Coach Wins Against The Spread: Group of Five, Independent Ranked From Best To Worst

Coach Wins Against The Spread: Who are the best and worst Group of Five coaches when it comes to covering?

MAC Coach Wins Against The Spread

With the exception of new Akron head coach Joe Moorhead, these stats reflect how all the coaches have done on their current MAC teams.

1. Jim McElwain, Central Michigan

ATS Record (since 2019)

ATS Overall: 21-12 (60.6%)
On Extra Rest: 5-1
vs. Ranked: 0-1
After Win: 11-8
After Loss: 7-4
Home: 11-4
Road: 9-6
Favorite: 11-5
Underdog: 10-7
Home Favorite: 7-2
Home Dog: 4-2
Road Favorite: 4-2
Road Dog: 5-4
vs. Conference: 15-8
Non-conference: 6-4

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 18-15
On Extra Rest: 4-2
vs. Ranked: 1-0
Home: 11-4
Road: 6-9
Favorite: 7-9
Underdog: 11-6
Home Favorite: 6-3
Home Dog: 5-1
Road Favorite: 1-5
Road Dog: 5-4
Conference: 12-11
Non-conference: 6-4
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2. Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois

ATS Record (since 2019)

ATS Overall: 18-13-1 (57.8%)
On Extra Rest: 2-2
vs. Ranked: 1-1
After Win: 6-6-1
After Loss: 10-6
Home: 6-7-1
Road: 10-6
Favorite: 4-5
Underdog: 13-8-1
Home Favorite: 3-3
Home Dog: 2-4-1
Road Favorite: 1-2
Road Dog: 9-4
vs. Conference: 12-11
Non-conference: 6-2-1

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 18-14
On Extra Rest: 3-1
vs. Ranked: 2-0
Home: 7-7
Road: 10-6
Favorite: 6-3
Underdog: 12-10
Home Favorite: 3-3
Home Dog: 4-3
Road Favorite: 3-0
Road Dog: 7-6
Conference: 14-9
Non-conference: 4-5
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3. Sean Lewis, Kent State

ATS Record (since 2018)

ATS Overall: 24-19 (55.8%)
On Extra Rest: 4-2
vs. Ranked: 0-5
After Win: 9-9
After Loss: 13-8
Home: 12-5
Road: 11-12
Favorite: 10-5
Underdog: 12-14
Home Favorite: 6-4
Home Dog: 6-1
Road Favorite: 4-0
Road Dog: 6-12
vs. Conference: 18-11
Non-conference: 6-8

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 21-22
On Extra Rest: 3-3
vs. Ranked: 2-3
Home: 9-8
Road: 10-13
Favorite: 6-9
Underdog: 14-12
Home Favorite: 5-5
Home Dog: 3-3
Road Favorite: 1-3
Road Dog: 9-9
Conference: 16-13
Non-conference: 5-9
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4. Chuck Martin, Miami University

ATS Record (since 2014)

ATS Overall: 50-40-1 (55.5%)
On Extra Rest: 7-5-1
vs. Ranked: 2-4
After Win: 17-17
After Loss: 28-20-1
Home: 21-19-1
Road: 25-21
Favorite: 15-19
Underdog: 35-20-1
Home Favorite: 10-15
Home Dog: 11-4-1
Road Favorite: 4-4
Road Dog: 21-16
vs. Conference: 36-23-1
Non-conference: 14-17

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 39-51-1
On Extra Rest: 5-8
vs. Ranked: 6-0
Home: 17-23-1
Road: 22-24
Favorite: 12-21-1
Underdog: 26-30
Home Favorite: 8-16-1
Home Dog: 9-7
Road Favorite: 4-4
Road Dog: 17-20
Conference: 25-34-1
Non-conference: 14-17
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5. Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan

ATS Record (since 2019)

ATS Overall: 50-43-1 (53.7%)
On Extra Rest: 9-5
vs. Ranked: 2-3
After Win: 14-21
After Loss: 30-20-1
Home: 17-25
Road: 30-17-1
Favorite: 12-15
Underdog: 37-27-1
Home Favorite: 7-11
Home Dog: 9-14
Road Favorite: 5-4
Road Dog: 25-12-1
vs. Conference: 30-31-1
Non-conference: 20-12

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 47-44-2
On Extra Rest: 8-6
vs. Ranked: 4-1
Home: 17-23-1
Road: 28-19-1
Favorite: 12-13-1
Underdog: 35-29-1
Home Favorite: 6-10-1
Home Dog: 11-12
Road Favorite: 6-3
Road Dog: 22-15-1
Conference: 30-31-1
Non-conference: 17-13-1
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6. Jason Candle, Toledo

ATS Record (since 2016)

