The Central Michigan Chippewas battle the Eastern Michigan Eagles this week in a game that will feature the MAC’s second-leading passer, Cooper Rush (3,312 yards, 23 TDs), and second-leading rusher, Darius Jackson (996 yards, 13 TDs). Coming into the game, the Chippewas are 6-5 while the Eagles are 1-10. The game will air Friday, Nov 27 at 1:00 p.m. ET on ESP3.
In last week’s matchup, Central Michigan defeated Kent State 27-14. Jesse Kroll had a great game in the victory, pulling in seven receptions for 139 yards. Cooper Rush also had a great game with 337 yards and a TD through the air. Eastern Michigan is hoping for a different outcome after losing to Massachusetts 28-17. Dustin Creel had a huge game for the Eagles, grabbing 10 receptions for 97 yards and one TD. Brogan Roback had a great game as well, adding 260 yards and two TDs through the air.
The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is currently not available and the Eagles are a big 23-point underdog.
Sitting at 6-5 Straight Up (SU) and 8-3 Against The Spread (ATS), the Chippewas will look to improve heading into Week 13. In their five most recent matchups, the Chippewas went 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS. Over the last five games, the Central Michigan passing attack was has averaged 309.2 yards passing per game. As for the Central Michigan defense, a few key matchups could decide this game. Expect the Chippewas defense to restrict Eastern Michigan’s passing attack. The Chippewas have the 21st-ranked pass defense in the nation and give up only 187.2 passing yards per game. The Chippewas hope to continue the trend of torching Eastern Michigan’s defense during the third quarter, when it allows 11.8 points per game. With the fourth-highest time of possession per game at 34:37, expect Central Michigan to control the clock this week.
In the other locker room, the Eagles head into Week 13 with records of 3-7-1 ATS and 1-10 SU. Over their last five games, the Eagles have a SU record of 0-5 and a 0-4-1 record ATS for those betting with them. Over the last five games, the Eagles turned it up on defense, only allowing an average of 243.4 passing yards per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Central Michigan, ATS Winner – Central Michigan
Notes
Central Michigan is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Central Michigan’s last 5 games at home.
Central Michigan is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games at home.
Central Michigan is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Eastern Michigan.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Central Michigan’s last 8 games when playing Eastern Michigan.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Central Michigan’s last 6 games when playing at home against Eastern Michigan.
Eastern Michigan is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Central Michigan.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Michigan’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Central Michigan.
Eastern Michigan is 1-1 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. Central Michigan is 6-0 SU when leading after three quarters.
Remarkably, Central Michigan is only 1-5 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet undefeated (3-0 SU) when losing the turnover battle.
