Friday, November 27, 2015

Kelly Shorts Stadium

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The Eastern Michigan Eagles face the Central Michigan Chippewas on Friday at Kelly Shorts Stadium. The opening line for this game has Central Michigan as 23 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.5.

Brogan Roback finished his last game with 260 yards through the air for Eastern Michigan. He completed 26 passes out of 42 attempts for a 62% completion percentage. Darius Jackson led the Eagles in rushing with 55 yards. He averaged 4 yards per carry on his 15 rushing attempts for the game. Dustin Creel was the team leader in receiving with a total of 97 yards and 10 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 10 yards per reception. As a team in that game Eastern Michigan had 315 total yards on 69 plays. They gained 4 rushing first downs, 16 passing, and 3 by way of penalty for a total of 23 first downs on the game. The Eagles rushed for 59 yards by way of 26 carries.

Cooper Rush finished his last game with 337 yards through the air for Central Michigan. He completed 20 passes out of 34 attempts for a 59% completion percentage. Jahray Hayes led the Chippewas in rushing with 44 yards. He averaged 3 yards per carry on his 16 rushing attempts for the game. Jesse Kroll was the team leader in receiving with a total of 139 yards and 7 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 20 yards per reception. Central Michigan had 442 total yards on 78 plays. They gained 6 rushing first downs, 15 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 21 first downs on the game. The Chippewas rushed for 105 yards by way of 44 carries.

Eastern Michigan is averaging 25.2 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 20.7 passes per game on 33.7 attempts for a 61.5 percent completion percentage and average 219.5 yards in the passing department per game. The Eagles are running for an average of 166 yards per game on 35.5 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry. They are also running 69.3 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 385.5 yards per contest. The Eagles manage 20.7 first downs per contest and they average a total of 58.7 penalty yards on 6.5 penalties.

Eastern Michigan gives up an average of 184.1 passing yards and 42.7 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 14.4 completions per game on 23.6 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.8. The Eagles allow an average of 329.5 rushing yards per game on 50.3 carries for a 6.6 average. Eastern Michigan allows 513.5 total yards per game including 6.9 yards per play. They force 0.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.5 penalties for 49 yards per game.

Central Michigan is putting 26.1 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 25.9 passes per game on 38.6 attempts for a 67.1 percent completion percentage and average 305.2 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Chippewas run for an average of 92.9 yards per game on 32.5 attempts for an average of 2.9 yards per carry this season. They also run 71.1 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 398.1 yards in each contest. The Chippewas are gaining 20.8 first downs per contest and they average 51.6 penalty yards on 6.1 penalties per game.

Central Michigan gives up 187.2 passing yards per outing and 21.5 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 16.6 completions on 29.3 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 56.8. The Chippewas allow an average of 142.7 rushing yards per game on 34.6 carries for an average of 4.1 yards per carry. Central Michigan allows 329.9 total yards per game for an average of 5.2 yards per play. They force 1.4 turnovers per contest and 5.3 penalties for 48.7 yards in each contest.

Eastern Michigan Betting Trends

Eastern Michigan is 8-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Eastern Michigan has an ATS record of 3-7-1 this season

Central Michigan Betting Trends

Central Michigan is 4-7-0 against the over/under so far this season

Central Michigan has an ATS record of 9-2-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Eastern Michigan

10/18/15 LB Anthony Zappone Knee out for season
10/06/15 DL Jeremiah Harris Undisclosed out indefinitely
08/29/15 DL Pat O'Connor Shoulder out for season

Central Michigan

11/22/15 DL Joe Ostman Ankle "?" Friday vs. Eastern Michigan
11/22/15 DB Stefon Armstead Undisclosed "?" Friday vs. Eastern Michigan
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

Josh's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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