A couple of teams that prefer to run the football, Eagles (-14) are gearing up to welcome the Central Michigan Chippewas to Eastern Michigan. ESPN 3 owns the TV rights and the game is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET.
Central Michigan Chippewas at Eastern Michigan Eagles Betting Preview
Central Michigan is playing the role of underdog and is currently getting 14 points in this MAC game. If they want to play the moneyline, bettors would currently need to put down $600 in order to win $100 back on the Eagles (-600). The Chippewas are getting +425 moneyline odds. Oddsmakers have placed the over/under (O/U) at 46 points. Should Eastern Michigan falls behind early, it would likely create a worthy in-game betting opportunity.
The game’s total has moved lower after initially being set at 47. The opening line has yet to change.
The hapless Chippewas are 4-5 against the spread (ATS) and are down 6.8 units so far. They’ve been a good under bet and have posted an O/U mark of 3-6. The Eagles are up 1.9 units this season. The team is 6-3 ATS and has an O/U record of 3-5.
The Chippewas are 1-8 straight up (SU), including 0-5 SU against conference opponents. The Eagles are 4-5 SU overall and 2-3 SU in conference play.
When these two teams faced each other a year ago, Central Michigan emerged victorious by a final score of 42-30.
The Chippewas are most-recently on the rebound after a 17-10 loss to Akron last week. Tony Poljan completed only 19-of-37 passes for 169 yards. Romello Ross (75 yards on 22 rush attempts) and the signal-caller Poljan (28 yards on 21 carries, one TD) led the ground attack. Julian Hicks (five receptions, 40 yards) and Cameron Cole (three catches, 24 yards) shared the receiving duties in the defeat.
A week ago, Army West Point knocked off this Eastern Michigan crew by a score of 37-22. Tyler Wiegers completed 19-of-29 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns. Wiegers (26 rushing yards on five attempts) handled the running game while Blake Banham (seven receptions, 104 yards, one TD) and Line Latu (four catches, 52 yards) led the Eastern Michigan pass-catchers in the loss.
Central Michigan’s run the ball on 57.1 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Eastern Michigan has a rush percentage of 54.3 percent. The Chippewas have produced 139 rush yards/game (including 174 per game versus Mid-American opponents) and have seven touchdowns on the ground this year. The Eagles are totaling 133 rush yards per game (160 in conference) and have 16 total rushing TDs.
The Chippewas offensive scheme has tallied 147 yards per contest through the air overall (150 per game versus conference opposition) and has eight passing TDs so far. The Eagles have recorded 254 pass yards per outing (239.4 in the MAC) and have 17 total pass scores.
Defensively, Central Michigan should have the upper hand in both facets. The team has allowed 205 rush yards and 142 pass yards per game. The Eastern Michigan D has given up 180.1 yards per game to opposing passers and 222.0 yards per game on the ground. The Chippewas are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 4.09 to opposing QBs, while the Eagles have given up a 5.50 ANY/A.
Offensively, Poljan is up to 568 passing yards this year. He’s connected on 55 percent of his 117 attempts with two passing scores and four interceptions. He has a 2.75 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 3.00 over the last two games.
For the home team, Tyler Wiegers has managed to complete 104-of-163 passes for 1,212 yards, seven TDs and one INT. Wiegers’ ANY/A sits at 6.70 for the season and 9.10 over his last two outings.
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Notes
Betting Notes
The Central Michigan D has 19 sacks on the year while Eastern Michigan has just 13.
Both teams have lost six fumbles this year.
The Chippewas offense has produced zero pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Eagles have accounted for 10 such plays.
The Central Michigan defense has allowed one pass play of 40 or more yards, while Eastern Michigan has given up five such plays.
The Central Michigan offense has created five rushing plays of 20+ yards, while Eastern Michigan has created seven such runs.
The Chippewas defense has allowed 19 rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Eagles have given up 14 such runs.
The Over/Under for Eastern Michigan’s last game was 48. The over cashed in the team’s 37-22 defeat to Army West Point.
Over its last three games, Eastern Michigan is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
Over its last three games, Central Michigan is 0-3 ATS and the under cashed in each of those three.
The Over/Under for Central Michigan’s last game was 43. The under cashed in the team’s 17-10 defeat to Akron.
Central Michigan has rushed for 3.8 yards per attempt over its past three games and 3.0 over its last two.
Eastern Michigan has averaged 4.3 yards per carry over its last three outings and 3.3 over its past two.
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