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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 12/29/2012Line$ LineOU LineScore
TCU
 
MICHIGAN ST
-1.5  

+1.5  
-120

+100

40
 
16
Final
17

TCU (7 - 5) vs. MICHIGAN ST (6 - 6)
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Week 16 Saturday, 12/29/2012 10:15 PM
BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL - Sun Devil Stadium - Tempe, AZ
Board OpenLatest
237TCU-2-2
238MICHIGAN ST4340
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TCU - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games7-5+1.55-74-729.315.0397.0(5.6)2.223.110.0332.0(5.1)2.7
Road Games5-1+6.83-32-427.714.5366.7(5.1)2.221.79.3356.8(5.1)3.7
Last 3 Games1-2+0.21-20-315.77.0307.7(5)1.320.010.0327.0(5)2.7
Grass Games2-4-5.22-42-331.015.5427.3(6.1)2.324.510.7307.2(5)1.7
TCU - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)29.315.019.533:1340-157(3.9)19-3160.1%239(7.7)71-397(5.6)(13.5)
Opponents Defensive Avg.31.817.52230:5738-168(4.4)21-3461.7%260(7.7)72-428(6)(13.5)
Offense Road Games27.714.518.734:3944-153(3.5)17-2959.3%214(7.5)72-367(5.1)(13.3)
Defense (All Games)23.110.017.326:4732-104(3.3)18-3454.1%228(6.7)66-332(5.1)(14.4)
Opponents Offensive Avg.31.816.821.930:0337-165(4.4)21-3561.4%257(7.4)72-422(5.9)(13.2)
Defense Road Games21.79.319.525:2131-87(2.8)20-3852.6%269(7.1)69-357(5.1)(16.5)

MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games6-6-6.24-82-920.28.5370.3(5)1.516.39.2273.2(4.3)1.5
Road Games4-1+3.84-11-324.810.8381.4(5.2)1.013.89.4234.8(4)1.6
Last 3 Games1-2-3.21-21-223.310.7400.3(5.2)2.720.39.0290.7(4.5)2.3
Grass Games2-5-10.10-71-617.06.9362.4(4.9)1.918.19.1300.7(4.6)1.4
MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)20.28.519.733:2437-152(4)19-3653.2%219(6)74-370(5)(18.3)
Opponents Defensive Avg.2411.619.530:0238-165(4.3)18-3258.4%205(6.5)69-370(5.3)(15.4)
Offense Road Games24.810.820.434:2737-149(4)21-3659.8%233(6.5)73-381(5.2)(15.4)
Defense (All Games)16.39.214.726:3630-100(3.3)17-3353.0%174(5.3)63-273(4.3)(16.7)
Opponents Offensive Avg.28.715.120.330:0240-187(4.7)17-2958.9%203(7.1)68-390(5.7)(13.6)
Defense Road Games13.89.413.225:3326-59(2.3)18-3454.2%176(5.2)59-235(4)(17)
Average power rating of opponents played: TCU 40,  MICHIGAN ST 39.4
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TCU - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/3/2012@ W VIRGINIA39-38W4W69.5O45-12613-30-279335-7832-55-2602
11/10/2012KANSAS ST10-23L6.5L57U33-9618-33-178234-11512-21-1452
11/22/2012@ TEXAS20-13W7W54.5U48-2177-10-82133-8621-38-2144
12/1/2012OKLAHOMA17-24L6.5L54U31-11917-31-231132-17722-40-2442
12/29/2012*MICHIGAN ST            

MICHIGAN ST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/3/2012NEBRASKA24-28L-1L44.5O43-2389-27-123240-31316-36-1603
11/17/2012NORTHWESTERN20-23L-7L47U39-12222-47-297427-5726-43-2460
11/24/2012@ MINNESOTA26-10W-7.5W39U44-27813-29-143219-413-30-924
12/29/2012*TCU            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
TCU: TCU now moves to the Big 12 complete with a $164 million overhaul of its stadium, which will remain a difficult place to win for any opponent. The Horned Frogs are fresh off a 10-2 season with their only blemishes coming at Baylor (50-48) and an overtime loss to SMU. The majority of their starters return, including junior QB Casey Pachall (2,921 pass yds, 25 TD, 7 INT) and senior RB Ed Wesley (726 rush yds, 6.1 YPC, 6 TD), who were both keys in the team scoring 40.9 PPG last year (9th in FBS). The offensive line has a lot of openings, but they should be good enough by the start of the season to support this explosive backfield that rushed for 209 YPG in 2011. While the Horned Frogs have a dominant defensive line and quality linebackers, their secondary could be a problem against the historically strong passing offenses in the Big 12.
MICHIGAN ST: After a season that almost ended in a trip to the Rose Bowl, the Spartans are looking to take the next step. Offensively, they are losing almost all of their skill players, but QB Andrew Maxwell (18-for-26, 171 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT) and RB Le'Veon Bell (948 rush yds, 13 TD) seem as though they are ready to make an impact. MSU will have one of the best offensive lines in college football in 2012 as they return four of last year's starters. Defensively, they lost Jerel Worthy, but it doesn't seem as though they'll miss him with William Gholston (five sacks) and Marcus Rush (4 sacks) around. The Spartans should have a dominant pass rush as they have the size and depth to cause nightmares for opposing offenses.
PREVIEW
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*TCU-Michigan St. Preview* ==========================

By JEFF BARTL STATS Writer

TCU (7-5) at Michigan State (6-6), 10:15 p.m. EDT

Expectations were high for Michigan State and TCU after each posted 11 victories during the 2011 season.

