Eastern Michigan at San José State - 2022 Matchup Preview

Eastern Michigan Eagles vs San José State Spartans

Tuesday, December 20th 2022 (3:30 PM EST)
San José State -3.5 (54.0) (-175) Open: -4.5 | 53.5
Eastern Michigan 41 - San José State: 27 (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

Eagles (9 - 4) (7 - 6 - 0)
Coach Chris Creighton (37 - 57)
Avg Score : 24 - 30 (25 - 35 on Road)
'22 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Bowl Game Opt Outs
Our Line: -1.5 (SP+ SJSU -3)
Projected Score: EMU: 28 - SJSU: 28 (56)
SJSU Win prob: 62% | Cover: 49%
EMU Travel: 1639 miles, 2 hrs ahead

Spartans (7 - 5) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach Brent Brennan (20 - 37)
Avg Score : 21 - 33 (26 - 30 @ Home)
'22 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Bowls
EMU Players
SJSU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Eastern Michigan's 2022 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 9/2	Eastern Michigan vs Eastern Kentucky	-10.5	57.5	W 42 - 34	O	N
Sat 9/10	Eastern Michigan at Louisiana	+11.0	56.0	L 21 - 49	O	N
Sat 9/17	Eastern Michigan at Arizona State	+20.5	56.5	W 30 - 21	U	Y
Sat 9/24	Eastern Michigan vs Buffalo	-6.5	57.5	L 31 - 50	O	N
Sat 10/1	Eastern Michigan vs Massachusetts	-20.0	53.0	W 20 - 13	U	N
Sat 10/8	Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan	+4.5	55.5	W 45 - 23	O	Y
Sat 10/15	Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois	-3.5	64.5	L 10 - 39	U	N
Sat 10/22	Eastern Michigan at Ball State	+2.5	57.5	W 20 - 16	U	Y
Sat 10/29	Eastern Michigan vs Toledo	+4.0	54.0	L 24 - 27	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Tue 11/8	Eastern Michigan at Akron	-6.5	57.0	W 34 - 28	O	N
Wed 11/16	Eastern Michigan at Kent State	+7.5	60.0	W 31 - 24	U	Y
Fri 11/25	Eastern Michigan vs Central Michigan	-1.0	53.5	W 38 - 19	O	Y
Tue 12/20	Eastern Michigan vs San José State	+3.5	54.0	W 41 - 27	O	Y

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Predictions for Eastern 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 (2021)

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
EMU	.2	45%	24.1	42%	2.98	119	47%	263	4.23	.3	51%	29.8	53%	48%	4.1	34.5	1.1	1.5
SJSU	.11	40%	21.4	44%	2.88	121	36%	220	3.1	.15	42%	32.5	43%	42%	3.76	65.2	2	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
EMU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
SJSU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2021

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
EMU Offense	13	24.1	24.5	44.9%	4.23	1.1	22	381	119	263	3.4	43%	57%	42%	47%	18%	.2
SJSU Defense	12	32.5	29.5	42.4%	3.76	1.1	-	-	-	-	-	49%	51%	43%	42%	21%	.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
EMU Defense	13	29.8	34.7	50.8%	4.1	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	54%	46%	53%	48%	14%	.3
SJSU Offense	12	21.4	25.8	39.7%	3.1	2	17	340	121	220	4.1	46%	54%	44%	36%	23%	.11

Additional Stats 2021

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
Eastern Michigan	13	30:32	22.2	42%	48%	3.8	34.5	1.1	1.5	4	1.8	3	30.3
San José State	12	26:44	16.8	35%	33%	7.3	65.2	2	1.1	6.7	2.3	1	28.2

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
EMU Offense	13	43%	42%	35	118.5	3.4	26	.13	2.98	73%	11%	0.97
SJSU Defense	12	49%	43%	-	-	-	-	.07	3.1	73%	13%	0.72

