Toledo at Eastern Michigan
YPSILANTI, Mich. (Interstat) — Toledo will visit Eastern Michigan on Saturday at Rynearson Stadium in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game. Toledo will be the visiting team, and Eastern Michigan will be the home team.
The Rockets (4-2) will face the Eagles (4-3). Toledo enters after a 23-8 loss to Buffalo in its most recent game. Before that, the Rockets beat Ball State 39-24, San Diego State 41-16, Temple 49-48 and Central Connecticut 63-10, and lost to Michigan State 30-20. Eastern Michigan most recently edged Akron 25-23. The Eagles also have wins over Massachusetts 38-14, Lindenwood 29-3 and Sacramento State 28-17, with losses to Wisconsin 54-10, Michigan State 35-7 and San Jose State 27-21.
Toledo quarterback John Alan Richter is a player to watch. In the loss to Buffalo, Richter completed 22 of 35 passes for 203 yards and added four carries for 2 yards. He threw for 201 yards and ran for a 12-yard touchdown against Ball State. Against San Diego State, Richter passed for 284 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw for 429 yards and four touchdowns against Temple. Running back Connor Walendzak had 10 carries for 50 yards and two receptions for 12 yards with a touchdown against Buffalo. CJ Miller added nine carries for 32 yards and two catches for 19 yards.
Eastern Michigan quarterback Noah Kim is a player to watch. In the win at Akron, Kim completed 21 of 37 passes for 225 yards and one touchdown and ran three times for 1 yard and a touchdown. He passed for 219 yards and two touchdowns against Massachusetts, where he also ran five times for 16 yards, and threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns against Lindenwood. He also passed for 140 yards and a touchdown at Wisconsin. Running back Joey Mattord had 12 carries for 54 yards and one reception for 9 yards against Akron. Braydon Bennett added eight carries for 50 yards, three receptions for 28 yards and one tackle.
Toledo has won four of its last five games, while Eastern Michigan has won three of its last four. Toledo will next host Western Michigan, while Eastern Michigan will visit Ohio. Toledo’s schedule ahead includes road games at Sacramento State and Ohio and home matchups with Massachusetts and Bowling Green. Eastern Michigan will visit Western Michigan and host Central Michigan and Kent State.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Toledo 37, Eastern Michigan 24. Toledo has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5. The over/under for the game is 53.5.