Eastern Michigan beats Lindenwood 29-3
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Eastern Michigan beat Lindenwood 29-3. Share this game
We had Eastern Michigan favored. It won.
Next: Lindenwood lost to Southeast Missouri State 38-27, Sat Oct 10
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Eastern Michigan a 61% chance, and the closing betting line (Eastern Michigan was a 24.5-point favorite) put it at 98%.
Eastern Michigan led by 13 after the first quarter and by 19 at the half.
Favored the whole way: Eastern Michigan never fell below 95%.
Lindenwood never had better than a 4% chance.
Eastern Michigan 29-3 Lindenwood
Eastern Michigan wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Lindenwood 3-29 Eastern MichiganLindenwood lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Eastern Michigan -24.5), at 96% for Eastern Michigan (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.Every drive
Eastern Michigan scored on 6 of its 8 drives; Lindenwood on 1 of its 9.
Eastern Michigan’s drives are teal, Lindenwood’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
Box score
Eastern Michigan 29, Lindenwood 3
Eastern Michigan covered −24.5 by 1.5. The total, 32, stayed under 53.5.
| Team totals | Lindenwood | Eastern Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 191 | 396 |
| Passing | 10 of 17, 55 yds | 23 of 38, 257 yds |
| Rushing | 35 for 136 yds | 31 for 139 yds |
| First downs | 11 | 25 |
| Third down | 2 of 13 | 8 of 14 |
| Fourth down | 2 of 4 | 1 of 1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 6 for 70 yds | 5 for 55 yds |
| Time of possession | 28:12 | 31:28 |
Lindenwood leaders
- Passing Hoyt Gregory 8 of 12, 46 yds
- Rushing Jared Rhodes 10 for 48 yds; Hoyt Gregory 13 for 36 yds
- Receiving Aiden Grote 1 for 15 yds; Steve Hall 1 for 8 yds
Eastern Michigan leaders
- Passing Noah Kim 23 of 38, 257 yds, 2 TD
- Rushing Amareon Blue 14 for 58 yds, 1 TD; Joey Mattord 9 for 48 yds
- Receiving Ben Prosper 10 for 109 yds, 1 TD; Harold Mack 6 for 80 yds, 1 TD
No rain through the game
no rain recorded
September game-day temperatures at Rynearson Stadium
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Ann Arbor airport, 5.2 miles away, and Detroit/willow airport, 6.1 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games
Lindenwood · 1-2
Rated 177th in our preseason ratings, 188th now.
1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
L 32-36 @ Stony Brook #175 of 668
lost by 4 as a 4-point underdog
W 20-17 vs Charleston Southern #219 of 668
won by 3 as a 7.5-point favorite
Last 4 games
Eastern Michigan · 1-3
Rated 92nd in our preseason ratings, 142nd now.
1-3 in its last 4 — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
Week by week
Eastern Michigan
- Wk 1Wvs Sacramento State28-17
- Wk 1Lvs San José State21-27
- Wk 2Lat Michigan State7-35
- Wk 3Lat Wisconsin10-54
Lindenwood
- Wk 1Wvs Charleston Southern20-17
- Wk 1Lat Stony Brook32-36
- Wk 2Lat Missouri State14-48
Power rating by week
Eastern Michigan is rated 2.7 points ahead as of week 3. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Eastern Michigan’s chances here.
Eastern Michigan favored by 24.5 · Total 53.5
How games like this usually go
Eastern Michigan by 24.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 1 point toward Lindenwood.
The total rose 3 points.
Spread: −25.5 → −24.5 · Total: 50.5 → 53.5
The books’ cut: 3.7%, the margin built into the odds
Home field
Eastern Michigan has had no measurable home edge since 2018 — −0.1 points (±3.4), home against road — 1st percentile of FBS.
49% at home, 44% on the road against FBS opponents (20-21 home, 22-28 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -7.4 at home vs. away over 99 games — outside the ±5.4 noise, one of the few buildings where results say more.
The visitors travel about 433 miles to get here.