PREMIUM
AAA's POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL BLOWOUT (December 24th!)
(NCAAF) Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky,
Point Spread: 4.00 | -110.00 Central Michigan (Away)
Result: Win
Point Spread: 4.00 | -110.00 Central Michigan (Away)
Result: Win
This is an 8* BLOWOUT on Central Michigan.
For a number of different reasons I like CMU to at the very least keep this one close enough to sneak in through the back door down the stretch. It's hard not to imagine both teams being a bit distracted with the surroundings, this is the first time a bowl game has been played outside the USA or Canada in almost 78 years. Each team brings something to the table, Western Kentucky is third in the nation in passing yards per game defensively and sixth in total offense. QB Brandon Doughty had 4,344 passing yards and 44 TD's. But now Doughty runs smack dab into a Chippewas defensive unit which ranked 16th in the FBS with just 331.2 yards allowed per game overall. These teams faced off in a 2012 bowl, and Western Kentucky had been averaging 391.9 yards per game for the season, until the Chips held them to just 327 in the 24-21 victory. Central Michigan hasn't played since a 32-20 loss to Western Michigan on November 22nd, while the Hilltoppers enter on a four-game win streak, a 67-66 OT win over then No. 19 Marshall on November 28th the latest. But as good as Western Kentucky is on the offensive side of the ball, note that it tied for 119th out of 125 FBS schools with 39.3 points allowed per game on the defensive side. We can expect Central Michigan to control the tempo while on offense, expect to see a lot of RB Thomas Rawls, who had 1,103 yards despite missing three games. The bottom line is, with a month off to prepare for the Hilltoppers' dynamic offensive unit, I think the Chips' stellar defensive play gets carried over here, while I also expect the CMU offense to shred Western Kentucky's deplorable defense. While the outright win isn't out of the question obviously, I will in the end recommend grabbing as many points as you can on CENTRAL MICHIGAN.
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For a number of different reasons I like CMU to at the very least keep this one close enough to sneak in through the back door down the stretch. It's hard not to imagine both teams being a bit distracted with the surroundings, this is the first time a bowl game has been played outside the USA or Canada in almost 78 years. Each team brings something to the table, Western Kentucky is third in the nation in passing yards per game defensively and sixth in total offense. QB Brandon Doughty had 4,344 passing yards and 44 TD's. But now Doughty runs smack dab into a Chippewas defensive unit which ranked 16th in the FBS with just 331.2 yards allowed per game overall. These teams faced off in a 2012 bowl, and Western Kentucky had been averaging 391.9 yards per game for the season, until the Chips held them to just 327 in the 24-21 victory. Central Michigan hasn't played since a 32-20 loss to Western Michigan on November 22nd, while the Hilltoppers enter on a four-game win streak, a 67-66 OT win over then No. 19 Marshall on November 28th the latest. But as good as Western Kentucky is on the offensive side of the ball, note that it tied for 119th out of 125 FBS schools with 39.3 points allowed per game on the defensive side. We can expect Central Michigan to control the tempo while on offense, expect to see a lot of RB Thomas Rawls, who had 1,103 yards despite missing three games. The bottom line is, with a month off to prepare for the Hilltoppers' dynamic offensive unit, I think the Chips' stellar defensive play gets carried over here, while I also expect the CMU offense to shred Western Kentucky's deplorable defense. While the outright win isn't out of the question obviously, I will in the end recommend grabbing as many points as you can on CENTRAL MICHIGAN.
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