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
EMU Defense	13	54%	53%	-	-	-	-	.27	3.62	85%	8%	0.92
SJSU Offense	12	46%	44%	29.3	120.5	4.1	12	.06	2.88	56%	14%	0.93

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
EMU Offense	13	57%	47%	23.8	35	262.8	7.5	11.1	19	9	.28	1.4	30%	32%	.41	6%	2.1
SJSU Defense	12	51%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	.24	1.5	31%	27%	.23	9%	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
EMU Defense	13	46%	48%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.35	1.5	28%	35%	.31	6%	1.9
SJSU Offense	12	54%	36%	17.3	33.5	219.7	6.6	12.7	15	10	.15	1.6	34%	31%	.28	9%	2.1

Eastern Michigan's Power Ratings
Eastern Michigan's Power Rating: NR
Eastern Michigan's Offense Rating: NR
Eastern Michigan's Defense Rating: NR
2022 Talent Rating: #111
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Eastern Michigan's 2022 Expected Record: -
Eastern Michigan's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -7.1 #91
Eastern Michigan's Offense SP+ Rating: 24.0 #85
Eastern Michigan's Defense SP+ Rating: 32.4 #93

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Eastern Michigan: San José State: -2.15

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Eastern Michigan: -7.1 San José State: -4.3

San José State's Power Ratings
San José State's Power Rating: -2.15 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: 715.76

Eastern Michigan Scoring
Offense: 24.1 PPG
Offense on Road: 24.5
Defense: 29.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 34.7

Eastern Michigan's 2022 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 6
Record on Road: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 6 - 1 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 4 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Eastern Michigan 28
San José State 28

Projected Total Points: 56

San José State Scoring
Offense: 21.4 PPG
Offense at Home: 25.8
Defense: 32.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 29.5

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	12/20	San José State	27	Eastern Michigan	41	San José State -3.5	Eastern Michigan	54.0	Over

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

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

Eastern Michigan Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2022	Potato Bowl	Eastern Michigan vs San José State	+3.5	54.0	W 41 - 27
2021	Lendingtree Bowl	Eastern Michigan vs Liberty	+9.5	58.5	L 20 - 56
2019	Lane Bowl	Eastern Michigan vs Pittsburgh	+12.5	51.0	L 30 - 34
2018	Camellia Bowl	Eastern Michigan vs Georgia Southern	+3.0	45.5	L 21 - 23
2016	Bahamas Bowl	Eastern Michigan vs Old Dominion	+4.0	63.0	L 20 - 24

San José State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2022	Potato Bowl	San José State vs Eastern Michigan	-3.5	54.0	L 27 - 41
2020	Arizona Bowl	San José State vs Ball State	-9.5	63.0	L 13 - 34

(#) EMU at (#) SJSU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	EMU	SJSU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#91	#84
Perf GradeGrade	#57	#69
OffenseOff	#51	#70
DefenseDef	#90	#54
Spec TeamsST	#12	#82
TalentTal	#111	#105
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Eastern Michigan Injury Report

San José State Injury Report

Eastern Michigan on Offense


CategoryCat	EMU Off	SJSU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#51	#54
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#85	#37
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Eastern Michigan Run Game


CategoryCat	EMU Off	SJSU Def
Run GameRun	#93	#58
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#28	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#84

Eastern Michigan Pass Game


CategoryCat	EMU Off	SJSU Def
Pass GamePass	#82	#75
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#67	#44
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

San José State on Offense


CategoryCat	SJSU Off	EMU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#70	#90
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#101	#93
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

San José State Run Game


CategoryCat	SJSU Off	EMU Def
Run GameRun	#53	#33
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#110	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#20

San José State Pass Game


CategoryCat	SJSU Off	EMU Def
Pass GamePass	#46	#114
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#88	#89
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

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

EMU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Average G5
'22 Profile: Remains Average G5

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

Rematch from Week 1
San José State -3.5 (54.0)
Eastern Michigan won at San José State this year (41-27)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

EMU's OC Chris Creighton (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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EMU's DC Neal Neathery (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