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CFB : ATS Matchup
Friday 9/4/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
MICHIGAN ST
 
W MICHIGAN
-16.5  

+16.5  
-1200

+710

55.5
 
37
Final
24

MICHIGAN ST (11 - 2) at W MICHIGAN (8 - 5)
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Week 1 Friday, 9/4/2015 7:00 PM
Board OpenLatest
155MICHIGAN ST-18.5-16.5
156W MICHIGAN5855
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games11-2+3.59-410-343.025.8500.8(6.5)1.221.510.1315.8(5.1)2.6
Road Games5-1+3.44-25-140.219.8498.7(6.2)1.226.714.3353.8(5.6)1.7
Last 3 Games3-0+2.43-02-140.320.7456.7(6.1)1.718.09.0350.0(5.2)2.0
Turf Games3-1+2.43-13-140.520.5540.5(6.5)1.229.716.5387.5(6.2)1.5
MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)43.025.824.735:2146-235(5.1)18-3159.0%266(8.6)76-501(6.5)(11.6)
Opponents Defensive Avg.29.416.220.731:0840-173(4.4)19-3259.0%238(7.4)72-412(5.7)(14)
Offense Road Games40.219.825.535:5344-224(5.1)20-3657.2%274(7.7)80-499(6.2)(12.4)
Defense (All Games)21.510.115.324:3928-89(3.2)18-3452.5%227(6.7)62-316(5.1)(14.7)
Opponents Offensive Avg.28.114.420.229:5139-172(4.5)18-3156.6%224(7.1)70-397(5.7)(14.1)
Defense Road Games26.714.316.024:0726-90(3.4)21-3756.1%264(7.2)63-354(5.6)(13.3)

W MICHIGAN - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games8-5+0.910-38-433.820.8438.2(6.5)1.524.913.5373.2(5.5)1.7
Home Games3-2-2.54-12-235.625.6485.8(6.7)2.018.64.8378.2(6.2)2.0
Last 3 Games1-2-3.81-22-125.717.7361.7(5.5)3.329.715.7344.7(5.3)2.3
Turf Games7-3+0.58-25-434.321.1452.5(6.6)1.721.311.6355.1(5.4)1.9
W MICHIGAN - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)33.820.820.732:4739-173(4.4)19-2867.8%266(9.3)67-438(6.5)(13)
Opponents Defensive Avg.31.417.422.131:5739-187(4.7)20-3359.7%246(7.4)72-433(6)(13.8)
Offense Home Games35.625.623.236:3843-171(4)23-3077.0%315(10.6)72-486(6.7)(13.6)
Defense (All Games)24.913.519.127:1336-157(4.3)17-3253.8%216(6.8)68-373(5.5)(15)
Opponents Offensive Avg.25.613.120.429:0039-168(4.3)18-3256.4%218(6.7)72-386(5.4)(15.1)
Defense Home Games18.64.816.623:2233-148(4.4)15-2853.6%230(8.2)61-378(6.2)(20.3)
Average power rating of opponents played: MICHIGAN ST 34.5,  W MICHIGAN 21.8
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MICHIGAN ST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/4/2015@ W MICHIGAN            
9/12/2015OREGON            
9/19/2015AIR FORCE            
9/26/2015C MICHIGAN            
10/3/2015PURDUE            

W MICHIGAN - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/4/2015MICHIGAN ST            
9/12/2015@ GA SOUTHERN            
9/19/2015MURRAY ST            
9/26/2015@ OHIO ST            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MICHIGAN ST: Michigan State has the pieces to contend for a Big Ten crown with a top-notch front seven, an elite quarterback in Connor Cook, and a disciplined head coach in Mark Dantonio, whose team ranked second in turnover margin last season. The schedule isn't too favorable though, as the Spartans have to play at Ohio State, at Michigan and at Nebraska. Home games against national runner-up Oregon on Sept. 12, and Penn State to close the season are both games that Michigan State could lose as well.
W MICHIGAN: The Broncos are on the rise, as head coach P.J. Fleck has outrecruited the MAC each of the past two years. The Western Michigan offense is built to set up for the deep passing game to complement the power running game, and the team's secondary was arguably the MAC's best last year. It wouldn't be a surprise if the young Broncos are unable to topple Northern Illinois this season, as it seems like it's only a matter of time before they take over the MAC West.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (MICHIGAN ST-WESTRN MICHIGAN) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

No. 4 Michigan State (0-0) at Western Michigan (0-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT

(AP) - Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio insisted his team isn't even thinking about playing Oregon.

