Thursday, October 15, 2015

Stanford Stadium

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The UCLA Bruins take on the Stanford Cardinal on Thursday at Stanford Stadium. The opening line for this game has Stanford as 5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.

Josh Rosen finished his last game with 280 yards through the air for UCLA. He completed 22 passes out of 40 attempts for a 55% completion percentage. Paul Perkins led the Bruins in rushing with 63 yards. He averaged 4 yards per carry on his 18 rushing attempts for the game. Thomas Duarte was the team leader in receiving with a total of 101 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 17 yards per reception. As a team in that game UCLA had 342 total yards on 68 plays. They gained 4 rushing first downs, 12 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 17 first downs on the game. The Bruins rushed for 62 yards by way of 28 carries.

Kevin Hogan finished his last game with 217 yards through the air for Stanford. He completed 17 passes out of 19 attempts for a 89% completion percentage. Christian McCaffrey led the Cardinal in rushing with 156 yards. He averaged 9 yards per carry on his 17 rushing attempts for the game. Michael Rector was the team leader in receiving with a total of 72 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 18 yards per reception. Stanford had 570 total yards on 69 plays. They gained 17 rushing first downs, 10 passing, and 3 by way of penalty for a total of 30 first downs on the game. The Cardinal rushed for 314 yards by way of 46 carries.

UCLA is scoring 34.8 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 20.8 passes on 35.8 attempts for a 58.1 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 254.8 yards per game through the air as well. The Bruins are averaging 199.2 rushing yards per game on 38.8 attempts per contest for an average of 5.1 yards per carry. They also run 74.6 plays per contest and average 6.1 yards per play for an average of 454 yards per game. The Bruins are averaging 22.6 first downs per game and they accumulate 71 penalty yards per game via 7.4 penalties.

UCLA allows 185.2 passing yards per game and 22 points per contest on defense. They give up 18.8 completions on 35.4 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 53.1. The Bruins give up 197 rushing yards per contest on 44.6 carries for a 4.4 average per carry. UCLA gives up 382.2 total yards per game including 4.8 yards per play. They force 1.6 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.8 penalties per game that total 48.8 yards as a unit.

Stanford averages 35 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 17.2 passes per game on 25.2 attempts for a 68.3 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 242.8 yards through the air per game thus far. The Cardinal rush for an average of 209.8 yards per contest on 42.2 attempts for an average of 5 yards per carry for the season. They also run 67.4 plays per game and average 6.7 yards per play for a total of 452.6 yards per game. The Cardinal get an average of 23.6 first downs per game and they average 49.4 penalty yards per game via 5.8 penalties.

Stanford allows an average of 199.8 passing yards and 19 points per contest. They give up 17.6 completions on 32.4 attempts for a completion percentage of 54.3 per game. The Cardinal give up 127.8 rushing yards per game on 36.2 carries for an average of 3.5 yards per carry. Stanford gives up 327.6 total yards per game including an average of 4.8 per play. They create an average of 0.6 turnovers per game and 5.6 penalties for 56.6 yards each game.

UCLA Betting Trends

UCLA is 1-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

UCLA has an ATS record of 3-2-0 this season

Stanford Betting Trends

Stanford is 3-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Stanford has an ATS record of 4-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

UCLA

10/12/15 WR Mossi Johnson Knee out for season
10/11/15 LB Jayon Brown Back "?" Thursday vs. Stanford
10/11/15 OL Poasi Moala Hand "?" Thursday vs. Stanford
10/09/15 P Adam Searl Legal problems out indefinitely
09/23/15 LB Myles Jack Knee out for season
09/22/15 DB Fabian Moreau Foot out for season
09/07/15 DL Eddie Vanderdoes Knee out for season

Stanford

10/11/15 LB Kevin Anderson Ankle "?" Thursday vs. UCLA
10/11/15 DL Nate Lohn Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs. UCLA
10/11/15 LB Noor Davis Leg "?" Thursday vs. UCLA
09/09/15 DL Harrison Phillips Knee out for season

Guy's Pick: Take UCLA

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