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CFB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 1/1/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
MICHIGAN ST
 
BAYLOR
+3  

-3  
+135

-155

68
 
42
Final
41

MICHIGAN ST (10 - 2) vs. BAYLOR (11 - 1)
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Week 17 Thursday, 1/1/2015 12:30 PM
COTTON BOWL - AT&T Stadium - Arlington, TX
Board OpenLatest
257MICHIGAN ST70.568
258BAYLOR-2-3
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games10-2+2.28-49-343.126.7496.5(6.6)1.119.98.9293.5(4.8)2.7
Road Games4-1+23-24-139.821.0488.0(6.2)1.023.812.4308.0(5)1.8
Last 3 Games3-0+23-01-238.721.3433.3(6)1.09.33.3239.7(3.8)3.0
Turf Games2-1+12-12-140.022.7536.7(6.6)1.026.014.0322.3(5.5)1.7
MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)43.126.724.335:1446-235(5.1)18-3059.2%262(8.8)75-496(6.6)(11.5)
Opponents Defensive Avg.29.516.520.731:0940-177(4.5)19-3259.2%235(7.4)72-412(5.8)(13.9)
Offense Road Games39.821.024.835:4444-221(5.1)20-3557.2%267(7.7)78-488(6.2)(12.3)
Defense (All Games)19.98.914.524:4629-98(3.4)16-3250.0%196(6)61-293(4.8)(14.7)
Opponents Offensive Avg.26.513.419.429:5038-169(4.5)17-3156.0%212(6.9)68-381(5.6)(14.4)
Defense Road Games23.812.414.224:1627-112(4.1)17-3451.5%196(5.8)61-308(5)(12.9)

BAYLOR - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games11-1+1.47-46-548.828.9581.3(6.6)1.024.210.9367.7(5.2)2.0
Road Games5-1-0.63-23-343.824.8511.3(5.8)0.326.210.3425.7(5.7)2.2
Last 3 Games3-0+11-22-145.026.7570.0(6.6)1.333.715.0504.0(6.9)2.3
Turf Games9-1-0.46-45-448.928.8583.1(6.7)1.124.811.0375.4(5.2)2.2
BAYLOR - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)48.828.930.529:3250-235(4.7)24-3961.2%346(8.9)89-581(6.6)(11.9)
Opponents Defensive Avg.32.11722.130:0941-180(4.4)19-3358.1%255(7.6)74-436(5.9)(13.6)
Offense Road Games43.824.828.530:2349-201(4.1)23-3860.2%310(8)88-511(5.8)(11.7)
Defense (All Games)24.210.918.930:2837-108(2.9)19-3454.5%260(7.6)71-368(5.2)(15.2)
Opponents Offensive Avg.27.813.920.730:2837-153(4.1)21-3558.3%247(7)73-399(5.5)(14.4)
Defense Road Games26.210.321.729:3637-144(3.9)20-3752.4%282(7.5)74-426(5.7)(16.3)
Average power rating of opponents played: MICHIGAN ST 32.3,  BAYLOR 34.4
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MICHIGAN ST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/8/2014OHIO ST37-49L-4L55O34-17825-45-358041-26816-26-3002
11/15/2014@ MARYLAND37-15W-10.5W58U47-24214-31-240017-620-43-2464
11/22/2014RUTGERS45-3W-24W57U44-24217-26-278229-9514-31-1393
11/29/2014@ PENN ST34-10W-13W43O41-11813-26-180122-3821-45-1952
1/1/2015*BAYLOR            

BAYLOR - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/8/2014@ OKLAHOMA48-14W5W67U52-14833-43-396033-17113-29-1481
11/22/2014OKLAHOMA ST49-28W-32.5L67.5O58-31718-29-262243-11613-25-2812
11/29/2014*TEXAS TECH48-46W-26.5L79O54-25526-42-292126-10331-57-6094
12/6/2014KANSAS ST38-27W-7W71U37-17234-41-412140-10322-27-3001
1/1/2015*MICHIGAN ST            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
BAYLOR: The Bears lost plenty from last season's team that won a Big 12 title and a school-record 11 games, but superstar QB Bryce Petty (4,200 pass yds, 32 TD, 3 INT) and electric WR Antwan Goodley (1,339 rec yds, 13 TD) are both back. Top rusher Lache Seastrunk is gone, but RB Shock Linwood (881 rush yds, 6.9 YPC, 8 TD) can fly. The defense is very green, but DEs Shawn Oakman (12.5 TFL) and Jamal Palmer (11 TFL) are a fierce tandem. LB Bryce Hager (71 tackles) is solid, but the rest of the back seven has major question marks.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (MICHIGAN ST-BAYLOR) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(ADDS Michigan State's Narduzzi hired as Pitt coach)

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

By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer

No. 4 Michigan State (10-2) at No. 6 Baylor (11-1), 12:30 p.m. EDT

Bryce Petty and Connor Cook aren't fraternity brothers, but their cavalier references to each other show the bond the two forged while working out together over the summer.