Yet.

Dantonio said the fifth-ranked Spartans have been focused "entirely" on Western Michigan since last week. Michigan State opens the season Friday night on the road about 65 miles from campus against the Broncos.

"We're looking forward to the moment," Dantonio said Tuesday.

The matchup is expected to be a tuneup for the Spartans ahead of a prime-time game Sept. 12 at home against the seventh-ranked Ducks.

"Honestly, we don't talk about Oregon that much," linebacker Riley Bullough said. "Obviously, we keep them in our minds. That's a lot different than looking past Western. It's not bad at all. I think you do have to focus on your big games throughout the offseason."

Dantonio sounded confident his team is mature enough to shut out thoughts and conversations about its second game, one of the most highly anticipated non-conference matchups this season.

Western Michigan's last win over the Spartans was nearly a century ago, but the Big Ten school lost to another Mid-American Conference school, Central Michigan, as recently as 2009. Back then, Dantonio was still trying to develop an inconsistent program and finished 6-7 - his only losing record as head coach in East Lansing.

Since then, Michigan State has won a Big Ten title, shared another conference championship and finished first in its division twice.

The Spartans opened the 2013 season with a 26-13 win over the Broncos for one of 24 victories over the past two seasons, a total that trails just Florida State (27) and Ohio State (26).

"We kind of understand what kind platform we're on," Bullough said. "That comes with a lot of pressure, but we have a lot of guys who have played in big games."

Michigan State has 17 starters, including 11 seniors, back from last season's team that rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat Baylor in the Cotton Bowl for its 11th victory.

Senior quarterback Connor Cook and senior defensive end Shilique Calhoun, both entering their third year as starters, are key players for a program with its highest preseason slot since 1967.

Whether chatter is related to rankings, games later on the schedule or even the hype coach Jim Harbaugh is generating at Michigan, Dantonio wants his players to avoid distractions.

"Outside noise? Can't listen to it. Have to shut it out," Dantonio said. "I think it's tough these days because we're a socially media-driven world. There's so much out there. You have to be able to shut it out."

It's the first time Western Michigan is hosting a ranked opponent since losing 30-0 to then-No. 5 Virginia Tech in 2002, and third-year coach P.J. Fleck is looking to sustain the momentum created from last season. After a one-win campaign in 2013, the Broncos went 8-5 last season and lost to Air Force in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

"We are a process-driven program," Fleck said. "The process of winning is everything. The type of people, the type of talent we have in the organization, working daily to change for the best. That's the character of our football team. One year ago we had the worst team in college football and I was the worst coach in America. It's being built for sustainability, this is not just a one-hit wonder type deal."

Western Michigan's offense definitely has the potential to be more than a one-hit wonder as key components Zach Terrell, Jarvion Franklin, Corey Davis and Daniel Braverman all return. Terrell was a key contributor to the Broncos' rapid rise, throwing for 3,443 yards and 26 touchdowns while completing a school-record 67.9 percent of his passes last season.

Franklin had 24 rushing touchdowns, the most among freshman running backs, and was second with 1,551 yards. Juniors Davis and Braverman combined for 164 catches, 2,405 yards and 21 TDs as the Broncos averaged 33.8 points and 438.2 yards.

"To this day, (Michigan State) will be the best defense I will have ever seen," Terrell told the school's official Twitter account. "The build-up to this game is definitely something that has been different than years past."

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