Washington State vs Central Michigan Game Matchup

Washington State Cougars vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Friday, December 31st 2021 (12:00 PM EST)
Washington State -5.5 (56.0) (230)
Central Michigan 24 - Washington State: 21 (Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl)

Cougars (7 - 6) (8 - 5 - 0)
Washington State's Avg Score : 28 - 24
SP+ Rating: 6.7 (#57)
Team Rating: 601.16 (#Team not found for the given year.)

Bowl Game Opt Outs
Projected Pts: WSU: 27 - CMU: 28 (55)
Washington State win prob: 67%
Washington State cover prob: 51%
STV Line: -0
SP+ Line: Washington State -7.5

Chippewas (9 - 4) (8 - 5 - 0)
Central Michigan's Avg Score : 32 - 26
SP+ Rating: -1.0 (#84)
Team Rating: 268.89 (#Team not found for the given year.)

Game Info
Schedules
Bowl History
Players
Stats Matchup
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Power Ratings
Scoring | Records
Previous Matchups

Washington State's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/4	Washington State vs Utah State	-17.5	66.5	L 23 - 26
Sat 9/11	Washington State vs Portland State	-31.0	65.5	W 44 - 24
Sat 9/18	Washington State vs USC	+7.0	61.0	L 14 - 45
Sat 9/25	Washington State at Utah	+15.0	53.5	L 13 - 24
Sat 10/2	Washington State at California	+7.5	52.5	W 21 - 6
Sat 10/9	Washington State vs Oregon State	+4.0	59.0	W 31 - 24
Sat 10/16	Washington State vs Stanford	-1.0	53.0	W 34 - 31
Sat 10/23	Washington State vs BYU	+3.5	56.5	L 19 - 21
Sat 10/30	Washington State at Arizona State	+16.5	55.5	W 34 - 21
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/13	Washington State at Oregon	+13.0	58.0	L 24 - 38
Fri 11/19	Washington State vs Arizona	-15.0	52.5	W 44 - 18
Fri 11/26	Washington State at Washington	+1.0	45.0	W 40 - 13
Fri 12/31	Washington State vs Central Michigan	-5.5	56.0	L 21 - 24

Central Michigan's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/4	Central Michigan at Missouri	+13.5	59.0	L 24 - 34
Sat 9/11	Central Michigan vs Robert Morris	-37.5	53.5	W 45 - 0
Sat 9/18	Central Michigan at LSU	+19.5	61.0	L 21 - 49
Sat 9/25	Central Michigan vs Florida International	-12.0	55.0	W 31 - 27
Sat 10/2	Central Michigan at Miami (OH)	-2.5	56.5	L 17 - 28
Sat 10/9	Central Michigan at Ohio	-5.0	58.0	W 30 - 27
Sat 10/16	Central Michigan vs Toledo	+5.0	53.0	W 26 - 23
Sat 10/23	Central Michigan vs Northern Illinois	-6.0	56.0	L 38 - 39
BYE WEEK
Wed 11/3	Central Michigan at Western Michigan	+9.0	64.5	W 42 - 30
Wed 11/10	Central Michigan vs Kent State	-2.5	76.5	W 54 - 30
Wed 11/17	Central Michigan at Ball State	-2.5	57.0	W 37 - 17
Fri 11/26	Central Michigan vs Eastern Michigan	-8.5	64.0	W 31 - 10
Fri 12/31	Central Michigan vs Washington State	+5.5	56.0	W 24 - 21
Fri 12/31	Central Michigan vs Boise State	+7.5	55.5

WSU's OC vs CMU's DC CMU's OC vs WSU's DC

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
WSU Offense	13	27.8	26.4	43.5%	4.24	0	0	0	0	0	0	43%	57%	45%	43%	18%	.23
CMU Defense	13	25.8	21.5	41.3%	3.96	0	-	-	-	-	-	48%	52%	43%	40%	22%	.19

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
CMU Offense	13	32.3	37.5	43.7%	3.65	0	0	0	0	0	0	52%	47%	44%	44%	16%	.24
WSU Defense	13	24.2	20.4	44.3%	3.73	0	-	-	-	-	-	50%	49%	48%	42%	17%	.2

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
WSU Offense	13	43%	45%	0	0	0	0	.19	2.99	64%	12%	1.05
CMU Defense	13	48%	43%	-	-	-	-	.13	2.84	71%	14%	1.05

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
CMU Offense	13	52%	44%	0	0	0	0	.14	3.14	78%	10%	1
WSU Defense	13	50%	48%	-	-	-	-	.19	3.25	74%	11%	0.97

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
WSU Offense	13	57%	43%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	1.4	31%	33%	.44	7%	2
CMU Defense	13	52%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.28	1.6	34%	28%	.18	7%	2

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
CMU Offense	13	47%	44%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	1.7	35%	32%	.35	6%	2.2
WSU Defense	13	49%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.25	1.5	32%	29%	.34	6%	2.2

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Washington State	13	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30.8
Central Michigan	13	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31.7

Washington State's Power Ratings
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Washington State's SP+ Ratings
Washington State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 6.7 (#57)
Washington State's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.0 (#49)
Washington State's Defense SP+ Rating: 26.0 (#60)

Pac-12's Avg 2021 SP+ Rating: 2.6
Pac-12's Avg 2021 SP+ Offense Rating: 29.6
Pac-12's Avg 2021 SP+ Defense Rating: 27.3

