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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 10/25/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
MICHIGAN
 
MICHIGAN ST
+16.5  

-16.5  
+710

-1200

44.5
 
11
Final
35

MICHIGAN (3 - 4) at MICHIGAN ST (6 - 1)
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Week 9 Saturday, 10/25/2014 3:30 PM
Board OpenLatest
167MICHIGAN49.550.5
168MICHIGAN ST-17-17
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MICHIGAN - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games3-4-6.63-43-421.713.7340.0(5.5)2.321.412.3301.0(4.6)0.4
Road Games0-2-21-11-112.08.5312.5(5)2.528.520.0378.0(5.6)0.0
Last 3 Games1-2-42-12-118.711.3254.3(4.6)1.323.014.0354.3(5.1)0.3
Conference Games1-2-42-12-118.711.3254.3(4.6)1.323.014.0354.3(5.1)0.3
MICHIGAN - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)21.713.718.030:3835-164(4.7)15-2656.8%176(6.7)62-340(5.5)(15.7)
Opponents Defensive Avg.24.412.920.130:4636-141(4)21-3559.1%240(6.9)70-380(5.4)(15.6)
Offense Road Games12.08.518.031:0935-129(3.7)16-2759.3%183(6.8)62-312(5)(26)
Defense (All Games)21.412.316.029:2234-94(2.7)18-3159.3%207(6.7)65-301(4.6)(14)
Opponents Offensive Avg.29.716.520.931:3339-167(4.3)18-3257.3%240(7.5)71-407(5.8)(13.7)
Defense Road Games28.520.019.028:5130-64(2.1)23-3762.2%314(8.5)67-378(5.6)(13.3)

MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games6-1+14-36-147.031.7525.1(6.8)1.121.69.4292.7(4.9)2.7
Home Games4-0+13-13-150.236.5504.0(6.8)1.014.23.5248.5(4.1)4.0
Last 3 Games3-0+21-22-142.723.0538.7(6.8)1.723.311.3297.7(4.6)2.3
Grass Games5-0+13-24-149.234.0509.6(6.7)1.017.66.2266.8(4.4)3.6
Conference Games3-0+21-22-142.723.0538.7(6.8)1.723.311.3297.7(4.6)2.3
MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)47.031.724.936:2248-260(5.4)19-3063.0%265(8.9)78-525(6.8)(11.2)
Opponents Defensive Avg.32.419.423.633:3740-181(4.5)22-3661.1%276(7.7)76-457(6)(14.1)
Offense Home Games50.236.522.737:0651-268(5.2)15-2364.1%236(10.2)74-504(6.8)(10)
Defense (All Games)21.69.413.423:3829-100(3.4)16-3151.4%192(6.2)60-293(4.9)(13.6)
Opponents Offensive Avg.26.513.819.527:2338-186(4.8)17-3055.9%203(6.8)68-389(5.7)(14.7)
Defense Home Games14.23.512.522:5327-47(1.7)16-3448.1%202(6)61-248(4.1)(17.4)
Average power rating of opponents played: MICHIGAN 33.6,  MICHIGAN ST 26.4
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MICHIGAN - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
8/30/2014APPALACHIAN ST52-14W-29W54O36-35016-19-210136-15317-33-1270
9/6/2014@ NOTRE DAME0-31L4L56U35-10019-32-189431-5423-34-2260
9/13/2014MIAMI OHIO34-10W-32.5L49U45-27613-22-184324-3312-26-1651
9/20/2014UTAH10-26L-3L54U36-11818-39-190437-8118-27-2051
9/27/2014MINNESOTA14-30L-10L43.5O28-8310-25-88247-20614-23-1670
10/4/2014@ RUTGERS24-26L3W46.5O35-15813-22-178130-7423-40-4020
10/11/2014PENN ST18-13W-2.5W41.5U31-6416-26-192135-5421-33-1601
10/25/2014@ MICHIGAN ST            
11/1/2014INDIANA            
11/8/2014@ NORTHWESTERN            
11/22/2014MARYLAND            

MICHIGAN ST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
8/29/2014JACKSONVILLE ST45-7W-34.5W49O50-21118-24-354025-2218-37-2223
9/6/2014@ OREGON27-46L14L57O36-12329-47-343240-17317-28-3180
9/20/2014E MICHIGAN73-14W-43W53.5O60-33614-19-160119-2010-29-1156
9/27/2014WYOMING56-14W-28W45O52-33816-20-195027-9816-24-1883
10/4/2014NEBRASKA27-22W-6.5L52.5U44-18811-29-234337-4721-45-2824
10/11/2014@ PURDUE45-31W-21.5L49O43-29419-37-238125-12924-37-2112
10/18/2014@ INDIANA56-17W-16W59.5O51-33024-32-332133-2135-16-111
10/25/2014MICHIGAN            
11/8/2014OHIO ST            
11/15/2014@ MARYLAND            
11/22/2014RUTGERS            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MICHIGAN: New OC Doug Nussmeier left Alabama to hopefully provide a shot in the arm to a Wolverines offense whose O-Line was horrible last year, leading to a poor ground game (126 rush YPG, 3.3 YPC) and indecision by dual-threat QB Devin Gardner (8.6 YPA, 21 TD, 11 INT; 483 rush yds, 11 TD). The senior will have to adjust to his third different OC in his Michigan career without graduated top WR Jeremy Gallon. The ground game hopes the return of four starting O-Linemen can help, but the best rusher on the team is underwhelming RB Derrick Green (270 rush yds, 3.3 YPC). The defense is in much better shape with LB Jake Ryan (4.5 TFL in 8 games) returning from a knee injury to anchor a strong linebacking corps. Star CB Ray Taylor (86 tackles, 4 INT, 9 PD) and DE Frank Clark (5.5 sacks) are players on the rise.
MICHIGAN ST: The Spartans are expected to take a step back after losing so many key players from their 13-win season in 2013, but they still have enough left to challenge for the conference title. Junior QB Connor Cook (7.3 YPA, 22 TD, 6 INT) is coming off a great season, and big things are expected for his future. WRs Tony Lippett (613 rec yds) and Macgarrett Kings Jr. (513 rec yds) do a nice job of getting open, and RB Jeremy Langford (1,422 rush yds, 18 TD) is an excellent runner who may get more action in the passing game. This top-notch defense lost six starters, but is packed with playmakers such as DEs Shilique Calhoun (7.5 sacks, 14 TFL) and Marcus Rush (5 sacks) up front, and S Kurtis Drummond (91 tackles, 4 INT) and CB Trae Waynes (3 INT) in back. The big question is whether the young linebackers will emerge.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (MICHIGAN-MICHIGAN ST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Michigan-Michigan St. Preview* ===============================

