Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Dix Stadium

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The Central Michigan Chippewas take on the Kent State Golden Flashes on Wednesday at Dix Stadium. The opening line for this game has Central Michigan as 8.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 43.

Cooper Rush finished his last game with 354 yards through the air for Central Michigan. He completed 33 passes out of 52 attempts for a 63% completion percentage. The Chippewas were led in rushing by Rush, who finished with 23 yards on 7 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 3 yards per carry. Jesse Kroll led the team in receiving. He had a total of 130 yards on 7 receptions for an average of 19 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Central Michigan got a total of 21 first downs by way of 5 rushing, 14 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 73 total plays for 413 yards for the game. The Chippewas ran for 59 yards on 20 attempts.

George Bollas finished his last game with 111 yards through the air for Kent State. He completed 16 passes out of 31 attempts for a 52% completion percentage. The Golden Flashes were led in rushing by Bollas, who finished with 30 yards on 7 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Antwan Dixon led the team in receiving. He had a total of 62 yards on 5 receptions for an average of 12 yards per catch in the game. Kent State got a total of 8 first downs by way of 2 rushing, 5 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 56 total plays for 191 yards for the game. The Golden Flashes ran for 80 yards on 25 attempts.

Central Michigan is scoring 26 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 26.5 passes on 39.1 attempts for a 67.8 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 302 yards per game through the air as well. The Chippewas are averaging 91.7 rushing yards per game on 31.3 attempts per contest for an average of 2.9 yards per carry. They also run 70.4 plays per contest and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 393.7 yards per game. The Chippewas are averaging 20.8 first downs per game and they accumulate 54.8 penalty yards per game via 6.5 penalties.

Central Michigan allows 196.1 passing yards per game and 22.3 points per contest on defense. They give up 17.4 completions on 29.6 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 58.8. The Chippewas give up 139 rushing yards per contest on 34.9 carries for a 4 average per carry. Central Michigan gives up 335.1 total yards per game including 5.2 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.6 penalties per game that total 51.6 yards as a unit.

Kent State averages 14.3 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 15.3 passes per game on 29.3 attempts for a 52.2 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 143.4 yards through the air per game thus far. The Golden Flashes rush for an average of 143.3 yards per contest on 39.5 attempts for an average of 3.6 yards per carry for the season. They also run 68.8 plays per game and average 4.2 yards per play for a total of 286.7 yards per game. The Golden Flashes get an average of 14.7 first downs per game and they average 78.7 penalty yards per game via 8.4 penalties.

Kent State allows an average of 202.7 passing yards and 26.6 points per contest. They give up 16.8 completions on 31.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 53 per game. The Golden Flashes give up 139.3 rushing yards per game on 39.9 carries for an average of 3.5 yards per carry. Kent State gives up 342 total yards per game including an average of 4.8 per play. They create an average of 1.7 turnovers per game and 7.2 penalties for 69.1 yards each game.

Central Michigan Betting Trends

Central Michigan is 3-7-0 against the over/under so far this season

Central Michigan has an ATS record of 8-2-0 this season

Kent State Betting Trends

Kent State is 2-7-0 against the over/under so far this season

Kent State has an ATS record of 3-7-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Central Michigan

11/15/15 DL Joe Ostman Ankle "?" Wednesday vs. Kent State
11/15/15 DB Stefon Armstead Undisclosed "?" Wednesday vs. Kent State
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

Kent State

11/15/15 RB Nick Holley Hip "?" Wednesday vs. Central Michigan
11/02/15 RB Myles Washington Undisclosed out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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