Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan

Even playing at home, Eastern Michigan won't have the motivation Western Michigan has for this Tuesday nighter. Western Michigan is the class of the MAC with a 6-1 league record. If the Broncos win, they guarantee themselves a spot in Detroit for the MAC Championship Game. Eastern Michigan is 4-7, not close enough to make a bowl game. Western Michigan has two strengths - defense and running the ball. The Broncos give up the 13th fewest yards in the country and rank 21st in scoring defense, yielding only 20.3 points per game. They average 199.2 yards rushing per game, which ranks 33rd. Eastern Michigan averages fewer than 25 points per game. The Eagles also rank last in the nation in run defense, allowing 227.9 yards per game on the ground. Broncos dual-threat quarterback Broc Lowry and running back Jalen Buckley certainly can exploit that. Lowry is the team's leading rusher with 783 yards. Buckley has averaged at least 4.5 yards per carry in each of the last four games and scored at least one touchdown in three straight games. Eastern Michigan has surrendered 25 rushing touchdowns in its 11 games. Take Western Michigan.