Washington State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 4.6 (#47)
Washington State's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 9.5 (#37)
Washington State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 6.7 (#57)

Washington State's 2021 Expected Record: -

Power Ratings Matchup
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SP+ Ratings Matchup
Washington State: 6.7   Central Michigan: -1.0

Performance Ratings Matchup
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Team Ratings Matchup
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Central Michigan's Power Ratings
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Central Michigan's SP+ Ratings
Central Michigan's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.0 (#84)
Central Michigan's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.5 (#68)
Central Michigan's Defense SP+ Rating: 29.3 (#93)

Mid-American's Avg 2021 SP+ Rating: -6.8
Mid-American's Avg 2021 SP+ Offense Rating: 26.5
Mid-American's Avg 2021 SP+ Defense Rating: 32.5

Central Michigan's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -19.2 (#126)
Central Michigan's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -14.0 (#112)
Central Michigan's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.0 (#84)

Central Michigan's 2021 Expected Record: -

Washington State Scoring
Offense: 27.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 26.4
Defense: 24.2 PPG
Defense on Road: 20.4

Washington State's 2021 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Record on Road: 3 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 1 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0

Washington State Roster Talent
2021 Talent Rating: 601.16
2023 Talent Rating:
2022 Talent Rating:
2021 Talent Rating: 601.16

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Pac-12 Talent Rating is 620.91
Average Power Five Talent: 713.28
Average FBS Talent: 553.02

Projected Score
Central Michigan 28.3
Washington State 26.8

Projected Total Points: 55

Based on Entire Season
Washington State
Central Michigan

Total Points:

Central Michigan Scoring
Offense: 32.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 37.5
Defense: 25.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 21.5

Central Michigan's 2021 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Record at home: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 1 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0

Central Michigan Roster Talent
2021 Talent Rating: 268.89
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2021 Talent Rating: 268.89

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 350.9
Average Power Five Talent: 713.28
Average FBS Talent: 553.02

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2021	12/31	Central Michigan	24	Washington State	21	Central Michigan	Washington State -5.5	Central Michigan	56.0	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Central Michigan	1	1	0 Overs
Washington State	0	0	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 0	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0

Washington State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2021	Sun Bowl	Washington State vs Central Michigan	-5.5	56.0	L 21 - 24
2019	It Bowl	Washington State vs Air Force	+3.0	73.0	L 21 - 31
2018	Alamo Bowl	Washington State vs Iowa State	-2.5	56.5	W 28 - 26
2017	Holiday Bowl	Washington State vs Michigan State	+2.5	47.5	L 17 - 42
2016	Holiday Bowl	Washington State vs Minnesota	-5.5	61.0	L 12 - 17
2015	Sun Bowl	Washington State vs Miami	-1.5		W 20 - 14

Central Michigan Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2021	Sun Bowl	Central Michigan vs Washington State	+5.5	56.0	W 24 - 21
2019	Mexico Bowl	Central Michigan vs San Diego State	+4.0	40.0	L 11 - 48
2017	Potato Bowl	Central Michigan vs Wyoming	+1.0	44.5	L 14 - 37
2016	Beach Bowl	Central Michigan vs Tulsa	+11.0	68.0	L 10 - 55
2015	Lane Bowl	Central Michigan vs Minnesota	+6.0		L 14 - 21

(#Team not found for the given year.) Washington State Info
Washington State has played in 6 Bowls in the last 5 years (1 - 5)
Washington State has played in 11 Bowls since 2000 (4 - 7)

Washington State is 3 - 1 in last 4 games (3 at Home, 1 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 30 - 24

Washington State Deficiencies
Washington State has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate

Rematch from Week 1
Washington State 5.5 (56.0)
Central Michigan won vs Washington State this year (24-21)

Previous Matchups
Central Michigan beat Washington State in 2021 (24-21)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Sun Bowl Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Depth Charts
Washington State | Central Michigan

(#Team not found for the given year.) Central Michigan Info
Central Michigan has played in 4 Bowls in the last 5 years (1 - 3)
Central Michigan has played in 11 Bowls since 2000 (4 - 7)

Central Michigan is 4 - 0 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 28 - 29

Central Michigan Deficiencies
Central Michigan has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate

Washington State's Head Coach

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Jayden de Laura	227	359	63%	2798	23	9	7.8
Jarrett Guarantano	33	49	67%	304	1	3	6.2

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Max Borghi	160	880	12	5.5	64
Deon McIntosh	111	532	3	4.8	38
Nakia Watson	36	114	0	3.2	40
Jayden de Laura	45	77	3	1.7	21

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Calvin Jackson Jr.	66	987	7	15.0	78
Travell Harris	76	814	9	10.7	58
De'Zhaun Stribling	44	471	5	10.7	26
Donovan Ollie	26	301	1	11.6	56

Central Michigan's Head Coach

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Daniel Richardson	191	316	60%	2633	24	6	8.3
Jacob Sirmon	73	119	61%	734	6	4	6.2

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Lew Nichols	341	1848	16	5.4	66
Darius Bracy	36	212	0	5.9	48
Myles Bailey	30	114	0	3.8	12
De'Javion Stepney	13	109	0	8.4	30

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Kalil Pimpleton	62	960	4	15.5	72
Dallas Dixon	45	701	8	15.6	44
JaCorey Sullivan	49	687	10	14.0	78
Joel Wilson	31	367	6	11.8	41