Florida Atlantic Owls vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 8/30/2024 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, MI

TV: BIG10

Odds/Point Spread: Spartans (-14)

Total/Over-Under: 45

The Michigan State Spartans (4-8 last year) will compete against the Florida Atlantic Owls (4-8 last season) at Spartan Stadium on Friday, August 30, 2024. Michigan State opens as 13.5-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 45.

The Florida Atlantic Owls wrapped up their year having a 4-8 mark. In their last game, the Owls went up against the Rice Owls and took a loss by a final of 24-21. On the ground, the Owls conceded 211 yards on 42 tries, which is an average of 5.0 yards per run allowed. Florida Atlantic allowed 25 pass completions on 39 attempts for 254 yds, and a completion percentage of 64.1%. In all, they had 43 plays which gave them a total of 279 yds. The Florida Atlantic Owls ran the rock 24 different times and accounted for 151 yds, which came out to an average of 6.3 yds per attempt.

When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the Florida Atlantic Owls averaged 23.8 points per contest. Offensively they averaged 115.3 yards on the ground, which had them sitting 110th in Division 1. The Owls racked up 3,970 total yards for last season. Florida Atlantic earned 19 touchdowns via the pass and 16 rushing touchdowns. Florida Atlantic compiled 216 1st downs as a team, and they were called for 41 penalties for 400 yards. They gave the ball to the opposition 17 different times.

When it comes to passing yardage, the Owls allowed 2,977 yards which had them sitting in 89th in the nation. During their 12 games played last season, they allowed 248.1 yards per outing through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 63.8%. They gave up 397.3 yards per outing which put them 93rd in Division 1. They gave up 23 throwing touchdowns in addition to 12 touchdowns on the ground. They allowed an average of 3.8 yards per rushing attempt and 149.3 yards on the ground per game last season. For the season, they conceded 1,792 rushing yards through 12 outings. The Owls were ranked 59th in college football regarding the opposition scoring, allowing 25.5 PPG.

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The Spartans finished the season having a 4-8 record. In their last game, the Spartans took a loss by a final score of 42-0 when they faced the Penn State Nittany Lions. Michigan State allowed 39 run attempts for 283 yds (7.3 yds per rush). The Spartans pass defense allowed a completion rate of 67.9%, relinquishing 303 yds on 19 out of 28 passing. The Spartans finished with 53 yds while running 47 plays (1.1 yards per play). Michigan State rushed the football for -1.3 yards per tote, finishing the contest with -35 yds on 27 carries.

In relation to how much they scored, the Spartans were ranked 131st in the country averaging 15.9 PPG. The Michigan State Spartans held an average of 289.3 yards per outing, ranking them 128th in D-1. The Michigan State offense compiled 728 yards of penalties on 84 infractions, which ranked them 34th in the country in terms of hurting your team. They gave away 13 picks while letting opponents recover 10 fumbles and they obtained 199 1st downs. For the previous season, the Spartans racked up 2,398 yards through the air as well as averaging 199.8 throwing yards per game, which ranked 98th in the nation. They maintained an average of 89.5 yards via the ground game and ran for 1,074 yards for last year.

Michigan State yielded a total of 1,812 yards on the ground (151.0 yards per game) as well as 14 touchdowns rushing last year. They surrendered 24 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 237.8 yards/contest, which had them in 87th in the nation. Their defense earned 7 fumbles recovered and 10 picks last season. The Spartans defense took part in 806 plays, which ranked them 39th in D-1. The Spartans gave up 28.3 PPG, which put them in 87th in college football. Overall, they relinquished 340 total points.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Spartans -13.5

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