Washington State at Michigan State - 2017 Matchup Preview

Washington State Cougars vs Michigan State Spartans

Thursday, December 28th 2017 (9:00 PM EST)
Michigan State -2.5 (47.5) (0) Open: 0.0
Michigan State 42 - Washington State: 17 (SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL)

Cougars (9 - 4) (7 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 23 - 20 (16 - 24 on Road)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Bowl Game Opt Outs
Our Line: -2.5 (SP+ MSU -5)
Projected Score: WSU: 24 - MSU: 23 (47)
MSU Win prob: 55% | Cover: 49%
WSU Travel: 964 miles

Spartans (10 - 3) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 25 - 30 (25 - 28 @ Home)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Bowls
WSU Players
MSU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Washington State's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Washington State vs Montana State	-40.5
Sat 9/9	Washington State vs Boise State	-7.5	58.0	W 47 - 44	O	N
Sat 9/16	Washington State vs Oregon State	-19.5	65.5	W 52 - 23	O	Y
Sat 9/23	Washington State vs Nevada	-28.5	65.5	W 45 - 7	U	Y
Fri 9/29	Washington State vs USC	+4.5	60.0	W 30 - 27	U	Y
Sat 10/7	Washington State at Oregon	-1.5	61.0	W 33 - 10	U	Y
Fri 10/13	Washington State at California	-16.5	54.5	L 3 - 37	U	N
Sat 10/21	Washington State vs Colorado	-9.0	52.5	W 28 - 0	U	Y
Sat 10/28	Washington State at Arizona	+1.0	63.0	L 37 - 58	O	N
Sat 11/4	Washington State vs Stanford	+1.5	56.0	W 24 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/11	Washington State at Utah	-1.0	50.5	W 33 - 25	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/25	Washington State at Washington	+9.5	50.5	L 14 - 41	O	N
Thu 12/28	Washington State vs Michigan State	+2.5	47.5	L 17 - 42	O	N

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Predictions for Washington State's Schedule

Michigan State's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Michigan State vs Bowling Green	-17.0	56.0	W 35 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/9	Michigan State vs Western Michigan	-7.0	51.5	W 28 - 14	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/23	Michigan State vs Notre Dame	+3.5	54.0	L 18 - 38	O	N
Sat 9/30	Michigan State vs Iowa	-3.5	44.5	W 17 - 10	U	Y
Sat 10/7	Michigan State at Michigan	+12.5	40.0	W 14 - 10	U	Y
Sat 10/14	Michigan State at Minnesota	-4.0	40.5	W 30 - 27	O	N
Sat 10/21	Michigan State vs Indiana	-6.5	47.5	W 17 - 9	U	Y
Sat 10/28	Michigan State at Northwestern	-2.0	41.5	L 31 - 39	O	N
Sat 11/4	Michigan State vs Penn State	+10.0	46.0	W 27 - 24	O	Y
Sat 11/11	Michigan State at Ohio State	+17.5	56.5	L 3 - 48	U	N
Sat 11/18	Michigan State vs Maryland	-14.0	44.5	W 17 - 7	U	N
Sat 11/25	Michigan State at Rutgers	-14.0	42.5	W 40 - 7	O	Y
Thu 12/28	Michigan State vs Washington State	-2.5	47.5	W 42 - 17	O	Y

Important Stats (2016)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
WSU	.24	47%	22.5	49%	3.35	120	46%	363	4.32	.18	45%	20.2	42%	47%	3.01	68.9	1.3	1.8
MSU	.16	42%	24.6	42%	2.78	173	39%	222	3.07	.15	43%	29.9	41%	44%	3.76	60.3	1.5	1.1

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
WSU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
MSU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2016

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	22.5	16.3	47.5%	4.32	1.3	26	483	120	363	4.3	32%	67%	49%	46%	12%	.24
MSU Defense	12	29.9	27.8	43.1%	3.76	1.1	-	-	-	-	-	55%	43%	41%	44%	13%	.15

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 Defense	13	20.2	23.7	45.1%	3.01	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	47%	52%	42%	47%	15%	.18
MSU Offense	12	24.6	24.8	42.1%	3.07	1.5	21	395	173	222	4.4	53%	45%	42%	39%	16%	.16

