The Central Michigan Chippewas (1-4) square off against a familiar opponent when they host the Ball State Cardinals (2-3) on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in a MAC battle.
In their most recent outing, the Chippewas fell to the Toledo Rockets 38-17. Their last time out, the Cardinals took down the Northern Illinois Huskies 44-38. Daniel Richardson had 252 yards on 25-of-46 passing (54.3%) for the Chippewas in that matchup against the Rockets, with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Lew Nichols totaled 32 rushing yards on 18 carries (1.8 yards per carry). He added four catches for 22 yards. Noah Koenigsknecht totaled three receptions for 71 yards (averaging 23.7 per catch), while scoring one touchdown against the Rockets. John Paddock put up 403 passing yards while going 40-for-58 with three touchdowns and two interceptions for the Cardinals against the Huskies. Carson Steele put together a 24-carry, 77-yard game (3.2 yards per attempt) with three touchdowns, while tacking on three receptions for 15 yards . Jayshon Jackson had 116 yards through the air after 10 catches (on 15 targets).
The Cardinals are 8.5-point underdogs in their matchup against the Chippewas (the game has a total of 63.5 points).
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