Saturday, October 31, 2015

Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium

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The Central Michigan Chippewas take on the Akron Zips on Saturday at Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium. The opening line for this game has Central Michigan as 5.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 48.

Cooper Rush finished his last game with 316 yards through the air for Central Michigan. He completed 30 passes out of 38 attempts for a 79% completion percentage. Martez Walker led the Chippewas in rushing with 86 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 19 rushing attempts for the game. Mark Chapman led the team in receiving. He had a total of 100 yards on 6 receptions for an average of 17 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Central Michigan got a total of 20 first downs by way of 5 rushing, 13 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 70 total plays for 434 yards for the game. The Chippewas ran for 118 yards on 31 attempts.

Tommy Woodson finished his last game with 91 yards through the air for Akron. He completed 13 passes out of 28 attempts for a 46% completion percentage. Conor Hundley led the Zips in rushing with 69 yards. He averaged 4 yards per carry on his 16 rushing attempts for the game. Jerome Lane led the team in receiving. He had a total of 45 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 11 yards per catch in the game. Akron got a total of 16 first downs by way of 9 rushing, 6 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 72 total plays for 271 yards for the game. The Zips ran for 167 yards on 42 attempts.

Central Michigan is averaging 27.9 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 26.1 passes per game on 37.6 attempts for a 69.4 percent completion percentage and average 305 yards in the passing department per game. The Chippewas are averaging 102.4 rushing yards per game on 33.6 attempts per contest for an average of 3 yards per carry. They also run 71.3 plays per contest and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 407.4 yards per game. The Chippewas are averaging 21.4 first downs per game and they accumulate 55.1 penalty yards per game via 6.9 penalties.

Central Michigan gives up 23.6 points per contest and an average of 173.4 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 16.1 completed passes on 27.6 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.4. The Chippewas allow 149.5 rushing yards per game on 36.3 carries for a 4.1 average per play. Central Michigan allows 322.9 total yards per game including 5.1 yards per play. They force 1.5 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.5 penalties for 52.1 yards per game.

Akron is putting 23.7 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 13 passes per game on 28.6 attempts for a 45.5 percent completion percentage and average 183 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Zips rush for an average of 175.6 yards per contest on 41 attempts for an average of 4.3 yards per carry for the season. They also run 69.6 plays per game and average 5.2 yards per play for a total of 358.6 yards per game. The Zips get an average of 19.3 first downs per game and they average 72.6 penalty yards per game via 8.6 penalties.

Akron surrenders 26 points per game and 251.9 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 21 completed passes per game on 33.6 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.6. The Zips allow 106 rushing yards per contest on 35.1 carries for a 3 average per rush. Akron allows 357.9 total yards per game for an average of 5.2 yards per play. They force 1.7 turnovers per contest and 8.6 penalties for 84.6 yards in each contest.

Central Michigan Betting Trends

Central Michigan is 3-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Central Michigan has an ATS record of 7-1-0 this season

Akron Betting Trends

Akron is 3-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Akron has an ATS record of 3-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Central Michigan

10/25/15 RB Jahray Hayes Finger "?" Saturday vs. Akron
10/25/15 DL Joe Ostman Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Akron
10/25/15 OT Ramadan Ahmeti Back "?" Saturday vs. Akron
10/17/15 LB Tim Hamilton Pectoral out for season
10/08/15 Backup RB Jerrod Davis Knee out indefinitely
10/05/15 RB Devon Spalding Collarbone out for season

Akron

10/25/15 RB D.J. Jones Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Central Michigan
10/25/15 TE Newman Williams Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Central Michigan

Josh's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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