Bowling Green Falcons vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 10/22/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bowling Green Falcons vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022

Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN3

Odds/Point Spread: Chippewas (-7)

Total/Over-Under: 50.5

The Bowling Green Falcons (3-4) are en route to Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Central Michigan Chippewas (2-5). Central Michigan opens as 7-point favorites. The total is 50.5.

The Bowling Green Falcons come into this matchup with a record of 3-4 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Falcons played the Miami RedHawks and walked away with a win by a score of 17-13. Matt McDonald connected on 16/29 with 149 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rate of 91.4 and finished the game with 1 pick. Jaison Patterson was the best rusher for the Falcons with 18 carries for 94 yds (5.2 yds per carry). In the game, they tallied 73 plays which gave them 325 yards. The Bowling Green Falcons ran the ball a total of 44 different times and accrued 176 yards, which had them averaging 4.0 yards per carry. When it came to stopping the run, the Falcons conceded 98 yards on 34 attempts, which calculates to 2.9 yds per rush allowed. Bowling Green surrendered 9 pass completions on 17 tries for a total of 91 yards, and a completion percentage of 52.9%.

In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Bowling Green Falcons are sitting at 25.3 points per game. Offensively they average 112.9 yards rushing which has them sitting 109th in the nation. The Falcons have earned 2,347 total yards for the season. When it comes to getting in the endzone, Bowling Green has earned 16 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns. Bowling Green has 130 1st downs as a team, and they have been called for 55 infractions for 485 yards. They have surrendered the football 10 different times.

Regarding passing yards, the Falcons are conceding 1,958 yards which has them sitting in 120th in college football. They have relinquished 279.7 yards per outing via the pass and conceding a completion percentage of 69.2%. For the year, they are allowing 449.0 yards/game ranking them 116th in the country. They have given up 18 touchdowns via the pass as well as 13 touchdowns pounding the rock. They are allowing an average of 4.6 yards per rushing attempt and 169.3 rushing yards per contest this season. Overall, they have given up 1,185 yards via the ground game in 7 games. The Falcons sit in 125th in the nation when it comes to their opponents scoring, allowing 37.0 PPG.

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The Chippewas come into this game with a record of 2-5 for this year. In their last game, the Chippewas got the win with a final of 28-21 when they played the Akron Zips. Daniel Richardson (1 TD) finished the game with 138 yds on 13/21 through the air while his quarterback rating was 132.8. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 6.6. Marion Lukes ran the ball 26 times for 160 yards, ending the contest with 6.2 yds per attempt for Central Michigan. Central Michigan rushed for 4.5 yds per carry, totaling 199 yds on 44 carries. The Chippewas finished the contest with a total of 337 yards while running 65 plays (5.2 yds per play). The Chippewas pass defense conceded a completion rate of 66.7%, relinquishing 267 yards on 26 out of 39 passing. Central Michigan conceded 28 run attempts for 20 yards (0.7 yards per rush).

The Central Michigan Chippewas maintain an average of 392.6 yards per contest, ranking them 76th in Division 1. The Central Michigan offense has totaled 471 penalty yards on 51 violations, which is good for 14th in Division 1 in terms of hurting your team. For the year so far, the Chippewas have racked up 1,808 passing yards along with an average of 258.3 passing yards per game, which ranks 53rd in college football. In relation to the points being put on the board, the Chippewas rank 85th in college football maintaining an average of 26.3 PPG.

Central Michigan has given up a total of 870 rushing yards (124.3 yards per game) and 13 touchdowns via the rush on the campaign. They have surrendered 14 touchdowns through the air in addition to 244.0 yards per outing, which has them sitting 86th in the country. The Chippewas defense has taken the field for 505 plays, which is good for 114th in Division 1. The Chippewas are relinquishing 29.3 points per game, which has them ranked 89th in college football. Over the course of the season, they have conceded 205 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Falcons/Chippewas college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Chippewas -7

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