Putting Up Numbers· college football

Western Michigan’s pass attempts with Aveion Chenault and without Aveion Chenault

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Western Michigan was 4.1 pass attempts under with Aveion Chenault and 1.7 pass attempts over without Aveion Chenault in 2026, 7 games against 1. The plain averages are 21.6 and 29.0, a difference of 7.4. All 5 away games were with Aveion Chenault. All 3 night games were with Aveion Chenault. All 5 conference games were with Aveion Chenault.

Aveion Chenault, receiver: 540 receiving yards, 33 receptions and 2 receiving touchdowns in 8 games this season.

One game without Aveion Chenault is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

pass attempts a game over expected

The games

with Aveion Chenaultwithout Aveion Chenault
Western Michigan’s games, 2026, each marked with Aveion Chenault or without Aveion Chenault
SideDateGameResultpass attemptsExpected
Sep 5, 2026@MichiganL2122.9
Sep 12, 2026vsMMonmouthW25—
Sep 19, 2026@RiceW2025.6
Sep 26, 2026vsBoise StateL2927.3
Oct 3, 2026@BuffaloW2425.4
Oct 10, 2026vsKent StateW2823.5
Oct 17, 2026@Central MichiganW829.3
Oct 24, 2026@ToledoL2929.2
Oct 31, 2026vsBowling GreenW1820.7

Method

Read against .

  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, minus 0.1 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 60% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Monmouth has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.