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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 10/13/2018Line$ LineOU LineScore
MICHIGAN ST
 
PENN ST
+13.5  

-13.5  
+425

-600

54
 
21
Final
17

MICHIGAN ST (3 - 2) at PENN ST (4 - 1)
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Week 7 Saturday, 10/13/2018 3:30 PM
Board OpenLatest
201MICHIGAN ST56.553
202PENN ST-14.5-13.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games3-2-5.21-44-127.213.4389.8(5.5)1.823.47.6339.0(4.9)1.8
Road Games1-1-11-11-124.012.0363.5(5.5)2.518.53.5362.5(4.7)1.5
Last 3 Games2-1-3.21-23-028.314.7373.3(5.2)2.023.38.0309.0(4.6)2.0
Grass Games2-2-6.20-43-125.211.5399.7(5.5)1.224.07.7348.5(5.2)1.7
Conference Games1-1-3.21-12-027.013.5387.5(5.5)2.525.010.5341.0(4.7)2.0
MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)27.213.422.034:3036-123(3.4)22-3564.0%267(7.6)71-390(5.5)(14.3)
Opponents Defensive Avg.24.411.92132:0941-163(4)18-3159.3%207(6.6)72-370(5.1)(15.2)
Offense Road Games24.012.021.031:4433-97(2.9)21-3264.6%266(8.2)66-363(5.5)(15.1)
Defense (All Games)23.47.619.825:3026-34(1.3)28-4464.5%305(6.9)70-339(4.9)(14.5)
Opponents Offensive Avg.29.817.621.128:5136-146(4.1)23-3663.0%239(6.7)71-385(5.4)(12.9)
Defense Road Games18.53.522.528:1630-36(1.2)31-4766.0%326(6.9)77-362(4.7)(19.6)

PENN ST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games4-104-14-149.617.2510.0(7.1)1.221.010.0354.4(4.7)1.4
Home Games2-1-12-12-144.717.0523.0(7)0.725.09.0353.7(4.6)0.7
Last 3 Games2-1-13-02-150.720.7575.3(8)1.320.311.3340.3(4.5)1.0
Grass Games3-103-13-146.216.2489.7(6.8)1.020.28.2340.2(4.6)1.2
Conference Games1-1-12-01-144.517.0541.5(7.4)1.525.512.0400.0(5.3)1.5
PENN ST - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)49.617.225.228:3743-261(6)16-2954.9%249(8.6)72-510(7.1)(10.3)
Opponents Defensive Avg.26.912.221.630:3939-166(4.3)19-3358.0%247(7.5)72-413(5.7)(15.4)
Offense Home Games44.717.024.029:1144-236(5.4)17-3154.8%287(9.3)75-523(7)(11.7)
Defense (All Games)21.010.020.431:2342-162(3.9)19-3357.5%193(5.8)75-354(4.7)(16.9)
Opponents Offensive Avg.35.721.52330:2142-222(5.3)20-3064.6%227(7.5)73-449(6.2)(12.6)
Defense Home Games25.09.020.330:4937-106(2.9)23-3958.5%247(6.3)76-354(4.6)(14.1)
Average power rating of opponents played: MICHIGAN ST 37.4,  PENN ST 37.2
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MICHIGAN ST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
8/31/2018UTAH ST38-31W-23.5L51.5O42-16523-33-287225-2529-44-3192
9/8/2018@ ARIZONA ST13-16L-4.5L53U27-6327-39-314129-4430-48-3801
9/22/2018@ INDIANA35-21W-6.5W52O40-13115-26-219432-2932-46-2722
9/29/2018C MICHIGAN31-20W-27.5L45.5O47-16016-25-185122-6320-35-1822
10/6/2018NORTHWESTERN19-29L-10.5L44O24-9631-52-329120-831-47-3732
10/13/2018@ PENN ST            
10/20/2018MICHIGAN            
10/27/2018PURDUE            
11/3/2018@ MARYLAND            
11/10/2018OHIO ST            

