Central Michigan-Purdue: Motor City Bowl Betting Preview

Central Michigan takes on Purdue in the Motor City Bowl. The Boilermakers are an eight-point favorite with a total of 71.5-72, so shop around at our vetted sportsbooks.

Taken from our sports betting previews from articles around the Internet, Purdue players have expressed how they want to go out on a high note after losing their final three regular-season games including to rival Indiana (a GodsTips.com Wise Guy winner for sports bettors).

This is a rare bowl rematch, as Purdue crushed the Chippewas 45-22 back on Sept. 23.   

The Bowl previews told you that offensively, this is one of the more evenly-matched statistical battles. Purdue gets just .4 more first downs per game, but CMU gets 27.4 more yards per game on .4 more yards per play. The Boilermakers get 22.2 more yards per game in the air. The biggest edge is on rushing yards per attempt, where the Chippewas get .9 more.

While Central accumulates .2 more passing yards per attempt, Purdue earns .3 more passing yards per reception.

Purdue’s defensive superiority holds across the board, but not by dominating margins. They allow 3.4 fewer first downs per game on 64.7 fewer total yards. They also allow .8 fewer yards per play.

The Boilermakers' biggest upper hand is in pass defense, where they allow 1.7 fewer passing yards per attempt, 1.3 fewer passing yards per reception, and a passing percentage against of 7.9 better than CMU allows.

In turnovers and rushing yards per attempt, the teams are nearly even.

CMU went 7-2 straight up down the stretch and 5-3-1 against the spread during that span. They also exceeded the total in seven of their last eight. Purdue went 3-6 against the spread to close out the regular season, including three straight losses outright.