat 10/10 · 2:00 PM ET
Wk 7@BuffaloL 18–25Sat 10/17 · 1:00 PM ET
Wk 8@UConnL 16–35Fri 10/23 · 7:00 PM ET
Wk 9Bye
Wk 10vsBall StateW 31–30Wed 11/04 · 7:00 PM ET
Wk 11@Toledo+14Wed 11/11 · 7:30 PM ET
Wk 12vsAkronThis game–Wed 11/18 · 7:00 PM ET
Wk 13@Bowling Green–Sat 11/28 · 12:00 PM ET

Record5-4 · 2-3 conf

FBS opponents’ combined record27-39

Quarter splits and venue details

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Schedule & Results

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Unavailable figures are shown as “Not collected.” Rankings are national ranks where supplied.