ATS Overall: 35-36 (49.3%)
On Extra Rest: 3-7
vs. Ranked: 1-3
After Win: 19-24
After Loss: 12-10
Home: 18-16
Road: 16-15
Favorite: 29-25
Underdog: 6-11
Home Favorite: 16-15
Home Dog: 2-1
Road Favorite: 12-6
Road Dog: 4-9
vs. Conference: 23-24
Non-conference: 12-12

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 38-32-1
On Extra Rest: 6-4
vs. Ranked: 4-0
Home: 17-16-1
Road: 18-13
Favorite: 27-26-1
Underdog: 11-6
Home Favorite: 16-14-1
Home Dog: 1-2
Road Favorite: 8-10
Road Dog: 10-3
Conference: 22-24-1
Non-conference: 16-8
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7. Mike Neu, Ball State

ATS Record (since 2016)

ATS Overall: 32-37 (46.4%)
On Extra Rest: 4-5
vs. Ranked: 3-2
After Win: 13-13
After Loss: 15-22
Home: 11-21
Road: 18-15
Favorite: 10-17
Underdog: 22-20
Home Favorite: 7-12
Home Dog: 4-9
Road Favorite: 3-5
Road Dog: 15-10
vs. Conference: 19-28
Non-conference: 13-9

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 31-37-1
On Extra Rest: 6-3
vs. Ranked: 1-4
Home: 16-16
Road: 14-18-1
Favorite: 14-12-1
Underdog: 17-25
Home Favorite: 9-10
Home Dog: 7-6
Road Favorite: 5-2-1
Road Dog: 9-16
Conference: 23-23-1
Non-conference: 8-14
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8. Tim Lester, Western Michigan

ATS Record (since 2017)

ATS Overall: 24-31-2 (43.9%)
On Extra Rest: 2-6-1
vs. Ranked: 1-2
After Win: 10-20-1
After Loss: 11-9-1
Home: 13-14
Road: 10-16-1
Favorite: 19-21-1
Underdog: 5-10-1
Home Favorite: 12-12
Home Dog: 1-2
Road Favorite: 6-9-1
Road Dog: 4-7
vs. Conference: 15-22-1
Non-conference: 9-9-1

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 32-25
On Extra Rest: 7-2
vs. Ranked: 2-1
Home: 16-11
Road: 14-13
Favorite: 22-19
Underdog: 10-6
Home Favorite: 13-11
Home Dog: 3-0
Road Favorite: 8-8
Road Dog: 6-5
Conference: 23-15
Non-conference: 9-10
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9. Tim Albin, Ohio

ATS Record (since 2021)

ATS Overall: 5-7 (41.7%)
On Extra Rest: 1-0
vs. Ranked: 0-0
After Win: 2-1
After Loss: 3-5
Home: 2-4
Road: 3-3
Favorite: 1-3
Underdog: 4-4
Home Favorite: 0-2
Home Dog: 2-2
Road Favorite: 1-1
Road Dog: 2-2
vs. Conference: 5-3
Non-conference: 0-4

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 4-8
On Extra Rest: 1-0
vs. Ranked: 0-0
Home: 3-3
Road: 1-5
Favorite: 1-3
Underdog: 3-5
Home Favorite: 1-1
Home Dog: 2-2
Road Favorite: 0-2
Road Dog: 1-3
Conference: 2-6
Non-conference: 2-2
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10. Scot Loeffler, Bowling Green

ATS Record (since 2019)

ATS Overall: 12-17 (41.4%)
On Extra Rest: 0-4
vs. Ranked: 0-1
After Win: 2-4
After Loss: 8-12
Home: 7-7
Road: 5-10
Favorite: 2-1
Underdog: 10-16
Home Favorite: 2-1
Home Dog: 5-6
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 5-10
vs. Conference: 7-14
Non-conference: 5-3

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 12-17
On Extra Rest: 1-3
vs. Ranked: 0-1
Home: 7-7
Road: 5-10
Favorite: 1-2
Underdog: 11-15
Home Favorite: 1-2
Home Dog: 6-5
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 5-10
Conference: 12-9
Non-conference: 0-8
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11. Maurice Linguist, Buffalo

ATS Record (since 2021)

ATS Overall: 3-8-1 (29.2%)
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 1-0
After Win: 1-2-1
After Loss: 1-6
Home: 2-3-1
Road: 1-5
Favorite: 2-3
Underdog: 1-5-1
Home Favorite: 1-2
Home Dog: 1-1-1
Road Favorite: 1-1
Road Dog: 0-4
vs. Conference: 1-6-1
Non-conference: 2-2

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 6-6
On Extra Rest: 1-0
vs. Ranked: 0-1
Home: 3-3
Road: 3-3
Favorite: 3-2
Underdog: 3-4
Home Favorite: 2-1
Home Dog: 1-2
Road Favorite: 1-1
Road Dog: 2-2
Conference: 4-4
Non-conference: 2-2
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule

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