Western Michigan at San José State

Western Michigan at San José State - 2022 Matchup Preview

Western Michigan Broncos at San José State Spartans

Saturday, September 24th 2022 (10:30 PM EDT)
San José State -6.5 (49.0)
San José State 34 - Western Michigan: 6

Broncos (5 - 7) (6 - 5 - 1)
Coach Tim Lester (32 - 25)
Avg Score : 19 - 24 (16 - 22 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

SJSU coming off BYE
WMU is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: -9 (SP+ SJSU -13)
Projected Score: WMU: 24 - SJSU: 25 (49)
SJSU Win prob: 68% | Cover: 48%
WMU Travel: 1940 miles, 3 hrs ahead

Spartans (7 - 5) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach Brent Brennan (20 - 37)
Avg Score : 27 - 22 (31 - 15 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
WMU Players
SJSU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Western Michigan's 2022 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 9/2	Western Michigan at Michigan State	+22.0	54.5	L 13 - 35	U	Y
Sat 9/10	Western Michigan at Ball State	-6.5	51.5	W 37 - 30	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Western Michigan vs Pittsburgh	+10.0	46.0	L 13 - 34	O	N
Sat 9/24	Western Michigan at San José State	+6.5	49.0	L 6 - 34	U	N
Sat 10/1	Western Michigan vs New Hampshire	-15.0	52.5	W 44 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/8	Western Michigan vs Eastern Michigan	-4.5	55.5	L 23 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/15	Western Michigan vs Ohio	-2.0	61.5	L 14 - 33	U	N
Sat 10/22	Western Michigan at Miami (OH)	+7.0	44.0	W 16 - 10	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/2	Western Michigan at Bowling Green	+5.0	48.0	L 9 - 13	U	Y
Wed 11/9	Western Michigan vs Northern Illinois	+1.0	49.0	L 21 - 24	U	N
Wed 11/16	Western Michigan at Central Michigan	+10.0	49.0	W 12 - 10	U	Y
Fri 11/25	Western Michigan vs Toledo	+8.5	50.5	W 20 - 14	U	Y

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Predictions for Western Michigan's Schedule

San José State's 2022 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 9/1	San José State vs Portland State	-22.0	51.0	W 21 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/10	San José State at Auburn	+24.0	48.5	L 16 - 24	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/24	San José State vs Western Michigan	-6.5	49.0	W 34 - 6	U	Y
Sat 10/1	San José State at Wyoming	-2.5	42.5	W 33 - 16	O	Y
Fri 10/7	San José State vs UNLV	-6.5	51.5	W 40 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/15	San José State at Fresno State	-7.0	47.0	L 10 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/22	San José State at New Mexico State	-21.0	43.0
Sat 10/29	San José State vs Nevada	-24.5	44.5	W 35 - 28	O	N
Sat 11/5	San José State vs Colorado State	-24.0	44.5	W 28 - 16	U	N
Sat 11/12	San José State at San Diego State	-2.5	41.0	L 27 - 43	O	N
Sat 11/19	San José State at Utah State	+1.0	51.0	L 31 - 35	O	N
Sat 11/26	San José State vs Hawai'i	-15.5	58.5	W 27 - 14	U	N
Tue 12/20	San José State vs Eastern Michigan	-3.5	54.0	L 27 - 41	O	N

Important Stats (2022)

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
WMU	.06	34%	19	34%	2.87	136	35%	166	2.79	.19	44%	24.1	47%	42%	3.38	62.9	1.8	2.3
SJSU	.18	45%	27.4	48%	3.16	96	43%	272	4.25	.15	40%	22	40%	41%	3.42	48.5	0.8	1.8

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
WMU	#43 (.24)	45% (33)		45% (59)	3.05 (62)	184	46% (27)	187	4.11 (49)	#122 (.29)	49% (128)		48% (115)	51% (132)	4.38 (119)	39.2	1	1.6
SJSU	#71 (.18)	44% (56)		41% (98)	2.27 (133)	88	46% (28)	322	3.6 (96)	#27 (.1)	41% (57)		42% (66)	39% (47)	3.58 (44)	61.5	2.2	2.2

Overall Stats 2022

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
WMU Offense	12	19	15.5	34.1%	2.79	1.8	17	302	136	166	3.5	52%	46%	34%	35%	23%	.06
SJSU Defense	12	22	14.7	39.7%	3.42	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	51%	48%	40%	41%	19%	.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
WMU Defense	12	24.1	22	43.8%	3.38	2.3	-	-	-	-	-	52%	47%	47%	42%	21%	.19
SJSU Offense	12	27.4	30.8	45%	4.25	0.8	20	368	96	272	3.4	38%	61%	48%	43%	19%	.18

Additional Stats 2022

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
Western Michigan	12	30:25	16.6	31%	48%	6.7	62.9	1.8	2.3	6.7	2.6	3	28.7
San José State	12	28:36	20.4	37%	47%	5.8	48.5	0.8	1.8	7	3.3	0	31.4

