Saturday, November 7, 2015

Gillette Stadium

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The Akron Zips take on the UMass Minutemen on Saturday at Gillette Stadium. The opening line for this game has Massachusetts as 1.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 52.5.

Tommy Woodson finished his last game with 252 yards through the air for Akron. He completed 22 passes out of 36 attempts for a 61% completion percentage. Conor Hundley led the Zips in rushing with 34 yards. He averaged 3 yards per carry on his 12 rushing attempts for the game. Imani Davis led the team in receiving. He had a total of 96 yards on 8 receptions for an average of 12 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Akron got a total of 15 first downs by way of 3 rushing, 11 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 61 total plays for 277 yards for the game. The Zips ran for 25 yards on 25 attempts.

Blake Frohnapfel finished his last game with 259 yards through the air for UMass. He completed 32 passes out of 44 attempts for a 73% completion percentage. Jamal Wilson led the Minutemen in rushing with 66 yards. He averaged 4 yards per carry on his 15 rushing attempts for the game. Tajae Sharpe led the team in receiving. He had a total of 83 yards on 11 receptions for an average of 8 yards per catch in the game. UMass got a total of 26 first downs by way of 11 rushing, 14 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 80 total plays for 448 yards for the game. The Minutemen ran for 189 yards on 36 attempts.

Akron is averaging 21.5 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 14.1 passes per game on 29.5 attempts for a 47.9 percent completion percentage and average 191.6 yards in the passing department per game. The Zips are averaging 156.8 rushing yards per game on 39 attempts per contest for an average of 4 yards per carry. They also run 68.5 plays per contest and average 5.1 yards per play for an average of 348.4 yards per game. The Zips are averaging 18.8 first downs per game and they accumulate 67.8 penalty yards per game via 8.1 penalties.

Akron gives up 24.5 points per contest and an average of 248.6 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 21.3 completed passes on 34 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.5. The Zips allow 97.6 rushing yards per game on 33.8 carries for a 2.9 average per play. Akron allows 346.3 total yards per game including 5.1 yards per play. They force 1.6 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 8.1 penalties for 79.5 yards per game.

UMass is putting 22.6 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 28.3 passes per game on 46.9 attempts for a 60.3 percent completion percentage and average 308 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Minutemen rush for an average of 115.6 yards per contest on 28 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry for the season. They also run 74.9 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for a total of 423.6 yards per game. The Minutemen get an average of 22.8 first downs per game and they average 79.8 penalty yards per game via 9.1 penalties.

UMass surrenders 37.1 points per game and 272.8 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 23.3 completed passes per game on 35.5 attempts for a completion percentage of 65.5. The Minutemen allow 225.3 rushing yards per contest on 46.8 carries for a 4.8 average per rush. UMass allows 498 total yards per game for an average of 6.1 yards per play. They force 1.4 turnovers per contest and 8 penalties for 80.4 yards in each contest.

Akron Betting Trends

Akron is 3-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Akron has an ATS record of 3-5-0 this season

UMass Betting Trends

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

UMass has an ATS record of 2-6-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Akron

11/01/15 RB D.J. Jones Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Massachusetts

UMass

11/01/15 DB James Oliphant Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Akron
11/01/15 WR Marken Michel Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Akron
11/01/15 LB Trey Seals Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Akron
10/29/15 RB Sekai Lindsay Ankle out for season
09/30/15 WR Jalen Williams Quad out for season
09/30/15 DB Khary Bailey-Smith Knee out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Akron

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