This will sound weird, but the 2-5 Eastern Michigan Eagles are not a bad football team. They've had two overtime losses and three other losses by five points or fewer.

You have an Eastern Michigan team that is picking up some steam as a strong ATS cover of late. This teams strength is their defense, which is a top 35 in overall defense and top 10 in passing yards allowed.

On top of that, this team has an offense that features a top 35 passing attack and an overall defense that is top 30 in points allowed. They come off an impressive effort against Western Michigan, losing 17-20 in overtime but prior to that had covered against Army, losing 27-28 as a 4.5 point underdog, losing to Toledo by 5 points as a 13.5 point underdog and losing to Kentucky 20-24 as well as a 14 point underdog.

This team lost to Northern Illinois last year 31-24 in OT.
We like Eastern Michigan to hang tough and keep this one close throughout.