Central Michigan Chippewas vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/01/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 1, 2022

Venue:  Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  CMU +21, OK State -21; Over/Under:  59 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  CMU +21, OK State -21; Over/Under:  59 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  CMU +21, OK State -21; Over/Under:  58.5 points

 

Central Michigan Chippewas:  0-0 (MAC West)

Oklahoma State Cowboys:  0-0 (Big 12)

 

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Central Michigan Chippewas:  N/A

Oklahoma State Cowboys:  N/A

 

CMU is playing their season opener here on Thursday and this will also be their first road game of the college football season. They finished last season with a 9-4 record overall and were 3-3 in their road games. They were also 6-2 in their conference games and finished 2nd place in the MAC West. They ended their season with a 24-21 win against Washington State in the Sun Bowl. Their offense was averaging 445.4 YPG and 32.3 PPG while their defense was allowing 382.5 YPG and 25.8 PPG against them. Daniel Richardson led the team in passing with 2,633 passing yards, Lew Nichols led the team in rushing with 1,848 rushing yards, and Kalil Pimpleton led the team in receiving with 960 receiving yards. 

 

 

 

Oklahoma State is playing their season opener here on Thursday and this will also be their first home game on the college football schedule this season. They finished last season with a 12-2 record overall and were 7-0 in their home games. They were also 8-1 with their conference record and finished in 1st place in the Big 12. They ended their season off with a 37-35 win against Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. Their offense was averaging 417.7 YPG and 31.1 PPG while their defense was allowing 297.9 YPG and 18.1 PPG against them. Spencer Sanders led the team in passing with 2,839 passing yards, Jaylen Warren led the team in rushing with 1,216 rushing yards, and Tay Martin led the team in receiving with 1,046 receiving yards. 

The current betting odds have CMU listed as a 21 point underdog according to Draftkings Sportsbook. CMU had a pretty good season last year as they finished 9-4 and were one of the better teams in their conference all year, but they will be looking to improve on that season and finish even better this year. They had the luxury of seeing both their QB and starting RB from last season return to the team this year, they did lose their leading receiver but they still have a lot of talent on the receiving corps that will be able to pick up the slack and move this offense well. Oklahoma State also had a very good season last year as they were the best in the Big 12 but according to them, they still weren't good enough last year not getting into the final four. They have also had a lot of their key offensive and defensive pieces return to the team for this season. They used to be a team that scored a lot of points in their games and basically won their games by outscoring their opponent in a shootout, but the last 2 seasons they have had a much better defense as they have not allowed many points in their games and their offense has not had to score a lot in their games as a result. They were perfect at home last season but won a lot of games with great defense and did not blow many teams out in those games, especially by this many points. OK State has been getting better each year on defense and they should not have to score a lot of points here to win this game at home. The best way to place a bet here is on CMU to cover the spread in this game and keep it close.

 

Central Michigan Oklahoma State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Thursday, September 1, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Oklahoma State 31 CMU 17.

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Central Michigan Chippewas: 2-7 ATS as a road underdog of 17.5 to 21 points. 31-22 UNDER when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 7-2 UNDER in road games.

Oklahoma State Cowboys: 18-12 ATS in a home game where the total is between 56.5 and 63. 13-8 OVER in games played on turf. 15-9 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Central Michigan Chippewas:  None.

Oklahoma State Cowboys:  B. Green (WR) Doub Thurs - Wrist.

 

 

"I’m doing fine and all the tests have come back good." - Jim McElwain on suffering a seizure the weekend before his team’s season opener.

 

 

“We have a culture and a philosophy and a system we believe in. I’ve had a number of young men obviously that have contributed a lot and given a lot to Oklahoma State University. We have great people. Stillwater is a great place to be. It’s a comfortable place to be.” - Mike Gundy before his team’s season opener on Thursday.

 

 

 

WR Dixon, Dallas

WR Carriere, Carlos 

WR Ward, Alec 

TE Wilson, Joel

QB Richardson, Daniel

RB Nichols III, Lew 

 

WR Bray, Jaden 

WR Johnson, Braydon

WR Richardson, John Paul

WR Presley, Brennan 

QB Sanders, Spencer

RB Richardson, Dominic 

 

 

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Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

 

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Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

 

Coaches:

Central Michigan Chippewas: Jim McElwain (4th season)

Oklahoma State Cowboys: Mike Gundy (18th season)