Run Game Stats (2022)

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
WMU Offense	12	52%	34%	38.8	136.3	3.5	14	.03	2.87	68%	15%	1.02
SJSU Defense	12	51%	40%	-	-	-	-	.14	3	68%	13%	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
WMU Defense	12	52%	47%	-	-	-	-	.15	3.13	79%	14%	0.87
SJSU Offense	12	38%	48%	28.6	96.2	3.4	19	.14	3.16	67%	10%	0.82

Pass Game Stats (2022)

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
WMU Offense	12	46%	35%	13.9	27.9	165.7	5.9	11.9	10	13	.18	1.7	39%	23%	.25	9%	2.3
SJSU Defense	12	48%	41%	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	.23	1.6	29%	29%	.37	6%	2.2

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
WMU Defense	12	47%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	.27	1.7	31%	31%	.26	7%	2
SJSU Offense	12	61%	43%	21.7	35.8	271.8	7.6	12.5	23	7	.25	1.5	30%	36%	.36	8%	1.8

Western Michigan's Power Ratings
Western Michigan's Power Rating: NR
Western Michigan's Offense Rating: NR
Western Michigan's Defense Rating: NR
2022 Talent Rating: #97
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Western Michigan's 2022 Expected Record: -
Western Michigan's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -17.3 #121
Western Michigan's Offense SP+ Rating: 11.2 #129
Western Michigan's Defense SP+ Rating: 27.3 #68

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Western Michigan: San José State: 0.35

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Western Michigan: -17.3 San José State: -4.3

San José State's Power Ratings
San José State's Power Rating: 0.35 NR
San José State's Offense Rating: NR
San José State's Defense Rating: NR
2022 Talent Rating: #105
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
San José State's 2022 Expected Record: -
San José State's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -4.3 #84
San José State's Offense SP+ Rating: 19.1 #101
San José State's Defense SP+ Rating: 21.6 #37

Average Talent
Average Mountain West Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Western Michigan Scoring
Offense: 19 PPG
Offense on Road: 15.5
Defense: 24.1 PPG
Defense on Road: 22

Western Michigan's 2022 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 6 - 5 - 1
Over/Under Record: 3 - 9
Record on Road: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 1 - 1
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 3 - 1
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
San José State 25
Western Michigan 24

Total Points: 49

Based on Last 4 Games
Western Michigan 29
San José State 23

Total Points: 52

Based on Entire Season
San José State 26
Western Michigan 18

Total Points: 44

San José State Scoring
Offense: 27.4 PPG
Offense at Home: 30.8
Defense: 22 PPG
Defense at Home: 14.7

San José State's 2022 Record
Record: 7 - 5
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 7
Record at home: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 3 - 7 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2022	09/24	San José State	34	Western Michigan	6	San José State -6.5	San José State	49.0	Under
2021	09/25	Western Michigan	23	San José State	3	Western Michigan -2.5	Western Michigan	61.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
San José State	1	1	0 Overs
Western Michigan	1	1	2 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	2 - 0	2 - 0	2 - 0	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 2	0 - 2	0 - 0	0 - 2

(#) WMU at (#) SJSU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	WMU	SJSU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#121	#84
Perf GradeGrade	#78	#69
OffenseOff	#111	#70
DefenseDef	#20	#54
Spec TeamsST	#94	#82
TalentTal	#97	#105
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Western Michigan Injury Report

San José State Injury Report

Western Michigan on Offense


CategoryCat	WMU Off	SJSU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#111	#54
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#129	#37
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Western Michigan Run Game


CategoryCat	WMU Off	SJSU Def
Run GameRun	#127	#58
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#56	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#84

Western Michigan Pass Game


CategoryCat	WMU Off	SJSU Def
Pass GamePass	#121	#75
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#91	#44
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

San José State on Offense


CategoryCat	SJSU Off	WMU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#70	#20
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#101	#68
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

San José State Run Game


CategoryCat	SJSU Off	WMU Def
Run GameRun	#53	#22
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#110	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#59

San José State Pass Game


CategoryCat	SJSU Off	WMU Def
Pass GamePass	#46	#56
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#88	#11
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
SJSU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Average G5
'22 Profile: Remains Average G5

WMU 5 Year Profile: Declining Average G5
'22 Profile: Up to Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Spartan Stadium
Conditions: Clear
Temp: 74°

Rematch from Week 4
San José State -6.5 (49.0)
San José State won vs Western Michigan this year (34-6)

Previous Matchups
San José State beat Western Michigan in 2022 (34-6)

WMU's OC Eric Evans (in his first season)

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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WMU's DC Lou Esposito (in his second season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

SJSU's OC Kevin McGiven (in his second season)

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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SJSU's DC Derrick Odum (in his second season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD