Midweek Madness
I always hate these weeks.
Its always boring when Purdue has the week off because there is nothing to watch. But while we might have the week off, other teams still have football so I will be having two midweek madness's this week to fill in that gap and we are back in the B1G this week and we have Maryland this week. And I'm just come out and say that they have a huge task as they head to the big house and play #15 ranked Michigan
#15 Michigan
2018 Record: (Won against Northwestern)
The Wolverines have been hot since their lost to the Irish. They have a run-centered offense averaging about 205 yds/gm on the ground, and the passing game is not that bad as they have 206 yds/gm. the starter obviously looks like to be Shea Patterson who is having a decent season at Michigan as he's averaging 181 yds/gm with 7 TD's and 2 INT's. with a passing rate close to the 70 mark with 68%.
The weakness will be the running game for the wolverines will be the run game as Maryland's defense allow's 104 yds/gm. This can lead to the wolverines making more attempts through the air which is not bad as Maryland allow's 209 yds/gm but this can cause the terrapins to tighten up on the passing game which can lead to more dropped passes or INT's. another factor could be penalties. the wolverines average about 9 penalties for 84 yds/gm. and last week against NU they had 11 for 100. Its just something to consider.
Maryland
2018 Record: 3-1 (Won against Minnesota)
Maryland's offense has been explosive on the run as they average 285 yds/gm and only 141 yds/gm through the air. Kasim Hill will be Maryland's QB. The redshirt freshman is not having a bad year as he's averaging 129 yds/gm with 3 TD's and only 1 Interception, his passing rate has really dipped since his 81% last season as this year he has 55%. The two running backs that Michigan will need to watch will be Ty Johnson and Anthony McFarland as they are both averaging over 10 yards a carry. Ty Johnson has averaged 75 yds/gm and Anthony McFarland has averaged 73 yds/gm and has 2 TD's.
The one thing that will be a problem for the terrapins is Michigan's defense as they have allowed 86.4 yds/gm on the run game and have limited opponents to 146.2 passing yds/gm. This will make things hard for the terrapins as the run game is there bread and butter. with this more pressure will be put on Hill to make some big plays to compensate for the loss of yards on the ground. this can allow Michigan to get pressure and to really make it a long day for Maryland.
Verdict
This should be an interesting game but with this being a road game at the big house and with Michigan's defense being an brick wall, I see this not looking to be a game in Maryland's favor and therefore, Michigan will easily cruise past this game.
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