PENN ST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/1/2018APPALACHIAN ST45-38W-24.5L53.5O43-20421-36-230037-15926-39-2921
9/8/2018@ PITTSBURGH51-6W-7W49.5O33-21115-31-179252-2459-18-553
9/15/2018KENT ST63-10W-36W64.5O45-29714-25-346137-4121-40-1800
9/21/2018@ ILLINOIS63-24W-27.5W59.5O51-38713-20-204245-24518-31-1662
9/29/2018OHIO ST26-27L3.5W69.5U44-20616-32-286137-11922-39-2701
10/13/2018MICHIGAN ST            
10/20/2018@ INDIANA            
10/27/2018IOWA            
11/3/2018@ MICHIGAN            
11/10/2018WISCONSIN            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MICHIGAN ST: This program has quietly been one of the best in the country since 2010, winning 10 or more games in six of the past eight seasons. This year, quarterback Brian Lewerke is back under center for the Spartans. Lewerke is a solid passer from the pocket, but he also has the speed to make plays with his legs. That keeps defenses off balance, and it also creates more room for running back LJ Scott to work with. It's highly likely that Scott turns in a career year for Michigan State, which returns nine total starters on offense. As for the Spartans defense, this should be an elite run-stuffing group up front. But if MSU is going to contend for the conference title, then it will need to do a better job of getting after the quarterback.
PENN ST: Superstar running back Saquon Barkley is gone, which is a tough pill to swallow no matter how you look at it. Luckily for Penn State, Trace McSorley is back under center. McSorley has proven to be as good of a playmaker as there is at the position in his two years as a starter, and he's now the undisputed focal point of this unit. The Nittany Lions offense will be just fine as long as he is healthy. The real concern for Penn State is on the defensive side of the ball. Nine starters from last year's team are gone, and that is bad news in arguably the nation's toughest division. Some amount of regression from head coach James Franklin's team feels likely, but don't get used to it going forward.
PREVIEW
No. 8 Penn State eager to move on against Michigan State
 

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- James Franklin needed to remind reporters at least three times on Tuesday that he was in the Beaver Stadium media room to talk about the Nittany Lions' upcoming game and not the last one.

But questions have lingered for No. 8 Penn State after a one-point loss to Ohio State put the Nittany Lions on the outside looking in at a shot to play for the Big Ten championship.

Having a bye weekend after the fact hasn't helped ease those questions. A chance to make good on the loss with a win over Michigan State (3-2, 1-1) could, however.

"Obviously it hurts," Franklin said. "It hurts our fans. It hurts our coaches. It hurts our players. I think the last thing you want to do is ignore that. You recognize that. You watch the film. You evaluate the film, you make the corrections and you move forward."

The Nittany Lions aren't completely out of the playoff picture but need some help moving forward.

First, they need to avoid the pitfall that all but ended their playoff hopes last season after a loss to the Buckeyes with a lackluster game full of mistakes against the Spartans.

Then, a last-second field goal made easier by a handful of defensive penalties sailed through the uprights after a weather delay forced both teams to spend nearly 3 1/2 hours in the locker room in the middle of the game.

"To be optimistic about that day, it was a time where we kind of bonded and had our own little time together," Penn State wideout Juwan Johnson said. "You don't get too many times where you're in the game and you're just chilling with your teammates for three hours in the locker room."

They watched movies on their laptops, played hangman and other games to pass the time, and some took naps.

This group of Nittany Lions won't get that comfortable.

After the Ohio State loss, Franklin vowed to make his players "uncomfortable" from here on out, insisting that after the game he felt the team had grown accustomed to being "great" during a run that produced 24 wins in 27 games, a Big Ten title in 2016 up until its most recent loss.

They started making progress toward that, with multiple players saying Tuesday they took a more serious approach to watching film and spent extra time getting rehab and treatment for multiple ailments.

Meanwhile, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio wants his players, who are coming off a 29-19 loss to Northwestern, to play like like an elite bunch, too.

"I feel like we should be 5-0," Dantonio said. "My message to our players is: Play like it. Play like we're 5-0. Keep the same mindset as we go forward."

The Spartans, who boast the nation's top rushing defense, yielded control of their game against the Wildcats when Northwestern mounted a long scoring drive late in the third quarter. Northwestern took advantage of Michigan State's shoddy pass defense and Clayton Thorson was 7 of 8 for 58 yards and delivered the dagger on a 21-yard touchdown pass.

Overall, Michigan State's secondary is allowing 305 yards per game through the air.

Johnson, who leads Penn State in drops in what was supposed to be a breakout season for him, isn't letting the numbers convince him this will be an easy game, however. Elite teams don't tend to think like that.

"Think about the positive things that happen and feed off that," Johnson said. "Because the moment you start thinking about the negative things, you're going to start feeling a certain way and going to start getting into your head."

Dantonio isn't as concerned with the number, either.

"Well, how are we playing against the perimeter pass, which is bubbles and jailbreak screens and things like that," Dantonio said. "Because they've got to throw that into the run game, because that's how people are running the ball against us in some regards. So we look at that aspect and ask ourselves how we're playing and we work at it."


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 4:01:06 AM EST.


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