GAME DAY
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CFB VIBES MODEL (CVM)CVM MODELThe CFB Vibes Model is our game simulator. It replays this matchup 10,000 times using team ratings, the betting line and home-field edge, then reports how often each side wins and the most likely score.How has it done? Track record →
10,000 simulations10k SimsThe Read
Our model gives Gardner-Webb a 62% chance.
SeriesWestern Illinois leads 2–0 since 2024 · Western Illinois won the last meeting, 29–24 · 2025
What's driving the model
Ratings edge (SRS) GWEB
Home-field edge WIU
Model projection GWEB
Each game samples a margin around our projection from this season's ratings and a final total around a league-typical total.
Gardner-Webb @ Western Illinois
Your sims:Sims: WIU 0, GWEB 0
HOW THEY GOT HERE
last 3Gardner-Webb
Lat UT Martin17–6Lvs Eastern Illinois21–7Wat Charleston Southern12–10
Western Illinois
Wvs UT Martin55–24Lat Southeast Missouri State40–30Wvs Tennessee State28–21
Betting Lines
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Gardner-Webb vs Western Illinois Stats ComparisonGardner-Webb vs WIU Stats Comparison
| Gardner-WebbGWEB | Western IllinoisWIU | |
|---|---|---|
| 19.6 | PPG | 34.5 |
| 22.5 | PA/G | 25.1 |
| 336.2 | YDS/G | 457.4 |
| 242 | PASS/G | 244.9 |
| 94.2 | RUSH/G | 212.5 |
| 4.8 | YDS/PLAY | 6.5 |
| 31.7% | 3RD DOWN | 38.2% |
| 35.4% | OFF SUCCESS | 45.5% |
| 33.7% | DEF SUCCESS | 35.8% |
| 1.23 | EXPLOSIVE | 1.24 |
| −8 | TO MARGIN | +6 |
| -0.07 | OFF PPA | 0.18 |
| -0.08 | DEF PPA | -0.04 |
| -15.3 | SRS | -24.5 |
THE VENUE
Hanson FieldLocationMacomb, IL
Capacity16,368
SurfaceTurf
Opened1950
Elevation633 ft
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