Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Western Michigan Broncos from the MAC conference will face the Purdue Boilermakers from the Big Ten conference in the Little Caesars Bowl in a college football game on December 27th.
Western Michigan and Purdue will kick off from Ford Field in a dome in Detroit Michigan at 4:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The betting odds came out with the Purdue Boilermakers favored by -1 points with an over under of 61 points.
Money early has shown on the side of the Boilermakers as Purdue is now favored by -2 ½ points.
The over under has moved down to 60 points.
Purdue Boilermakers money line bettors will lay -140 odds with the underdog Western Michigan Broncos bringing back +120 odds to pull off the upset win with no need for taking the points.
Western Michigan and Purdue meet on the football field for the first time since the 2002 season where the Boilermakers earned the 28-24 home victory as a -17 point betting favorite.
Western Michigan will battle in the Little Caesars Bowl with a record of 7-5 on the season. The club is 2-5 away from home.
The Broncos average 35 points and 456 yards per game with 127 rushing yards for 4.2 yards a carry.
On defense Western Michigan allows 28 points and 434 yards per game. Opponents rush for 215 yards against them for 5.5 yards per rush against average
The team finished off play in the regular season with two straight wins.
They are coming off the 68-19 home win against the Akron Zips the day after Thanksgiving as a -28 point betting favorite.
The over under came in at over the closing line of 60 points.
Western Michigan crushed Akron on the line of scrimmage as the outgained the Zips by a 577 yard to 208 yard differential.
The team ran well with 240 rushing yards on 35 carries for nearly 7 yards per rush.
The Broncos allowed the Zips 173 rushing yards on 48 carries for 3.6 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Tyler VanTubbergen hit on 19 of 21 from the field for 252 yards with six touchdown passes. VanTubbergen rushed it seven times for 60 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Dervon Wallace on four carries ran for 79 yards.
Tevin Drake had 27 rushing yards on 7 carries.
Mike Perish chipped in with a touchdown on the ground to go with his six rushing attempts for 16 yards.
Jordan White had seven receptions for 138 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Robert Arnheim grabbed four balls for 65 yards.
Chleb Ravenll had two touchdown catches to go with his 59 receiving yards on five receptions.
Purdue will head to the Little Caesars Bowl with a 6-6 record in the 2011 campaign. The club is 1-4 away from home.
The Boilermakers average 26 points and 371 yards per game with 174 rushing yards for 4.4 yards per rush.
On defense the club surrenders 26 points and 388 yards per game. Teams rush for 185 yards against them for 4.4 yards per rush against average.
To earn bowl eligibility the Boilermakers are coming off the 33-25 road win at the Indiana Hoosiers in their final regular season game as a -8 point betting favorite.
The total came in at under the closing line of 58 ½ points.
Purdue posted 508 offensive yards while allowing Indiana 354 yards.
The Boilermakers had 292 yards rushing on 55 carries for 5.3 yards a carry.
Purdue had no turnovers and took one away from Indiana.
They allowed the Hoosiers 207 offensive yards on 34 carries for 6.1 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Caleb TerBush hit on 16 of 25 passes for 192 yards with a touchdown. TerBush had eight runs from scrimmage for 48 yards.
Akeem Hunt had 10 rushes for 100 yards.
Ralph Bolden had 15 carries go for 54 yards with a rushing touchdown.
Antavian Edison chipped in with six runs for 26 yards and a touchdown.
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