Saturday, December 5th, 2015

Qualcomm Stadium

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The Air Force Falcons matchup against the San Diego State Aztecs on Saturday at Qualcomm Stadium in the Mountain West Conference Championship game. The opening line for this game has San Diego State as 3.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 52.5.

Karson Roberts finished his last game with 167 yards through the air for Air Force. He completed 6 passes out of 16 attempts for a 38% completion percentage. Timothy McVey led the Falcons in rushing with 105 yards. He averaged 9 yards per carry on his 12 rushing attempts for the game. Timothy McVey was the team leader in receiving with a total of 157 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 31 yards per reception. As a team in that game Air Force totaled 389 yards by way of 54 plays. They rushed the ball 38 times for a total of 222 yards on the game and the Falcons totaled 14 first downs by getting 9 rushing, 4 passing and 1 by penalty.

Maxwell Smith finished his last game with 44 yards through the air for San Diego State. He completed 3 passes out of 3 attempts for a 100% completion percentage. Donnel Pumphrey led the Aztecs in rushing with 154 yards. He averaged 7 yards per carry on his 23 rushing attempts for the game. Rashaad Penny was the team leader in receiving with a total of 28 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 14 yards per reception. San Diego State totaled 408 yards by way of 65 plays. They rushed the ball 53 times for a total of 320 yards on the game and the Aztecs totaled 17 first downs by getting 13 rushing, 3 passing and 1 by penalty.

Air Force is averaging 34.4 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 6.3 passes per game on 12 attempts for a 52.1 percent completion percentage and average 138.6 yards in the passing department per game. The Falcons are running for an average of 323.5 yards per game on 59.8 attempts for an average of 5.4 yards per carry. They run 71.8 plays per game and average 6.4 yards per play for an average of 462.1 total yards each outing. The Falcons get 22 first downs per game and they average 40 penalty yards via 3.9 penalties each contest.

Air Force gives up an average of 189.3 passing yards and 22.9 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 14.3 completions per game on 28 attempts for a completion percentage of 50.9. The Falcons allow an average of 139.5 rushing yards per game on 33.6 carries for a 4.2 average. Air Force gives up 328.8 total yards per game including 5.3 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.6 penalties per game that total 43.3 yards as a unit.

San Diego State is putting 31.8 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 10.3 passes per game on 18.8 attempts for a 54.7 percent completion percentage and average 138 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Aztecs run for an average of 235.5 yards per game on 48.2 attempts for an average of 4.9 yards per carry this season. They run 66.9 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 373.5 total yards per game. The Aztecs are averaging 18.4 first downs per outing and accumulate 61.9 penalty yards via 6.7 penalties each game.

San Diego State gives up 188.6 passing yards per outing and 16.6 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 15 completions on 28.3 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 53.1. The Aztecs allow an average of 95 rushing yards per game on 33.7 carries for an average of 2.8 yards per carry. San Diego State gives up 283.6 total yards per game including an average of 4.6 per play. They create an average of 2.6 turnovers per game and 5.2 penalties for 42.9 yards each game.

Air Force Betting Trends

Air Force is 8-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Air Force has an ATS record of 8-4-0 this season

San Diego State Betting Trends

San Diego State is 5-7-0 against the over/under so far this season

San Diego State has an ATS record of 7-4-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

Air Force

11/27/15 RB D.J. Johnson Hamstring out indefinitely
11/27/15 RB Shayne Davern Knee out for season
10/24/15 DL David Harris Undisclosed out indefinitely
10/24/15 CB Kalon Baker Hamstring out indefinitely
10/22/15 LB Dexter Walker Undisclosed out indefinitely
10/22/15 LB Patrick Healy Undisclosed out indefinitely
09/15/15 QB Nate Romine Knee out for season

San Diego State

11/30/15 DL Christian Heyward Knee out for season
11/30/15 QB Maxwell Smith Knee out for season
10/22/15 LB Fred Melifonwu Personal quit the team
10/15/15 FB Parker Wells Personal left the team
10/13/15 DL Dakota Turner Knee out for season
10/13/15 OL William Tuihalamaka Personal has left the team

Guy's Pick: Take Air Force

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