Tulsa Doom: Golden Hurricane versus Central Michigan

Fans who bet on football games online favor the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to win the Miami Beach Bowl over the Central Michigan Chippewas on Monday, December 19th at Marlins Park. Here are the college football betting lines, total, and spread from SBG Global:

Central Michigan Chippewas +11½ (-110) 68½ (-110) +355 
Tulsa Golden Hurricane -11½ (-110) 68½ (-110) -445

The Chippewas (6-6) lost 21-6 to the Eastern Michigan Eagles on November 22nd. Cooper Rush threw 21 of 35 for 256 yards with one interception and ran for -1 yard on three carries. Devon Spalding ran for 85 yards and three TDs on 11 carries. Corey ‘What’chu talkin’ ‘bout’ Willis had 125 yards on seven receptions while Mark ‘David’ Chapman had 40 yards on two receptions. Brian Eavey missed a field goal. Tyree Waller had nine tackles (five solo). Joe Ostman had one sack. Amari Coleman intercepted one pass.

The Golden Hurricane (9-3) beat the Cincinnati Bearcats 40-37 on November 25th. Dane Evans went 25 of 38 for 305 yards with three TDs and two interception. He ran for 10 yards on five carries. James Flanders ran for 197 yards and two TDs on 39 carries. Keevan Lucas had 120 yards and one TD on eight receptions while Josh Atkinson had 96 yards on six receptions. Justin Hobbs had one TD on three receptions. Chris Minter had one TD on one reception. Redford Jones made 2 of 2 field goals. Trent Martin had 10 tackles. Kolton Shindelar had one sack.

CMU averages 395.1 total yards (275.8 passing and 119.3 rushing) and allows 376.2 total yards (214.8 passing and 161.3 rushing) per game. Rush is 253 of 415 (61.0%) for 3292 yards with 23 TDs and 13 picks, and has run for -13 yards on 62 carries. Spalding has run for 744 yards on 131 carries while Jahray Hayes has eight TDs on 140 carries. Willis has 1024 yards and nine TDs on 68 catches. Malik Fountain has 82 combined tackles (48 solo and 34 assisted). Ostman has eight sacks.

TU averages 523.2 total yards (260.8 passing and 262.4 rushing) and allows 432.4 total yards (248.3 passing and 184.1 rushing) per game. Evans is 231 of 297 (58.2%) for 3044 yards with 27 TDs and 12 picks, and has run for -51 yards on 44 carries. Flanders has run for 1529 yards and 17 TDs on 241 carries. Lucas has 1108 yards and 12 TDs on 74 catches. Martin has 94 combined tackles (51 solo and 43 assisted). Jesse Brubaker and Petera Wilson have 4½ sacks each.

Trends for CMU fans who bet on football games online: the Chippewas are 1-4 against the spread and straight-up in the last five games. Trends for TU fans who bet on football games online: the Golden Hurricane is 5-1-1 against the spread in the last seven games, and 5-1 straight-up in the last six games. The total has gone over in eight of Tulsa’s last 10 games.