Additional Stats 2016

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	32:18	26.2	47%	55%	7.9	68.9	1.3	1.8	5.2	1.5	2	28.8
Michigan State	12	31:40	20.5	39%	48%	6.4	60.3	1.5	1.1	4.7	0.9	2	28

Run Game Stats (2017)

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	32%	49%	27.8	120.1	4.3	23	.15	3.35	84%	7%	0.88
MSU Defense	12	55%	41%	-	-	-	-	.08	2.5	72%	8%	1

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 Defense	13	47%	42%	-	-	-	-	.04	2.69	67%	10%	0.97
MSU Offense	12	53%	42%	39.3	172.7	4.4	14	.03	2.78	76%	10%	0.83

Pass Game Stats (2017)

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	67%	46%	35.9	51.1	362.5	7.1	10.1	40	12	.29	1.4	30%	39%	.4	5%	1.8
MSU Defense	12	43%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.26	1.6	32%	37%	.32	5%	1.7

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 Defense	13	52%	47%	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	.34	1.5	33%	36%	.33	5%	1.8
MSU Offense	12	45%	39%	17.6	30.8	222.3	7.2	12.6	19	11	.31	1.7	36%	32%	.26	6%	1.7

Washington State's Power Ratings
Washington State's Power Rating: NR
Washington State's Offense Rating: NR
Washington State's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #60
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Washington State's 2017 Expected Record: -
Washington State's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 8.6 #40
Washington State's Offense SP+ Rating: 30.9 #50
Washington State's Defense SP+ Rating: 22.1 #30

Average Talent
Average Pac-12 Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Washington State: Michigan State: 6.9

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Washington State: 8.6 Michigan State: 13.8

Michigan State's Power Ratings
Michigan State's Power Rating: 6.9 NR
Michigan State's Offense Rating: NR
Michigan State's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #30
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Michigan State's 2017 Expected Record: -
Michigan State's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 13.8 #23
Michigan State's Offense SP+ Rating: 27.7 #72
Michigan State's Defense SP+ Rating: 15.1 #11

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Washington State Scoring
Offense: 22.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 16.3
Defense: 20.2 PPG
Defense on Road: 23.7

Washington State's 2017 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record on Road: 2 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Washington State 24
Michigan State 23

Projected Total Points: 47

Michigan State Scoring
Offense: 24.6 PPG
Offense at Home: 24.8
Defense: 29.9 PPG
Defense at Home: 27.8

Michigan State's 2017 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record at home: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 5 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 3 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 4 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2017	12/28	Michigan State	42	Washington State	17	Michigan State -2.5	Michigan State	47.5	Over

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

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

Washington State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
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
2013	Mexico Bowl	Washington State vs Colorado State	-4.0	64.0	L 45 - 48

Michigan State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2017	Holiday Bowl	Michigan State vs Washington State	-2.5	47.5	W 42 - 17
2015	CFP Semifinal	Michigan State vs Alabama	+9.5		L 0 - 38
2014	Cotton Bowl	Michigan State vs Baylor	+3.0	68.0	W 42 - 41
2013	Rose Bowl	Michigan State vs Stanford	+6.5	41.0	W 24 - 20
2012	Wings Bowl	Michigan State vs TCU			W 17 - 16
2011	Outback Bowl	Michigan State vs Georgia			W 33 - 30

(#) WSU at (#) MSU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	WSU	MSU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#40	#23
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#60	#30
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Washington State Injury Report

Michigan State Injury Report

Washington State on Offense


CategoryCat	WSU Off	MSU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#50	#11
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Washington State Run Game


CategoryCat	WSU Off	MSU Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Washington State Pass Game


CategoryCat	WSU Off	MSU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Michigan State on Offense


CategoryCat	MSU Off	WSU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#72	#30
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Michigan State Run Game


CategoryCat	MSU Off	WSU Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Michigan State Pass Game


CategoryCat	MSU Off	WSU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
MSU 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Top 25 Contenders

WSU 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Average P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Qualcomm Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 1
Michigan State -2.5 (47.5)
Michigan State won vs Washington State this year (42-17)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

WSU's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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WSU's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

MSU's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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MSU's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD