September 12, 2015

War Memorial Stadium

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The Eastern Michigan Eagles face the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has Wyoming as 14 point favorites and the over/under was set at 57.

The Eagles are 14-6 against the spread in their last 20 road games vs. a team with a losing home record and 16-37 ATS in their last 53 non-conference games. They are 9-21 ATS in their last 30 games overall and 5-14 ATS in their last 19 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game. The over is 4-0 in the Eagles last 4 games overall and 4-1 in their last 5 non-conference games. The over is also 13-5 in their last 18 vs. a team with a losing record and 5-2 in their last 7 games following an ATS win.

The Cowboys are 9-4 against the spread in their last 13 games following a double-digit loss at home and 20-42 ATS in their last 62 games following a straight up loss. They are 18-38-1 ATS in their last 57 games following a ATS loss and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games after accumulating more than 280 yards passing in their previous game. The over is 4-0 in the Cowboys last 4 vs. a team with a losing record and 6-0 in their last 6 games following a S.U. loss. The over is also 4-1 in their last 5 vs. the MAC and 4-1 in their last 5 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.

Eastern Michigan ended up with 34 points last game on the offensive side of the ball. They completed 22 passes for the game on 36 attempts for a 61.1 percent completion percentage and totaled 192 yards in the passing department. The Eagles carried the ball for a total of 252 yards last game on 47 attempts for an average of 5.4 yards per carry. They also ran 83 plays in last weeks game and averaged 5.3 yards per play for a total of 444 yards for the contest. The Eagles managed 27 first downs for the game and they had a total of 78 penalty yards on 7 penalties.

Eastern Michigan gave up 38 points in their last contest and 184 passing yards last game on the defensive side of the ball. They allowed 18 completed passes on 32 attempts for a completion percentage of 56.3. The Eagles allowed 229 rushing yards on 41 carries for a 5.6 average. Eastern Michigan allowed 413 total yards last game including 5.7 yards per play. They forced no turnovers and got flagged for 6 penalties for 75 yards.

Wyoming put 13 points on the board last game on the offensive side of the ball. They completed 20 passes per game on 39 attempts for a 51.3 percent completion percentage and threw for 289 yards in the passing department. The Cowboys carried the ball for a total of 41 yards last game on 19 attempts for an average of 2.2 yards per carry. They also ran 58 plays last game and averaged 5.7 yards per play for a total of 330 yards in the contest. The Cowboys had 14 first downs and they had 96 penalty yards on 8 penalties.

Wyoming gave up 24 points last game and 153 passing yards for the outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allowed 13 completed passes on 23 attempts for a completion percentage of 56.5. The Cowboys allowed 276 rushing yards on 54 carries for a total of 5.1 yards per carry. Wyoming allowed 429 total yards last game for an average of 5.6 yards per play. They forced no turnovers and 6 penalties for 56 yards.

Eastern Michigan Betting Trends

Eastern Michigan is 1-0-0 against the over/under so far this season

Eastern Michigan has an ATS record of 1-0-0 this season

Wyoming Betting Trends

Wyoming is 0-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Wyoming has an ATS record of 0-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Eastern Michigan

09/06/15 DB Brandon Bossard Leg "?" Saturday vs. Wyoming
09/06/15 WR Dustin Creel Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Wyoming
09/06/15 QB Reginald Bell, Jr. Jaw injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Wyoming
08/29/15 DL Pat O'Connor Shoulder out for season

Wyoming

09/09/15 LB D.J. May Suspension expected to miss Saturday vs. Eastern Michigan
09/08/15 QB Cameron Coffman Knee "?" Saturday vs. Eastern Michigan
09/06/15 DB Adam Pilapli Suspension Served probable Saturday vs. Eastern Michigan
09/01/15 Backup RB Nico Evans Suspension expected to miss 2 games
08/27/15 TE Grant Lewis Knee out for season
08/27/15 DE Seth Edeen Illness out for season
08/27/15 WR Tanner Simpson Foot out for season
08/27/15 DE Trevor Meader Knee out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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