September 12, 2015

Michigan Stadium

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The Oregon State Beavers face the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday at Michigan Stadium. The opening line for this game has Michigan as 14 point favorites and the over/under was set at 48.

The Beavers are 8-2 against the spread in their last 10 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. They are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game. The under is 3-0-1 in the Beavers last 4 games following a straight up win, 4-0 in their last 4 games on field turf and 4-1 in their last 5 non-conference games. On the other hand, the over is 8-2 in their last 10 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.

The Wolverines are 4-0 against the spread in their last 4 games following a S.U. loss and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game. They are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record but 0-4 ATS in their last 4 non-conference games. The under is 4-0 in the Wolverines last 4 non-conference games and 5-1 in their last 6 home games. The under is also 4-1 in their last 5 games overall and 4-1 in their last 5 vs. the Pac-12.

Oregon State scored 26 points last game on offense. In the passing department, they completed 12 passes on 22 attempts for a 54.5 percent completion percentage. They threw for a total of 110 yards through the air as well. The Beavers finished the game with 281 yards for the night on 56 attempts for an average of 5 yards per carry. They also ran 78 plays in last weeks game and averaged 5 yards per play for a total of 391 yards for the contest. The Beavers managed 22 first downs for the game and they had a total of 67 penalty yards on 7 penalties.

Oregon State allowed 120 passing yards last game and 7 points in the contest on defense. They gave up 19 completions on 36 attempts for a completion percentage of 52.8. The Beavers allowed 58 rushing yards on 18 carries for a 3.2 average. Oregon State allowed 178 total yards last game and gave up an average of 3.3 yards per play. They forced 1 turnover and got flagged for 7 penalties for 75 yards on the night. That is surely a state they will be looking to fix going into this week's contest.

Michigan ended up with 17 points in the game last week on the offensive side of the ball. Through the air, they completed 27 passes on the night via 43 attempts for a 62.8 percent completion percentage. They totaled 279 yards through the air as well. The Wolverines rushed for a total of 76 yards in their last game on 29 attempts for an average of 2.6 yards per carry. They also ran 72 plays last game and averaged 4.9 yards per play for a total of 355 yards in the contest. The Wolverines had 20 first downs and they had 25 penalty yards on 3 different penalties.

Michigan allowed 208 passing yards last game and 24 points in their last matchup. They gave up 24 completions on 33 attempts for a completion percentage of 72.7. The Wolverines allowed 129 rushing yards on 37 carries for a total of 3.5 yards per attempt. Michigan allowed 337 total yards last game for an average of 4.8 yards per play. They forced 1 turnover and 6 penalties for 55 yards for the game.

Oregon State Betting Trends

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

Oregon State has an ATS record of 0-1-0 this season

Michigan Betting Trends

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

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

Injuries to Watch

Oregon State

09/06/15 WR Hunter Jarmon Knee "?" Saturday vs. Michigan
09/06/15 WR Malik Gilmore Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Michigan
08/28/15 OL Gavin Andrews Foot out for season

Michigan

09/06/15 WR Freddy Canteen Arm probable Saturday vs. Oregon State
08/27/15 DT Bryan Mone Leg out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Oregon State

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