Michigan (3-4) at No. 4 Michigan State (6-1), 3:30 p.m. EDT

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The question would have seemed ludicrous seven years ago when Mark Dantonio was in his first season as Michigan State's coach.

But after five victories in the last six years over rival Michigan, it seems fair to ask: Do the Spartans risk losing the chip on their shoulder?

"We have to keep our edge regardless of who we play. If we can't do that, then we've not succeeded," Dantonio said Tuesday. "We keep it the same way we keep it with every team that we're playing against. We find a way.

"We have a method. I don't know, there is a story in every game we play, there is usually a story of some sort."

For years, the story of Michigan vs. Michigan State rarely changed. The Wolverines would win and move on to more important matters, such as their matchup with Ohio State. Motivation was seldom a problem for the Spartans, but it didn't seem to help much on the field.

Dantonio's arrival didn't change the Spartans' urgent approach to the game, but the results finally began to turn in the Spartans' favor. Now, eighth-ranked Michigan State is favored by more than two touchdowns in Saturday's matchup with the Wolverines.

"We could be 0-5 going into the game, they could be No. 1 in the country and it's going to be a tight game. You have that with rivalry games," said Michigan State's Connor Cook, the Big Ten's second highest-rated passer. "I don't think we overlook them at all, and I don't think they overlook us."

Michigan State will host Ohio State next month in what could be the biggest game of the Big Ten season, but for Dantonio, the Michigan game is still paramount.

"That still is a game that we have to point to and say, `Hey, this goes beyond our schedule, this goes beyond the future," Dantonio said. "This is beyond what we're doing right now."'

The Spartans (6-1, 3-0) are very much in the mix for college football's new four-team playoff, so they have plenty of incentive beyond the usual hunger to beat Michigan (3-4, 1-2).

"I think that's a terrific football team," embattled Wolverines coach Brady Hoke said. "They are the returning Big Ten champs, and I think 17 of their 22 starters are either fourth- or fifth-year players. They are scoring a lot and defensively, they haven't missed a step at all. They've got a lot of weapons."

Michigan State appeared to lose focus on occasion over the last month, nearly blowing a big home lead in the fourth quarter against Nebraska and struggling to put away Purdue.

Last weekend, the Spartans trailed at Indiana in the second quarter before finishing with six consecutive touchdowns in a 56-17 rout. This week, Michigan State may not need any mid-game wake-up call.

"It's always about bragging rights in the state of Michigan, being able to walk the streets," Michigan State linebacker Taiwan Jones said.

Dantonio lost his first game as Spartans coach against Michigan 28-24 in 2007, and Wolverines running back Mike Hart referred to Michigan State as a little brother. The point was hard to argue - it was Michigan's sixth straight victory in the series. But the then-new coach lashed out, warning the Wolverines that "pride comes before the fall."

Sure enough, Michigan has beaten the Spartans only once since, and Dantonio has a more reserved approach. He says he hasn't changed over the years, but did need to set a tone for the rivalry initially, back when the status quo was a source of frustration for the Spartans.

Now, it's treating them pretty well. Perhaps that's why Dantonio and his team want to avoid saying anything too inflammatory this week. But once the game starts Saturday, Dantonio said, those familiar emotions will still be there.

"It gets in your blood a little bit, it's just the way it is," he said. "It just divides the state so it makes it unique in that respect, and you embrace it, you get involved in it, and it's in you."

Michigan's offense has been a serious weakness all season, and didn't look much better in a 18-13 victory over Penn State on Oct. 11. Now they face the Spartans, who haven't allowed them a touchdown in the last two meetings. Last year, the Wolverines finished with minus-48 yards rushing in a 29-6 defeat.

"They are an outstanding football team that does a great job of stopping the run," offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier said. "We have to understand how they are going to line up, we have to understand our plan and we have to execute."

If all goes well, the Wolverines could walk out of Spartan Stadium having ruined Michigan State's national title hopes, but they insist that's not their focus.

"We're not thinking about ruining their season," quarterback Devin Gardner said. "This is about us. I want to win this game as bad as I've wanted to win any game."

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