Saturday, October 17, 2015

Folsom Field

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The Arizona Wildcats matchup against the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday at Folsom Field. The opening line for this game has Arizona as 7 point favorites and the over/under was set at 66.

Arizona was led in passing last game by Anu Solomon, who finished with 276 yards through the air. He went 17 for 30 on the game, good for a 57% completion percentage. Jared Baker was the rushing leader for the Wildcats last game. He carried the ball 10 times for an average of 12 yards per carry and ended with 123 yards. Johnny Jackson was the team leader in receiving with a total of 92 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 31 yards per reception. As a team in that game Arizona got a total of 27 first downs by way of 15 rushing, 10 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 88 total plays for 644 yards for the game. The Wildcats ran for 368 yards on 58 attempts.

Colorado was led in passing last game by Sefo Liufau, who finished with 389 yards through the air. He went 25 for 40 on the game, good for a 63% completion percentage. Phillip Lindsay was the rushing leader for the Buffaloes last game. He carried the ball 10 times for an average of 5 yards per carry and ended with 48 yards. Shay Fields was the team leader in receiving with a total of 103 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 21 yards per reception. Colorado got a total of 19 first downs by way of 5 rushing, 13 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 69 total plays for 450 yards for the game. The Buffaloes ran for 49 yards on 28 attempts.

Arizona is averaging 42.3 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 19.5 passes per game on 33.3 attempts for a 58.5 percent completion percentage and average 229.7 yards in the passing department per game. The Wildcats are running for an average of 300.3 yards per game on 45.5 attempts for an average of 6.6 yards per carry. They run 78.8 plays per game and average 6.7 yards per play for an average of 530 total yards each outing. The Wildcats get 26.7 first downs per game and they average 51.2 penalty yards via 5.7 penalties each contest.

Arizona gives up an average of 233.3 passing yards and 30.5 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 18.5 completions per game on 31.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.1. The Wildcats allow an average of 185.7 rushing yards per game on 43.2 carries for a 4.3 average. Arizona gives up 419 total yards per game including 5.6 yards per play. They force 1.2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7 penalties per game that total 71.5 yards as a unit.

Colorado is putting 31.7 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 20.3 passes per game on 34.5 attempts for a 58.9 percent completion percentage and average 242.3 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Buffaloes run for an average of 202.3 yards per game on 45 attempts for an average of 4.5 yards per carry this season. They run 79.5 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 444.7 total yards per game. The Buffaloes are averaging 23.8 first downs per outing and accumulate 59.8 penalty yards via 6.2 penalties each game.

Colorado gives up 201.7 passing yards per outing and 25.8 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 17.8 completions on 32.2 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 55.4. The Buffaloes allow an average of 197.2 rushing yards per game on 41 carries for an average of 4.8 yards per carry. Colorado gives up 398.8 total yards per game including an average of 5.5 per play. They create an average of 1.8 turnovers per game and 5.3 penalties for 45.7 yards each game.

Arizona Betting Trends

Arizona is 5-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Arizona has an ATS record of 3-3-0 this season

Colorado Betting Trends

Colorado is 2-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Colorado has an ATS record of 1-4-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

Arizona

10/11/15 LB Derrick Turituri Hip "?" Saturday vs. Colorado
09/28/15 LB Scooby Wright III Foot out indefinitely
09/15/15 LB Haden Gregory Knee expected to miss 2-4 weeks
09/01/15 WR Trey Griffey Foot expected to miss 2-3 weeks
08/29/15 LB Cody Ippolito Knee out for season
08/28/15 TE Trevor Wood Shoulder out for season
08/13/15 OL Carter Wood Foot out for season

Colorado

10/11/15 LB Addison Gillam Knee "?" Saturday vs. Arizona U
10/11/15 RB Michael Adkins II Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Arizona U
10/11/15 OT Sam Kronshage Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Arizona U
10/08/15 LB Kenneth Olugbode Leg expected to miss 4-6 weeks
09/16/15 OT Jeromy Irwin Knee out for season
08/13/15 DL Tyler Henington Leg out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona

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