For one reason or another, neither lived up to the hype.

The Spartans and Horned Frogs will look to end disappointing campaigns on a positive note when two strong defensive teams meet in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl on Saturday night at Sun Devil Stadium.

An experienced offense was also a major factor as Michigan State won the Big Ten Legends Division last season before beating Georgia in the Outback Bowl to finish 11-3.

The Spartans began 2012 ranked 13th and reached as high as No. 10, but the losses of last year's stars - quarterback Kirk Cousins and receivers B.J. Cunningham and Keshawn Martin - proved difficult to overcome as Michigan State (6-6) ranked ninth in the Big Ten gaining an average of 370.3 yards.

"We lost 95 percent of our passing offense from last year, whether it be the quarterback, two tight ends, three wide receivers and a tailback as well," coach Mark Dantonio said. "So our guys came in inexperienced."

Junior Andrew Maxwell threw for 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions and was inconsistent while replacing Cousins. His receiving corps also struggled, with drops among the reasons he completed a Big Ten-worst 52.9 percent of his passes.

The Spartans beat then-No. 24 Boise State to open the season Aug. 31 and won at Rose Bowl-bound Wisconsin for the first time in 11 years Oct. 27, but they dropped five Big Ten games by a combined 13 points.

Their only loss by more than four was a 20-3 home defeat to Notre Dame, but they needed a 26-10 win at Minnesota in their regular-season finale Nov. 24 to become bowl eligible.

"We haven't had a football game where we've lost in a big way. They've all been close," Dantonio said. "One play here, one play there, we're a different football team.

"We want to point our compass north. I believe the glass is half full, not half empty. That's how our football team expects to play. We come ready to play every week. We'll play with confidence."

TCU was confident after going 11-2 overall and 7-0 in the Mountain West in 2011, but it dealt with its own adversity during its first season in the Big 12.

Junior quarterback Casey Pachall guided the team to victory in its first four contests and a No. 15 ranking before being arrested on suspicion of DWI on Oct. 4.

Pachall eventually entered an inpatient program and withdrew from school, leaving the starting job to freshman Trevone Boykin. The Horned Frogs (7-5) dropped four of their final six games, but they did win at West Virginia and Texas, and coach Gary Patterson said Boykin earned some valuable experience.

"Obviously it's hard to give up a junior that had been (15-2 in his career)," Patterson said. "But what Trevone has done in this month of December gave him a chance to step back (and get) 13, 14 practices back under his belt to make him better. It's going to help him quite a bit to be able to do that.

"Obviously (he) got us back to a bowl game, which was something that was a concern from the beginning anytime you make that kind of a change."

Boykin finished with 15 TD passes and nine INTs, also rushing for 380 yards as TCU wound up eighth in the 10-team conference averaging 397.0 total yards.

The running game struggled at times - TCU was last in the Big 12 with 3.9 yards per carry - and the Horned Frogs may have a tough time moving the ball against a Michigan State defense that ranked fourth in the FBS allowing only 274.5 yards per game.

The Spartans' five rushing touchdowns allowed were tied for the second-fewest in the country behind Notre Dame's two. Junior linebacker Max Bullough and defensive backs Johnny Adams and Darqueze Dennard were named to the All-Big Ten first team.

"That will be our challenge - to produce points against a group that hasn't given up a lot of points this season," Patterson said.

TCU's defensive unit was no slouch, leading the offensive-minded Big 12 and ranking 18th in the nation giving up an average of 332.0 yards. Freshman defensive end Devonte Fields was the AP's Big 12 defensive player of the year after leading the conference in tackles for loss (17 1/2) while adding nine sacks.

"I think both teams have outstanding defenses," Dantonio said. "I've known coach Patterson for quite a while. He's a defensive-minded coach, as I am."

The Horned Frogs will try to contain first-team All-Big Ten selection Le'Veon Bell, who led the conference with 137.3 rushing yards per game. Bell ran for a career-high 266 yards and scored his 11th rushing touchdown in the season finale.

"We already knew about Bell," Patterson said. "We have our hands full. We're going to have to physically get ready for this ballgame come the 29th."

The schools haven't met since Michigan State beat TCU in 1953.

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