South Alabama Jaguars vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 9/10/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Alabama Jaguars vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Chippewas (-6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 58.5

The South Alabama Jaguars (1-0) are hitting the road to Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Saturday where they will go up against the Central Michigan Chippewas (0-1). Central Michigan opens as 6.5-point favorites. The total has been set at 58.5.

The South Alabama Jaguars come into this matchup with a record of 1-0 for this year. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Jaguars played the Nicholls State Colonels and earned the victory with a final of 48-7. Carter Bradley went 17/25 with 260 yds through the air and 3 TDs. He had a QB rate of 195 and ended the game without throwing a pick. La'Damian Webb was the rushing leader for the Jaguars with 18 carries for 98 yards (5.4 yards per carry). The South Alabama Jaguars ran the football 39 times and compiled 176 yards, which is an average of 4.5 yds per carry. In all, they ran 74 plays which converted into 508 yards. South Alabama allowed 15 pass completions on 28 tries for 106 yds, and a completion percentage of 53.6%. Against the rush, the Jaguars gave up 59 yds on 27 tries, which averages out to 2.2 yards per rush allowed.

In terms of scoring, the South Alabama Jaguars averaged 24.9 PPG. As a team they averaged 111.7 yards rushing, ranking them 115th in the country. The Jaguars earned 4,412 total yards over the course of last year. South Alabama earned 22 passing touchdowns and 16 rushing touchdowns. South Alabama recorded 228 1st downs as an offense, and they committed 58 infractions for 526 yards. They turned the ball over 20 times.

The Jaguars ranked 66th in college football concerning the opposition scoring, allowing 26.4 points per game. The opposition ran for an average of 4.1 yards per rush on the ground and 147.4 rushing yards per contest last year. In total, they gave up 1,769 rushing yards through 12 contests. Regarding passing yards, the Jaguars allowed 2,501 yds which ranked them 21st in the country. In their 12 games, they allowed 208.4 yards per outing through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 59.7%. They gave up 355.8 yards/contest which had them ranked 41st in college football. They surrendered 13 touchdowns via the pass as well as 22 rushing touchdowns.

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The Chippewas head into this matchup 0-1 this season. The last time they took the gridiron, the Chippewas took a loss by a final score of 58-44 when they faced the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Daniel Richardson (4 touchdowns) finished the game with 424 yds on 36/49 passing while his QB rating was 169. He tossed 1 pick and his average yards per attempt was 8.7. Lew Nichols carried the ball 26 times for 72 yds, walking away from the contest with 2.8 yards per carry for Central Michigan. The Chippewas finished the game with a total of 546 yds on 88 plays (6.2 yds per play). Central Michigan ran for 3.1 yds per attempt, finishing the game with 122 yards on 39 carries. Central Michigan surrendered 32 running attempts for 125 yards (3.9 yards per rush). The Chippewas secondary gave up a completion rate of 68.3%, surrendering 406 yards on 28 out of 41 through the air.

Regarding their ability to score points, the Chippewas ranked 35th in college football holding an average of 32.3 points per contest. Last year, the Chippewas compiled 3,450 yards via the pass in addition to an average of 265.4 throwing yards per contest, which was ranked 29th in D-1. The Central Michigan Chippewas averaged 445.4 yards per outing, ranking them 24th in the nation. The Central Michigan offense racked up 701 penalty yds on 79 violations, which had them sitting 59th in college football in terms of hurting your team.

The Chippewas gave up 25.8 points per game, which had them ranked 61st in Division 1. Central Michigan yielded a total of 1,593 yards via the ground game (122.5 yards/game) and 18 touchdowns on the ground throughout last season. Last year, they gave up 335 total points. They surrendered 22 touchdowns from the passing game and 260.0 yards per game, which had them in 107th in the country. The Chippewas defense participated in 889 plays, which was 88th in the nation.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Jaguars +6.5

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