Central Michigan Chippewas vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 9/1/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, MI

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Spartans (-14)

Total/Over-Under: 47.5

Spartan Stadium is the site where the Michigan State Spartans (5-7 last year) will play the Central Michigan Chippewas (4-8 last season) on Friday, September 1, 2023. Michigan State is 14-point favorites. The over/under is set at 47.5.

The Central Michigan Chippewas wrapped up their year having a 4-8 record. In their last matchup, the Chippewas played the Eastern Michigan Eagles and ended up losing by a score of 38-19. Bert Emanuel Jr. led the offense in rushing for the Chippewas with 16 carries for 75 yds (4.7 yards per attempt). Jase Bauer connected on 7/15 with 68 yds through the air. He had a quarterback rating of 44.7 and ended the game with 3 interceptions. On the ground, the Chippewas gave up 171 yds on 42 tries, which calculates to 4.1 yards per run allowed. Central Michigan gave up 24 completions on 36 attempts for 266 yards, and a completion rate of 66.7%. At the end of the game, they tallied 53 plays which converted into 229 yds. The Central Michigan Chippewas ran the rock 36 different times and tallied 161 yards, which had them averaging 4.5 yards per tote.

In terms of scoring, the Central Michigan Chippewas held an average of 24.8 points per outing. As a team they had an average of 159.2 yards in the run game, which ranked them 61st in D-1. The Chippewas earned 4,408 total yards for the prior season. Central Michigan amassed 16 touchdowns via the pass and 22 rushing touchdowns. Central Michigan tallied 242 1st downs offensively, and they were called for 84 penalties for 758 yards. They surrendered the ball 28 times.

The Chippewas sat in 80th in the nation when it comes to the opposition scoring, giving up 28.2 points per game. The opposition ran for an average of 3.8 yards per rush and 149.6 yards on the ground per game throughout last season. In total, they allowed 1,795 running yards through 12 contests. Regarding passing yards, the Chippewas conceded 2,678 yards which had them ranked 44th in D-1. In their 12 games played, they gave up 223.2 yards per game through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 59.4%. They surrendered 372.8 yards per outing ranking them 61st in the nation. They allowed 22 touchdowns via the pass and 20 rushing touchdowns.

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The Spartans wrapped up their season having earned a 5-7 record. The last time they took the field, the Spartans took a defeat with a final score of 35-16 when they played the Penn State Nittany Lions. Payton Thorne (1 TD) walked away from the contest with 229 yards on 24/43 passing while his quarterback rate was 103.6. He tossed 1 interception and his Y/A was 5.3. Elijah Collins carried the ball 10 times for 33 yds, finishing the game with 3.3 yds per carry for Michigan State. Michigan State ran the football for 1.0 yards per carry, finishing the game with 25 yards on 25 attempts. The Spartans ended up finishing with 254 yds and they ran 69 plays (3.7 yards per play). The Spartans passing defense gave up a completion percentage of 80.0%, surrendering 250 yds on 20 out of 25 through the air. Michigan State gave up 45 rushing attempts for 160 yds (3.6 yds per carry).

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Spartans ranked 92nd in the nation scoring 24.4 points per contest. For the prior season, the Spartans earned 2,880 passing yards along with averaging 240.0 passing yards per contest, which had them sitting 58th in the nation. The Michigan State Spartans maintained an average of 353.0 yards/outing, which ranked them 97th in the country. The Michigan State offense compiled 659 penalty yds on 70 infractions, which ranked them 91st in the nation in terms of helping out the other team.

Michigan State allowed the opposition a total of 2,143 yards rushing (178.6 yards/game) in addition to 14 touchdowns via the rush throughout last year. They gave up 26 touchdowns through the air and 237.9 yards per outing, which had them sitting 87th in Division 1. The Spartans defense participated in 860 plays, which ranked them 59th in the nation. The Spartans gave up 27.4 points per game, which put them in 76th in the country. Over the course of the season, they gave up 329 points in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Chippewas +14

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