They also happen to quarterback two of the most productive offenses in the country for programs that failed to fulfill aspirations of reaching the inaugural College Football Playoff.

Neither is bitter about having to settle for a date in the Cotton Bowl, though, as Petty's fourth-ranked Baylor squad faces Cook and No. 7 Michigan State on New Year's Day at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The Bears (11-1) felt they had the resume necessary to finish among the top four in the CFP rankings, having beaten three ranked opponents and winning a share of the Big 12 title with a 38-27 victory over then-No. 9 Kansas State on Dec. 6.

Coach Art Briles was publicly critical of conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby, who declared a co-championship despite Baylor's win over TCU that could have been considered the tiebreaker.

Briles has calmed down since his team was slotted No. 5 in the final CFP rankings, refusing to show any disappointment.

"I think everything worked out for us the way it's supposed to. And I have peace in that," said Briles, whose team lost to Central Florida in last season's Fiesta Bowl. "We're supposed to be where we're supposed to be and we're facing a great team and a very well-coached team. It is a great challenge for us."

Petty is taking the high road as well after finishing second in the Big 12 in passing yards (3,305) and touchdowns (26) while throwing only six interceptions.

The senior helped Baylor lead the nation in offense (581.3 yards per game) and scoring (48.8 points) while ranking second with 76 touchdowns from scrimmage. Petty and Cook worked out together during the offseason under quarterback guru George Whitfield, and Petty is excited go head-to-head with his friend despite the Bears missing out on the playoff.

"He's my dude. I love him a lot," Petty said. "As soon as we found out, we had a couple of texts back and forth. He's a great quarterback. They run a great system up there. It'll be fun to see him across the sidelines and it will be great to compete. May the best man win."

Cook's text to Petty after the matchup became official read, "You ready, bro?," indicating he feels the same way.

"Great dude," Cook said of Petty during a television appearance shortly after the announcement. "Very humble, hard-working guy. Funny, loves to crack jokes."

Cook was all business during the season, though. The junior led the Big Ten with 2,900 passing yards and finished second with 22 touchdowns to go with six picks.

The Spartans (10-2) tied for fifth nationally with 64 touchdowns from scrimmage, were seventh with 43.1 points per game and 13th in total offense at 496.5 yards per contest. However, losses to a pair of CFP qualifiers - No. 2 Oregon on Sept. 6 and No. 4 Ohio State on Nov. 8 - kept them out of the playoff.

Cook has heard the rumors that he could be a high pick in the NFL draft should he declare early, but he's leaning toward returning for his final season.

"The main goal is obviously to come back," Cook said. "Talked among (family), talked among my friends, with the coaches. I have unfinished business that I want to do, that I want to accomplish next year."

Coach Mark Dantonio has guided the Spartans to at least 10 victories in four of the last five seasons, including last year's 13-1 mark that concluded with a win over Stanford in the program's first Rose Bowl appearance since the 1987 season.

The expectations were some of the loftiest in Michigan State history heading into 2014, leaving some disappointed by its No. 8 finish in the CFP rankings.

"People expect more. That is their right. But it gives us an edge," Dantonio said. "It gives us a little bit of a chip on our shoulder as we go, and we use whatever we need to use. We have an opportunity to a good football team, and possibly winning that game puts us right on the fringe of being in the playoffs. So we use that to move forward.

"People keep saying that's a major disappointment. I mean, move on."

Dantonio is focused on containing Baylor's high-powered attack with a defense led by All-American defensive back Kurtis Drummond and standout lineman Shilique Calhoun. Coordinator Pat Narduzzi will run the defense one final time even though he's been hired to take over as head coach at Pittsburgh.

Narduzzi helped the Spartans finish seventh in the nation in total defense, allowing 293.5 yards per game.

"Defending Baylor really is about getting lined up and playing fast," Dantonio said. "That's a tremendous challenge in itself, because they are probably the fastest, or what is on record as the fastest, team between snaps in the country."

Michigan State has been more methodical in its offensive approach, leading the nation in average time of possession at 35 minutes, 14 seconds. Jeremy Langford rushed for at least 100 yards in his final nine games and averaged 5.5 per carry on the season.

Baylor is ninth in the FBS against the run at 107.7 yards allowed per game and is giving up 2.9 per attempt.

The Spartans beat the Bears 28-10 in 1968 in the schools' only meeting.

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