Spartans vs Chippewas NCAAF Betting + Handicapping Picks
Both Michigan State and Central Michigan won their season openers and the Spartans got off to a good start beating a ranked team. Even though the Chippewas are 3-9 in each of their last 2 seasons the Spartans cannot over look them.
Venue/ Stadium: Kelly/Shorts Stadium, MOUNT PLEASANT, MI
Time/Date: 3:30 PM EST Saturday, September 8, 2012
MLB Odds From: Bovada
Point Spread: Michigan State -20.5
Moneyline: OFF
Over/Under: 48
No. 11 Michigan State Spartans vs. Central Michigan Chippewas Preview
That may be hard to do since MSU faces the ranked teams of Notre Dame and Ohio State in 2 of their next 3 games. NCAAF lines have Michigan State as big 20.5-away favorites with a total of 48.
In their opening games Michigan State beat Boise State 17-13 and Central Michigan beat Southern Missouri State 38-27.
While both teams won their season openers neither team covered the spread.
MSU QB Andrew Maxwell had a good first game passing for 248 yards and he has a decent WR corps, but their big gun on offense is RB Le’Veon Bell. He is a Heisman hopeful and added to his resume for that award rushing for 210 yards with 2 TD in the win over Boise State.
While Central Michigan won their season opener and played solid pass defense their run defense gave up 188 yards and that is a big concern going up against Bell.
Central Michigan had 3 turnovers in the win over Southern Missouri State and if that happens again they will get crushed. MSU also had 4 turnovers in their game against Boise State and if they cough up the ball like that against maybe CMU has a chance. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
The Chippewas racked up 495 total yards in their opening win and like MSU they are led by their rushing offense. Central Michigan had 2 players rush for over 100 yards in the win over Southern Missouri State with Zurlon Tipton setting career bests with 180 rushing yards and 3 TD. Michigan State has a solid defense and in the win over Boise State they only gave up 37 rushing yards.
Central Michigan did pull off a big upset beating MSU in 2009, but last season the Spartans laid a 45-7 beat down on the Chippewas.
In some betting trends for this non-conference match up Michigan State is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall, and they have an Over record of 5-2 in their last 7 games.
Central Michigan is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and they have an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 home games.
Jason’s Pick: The Spartans will have no problems winning this game and they will also cover because Bell will have a big game and MSU will stuff the run.
