Saturday, November 7, 2015
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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The Arizona Wildcats take on the USC Trojans on Saturday at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The opening line for this game has USC as 16.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.
Arizona was led in passing last game by Anu Solomon, who finished with 160 yards through the air. He went 18 for 31 on the game, good for a 58% completion percentage. Jared Baker was the rushing leader for the Wildcats last game. He carried the ball 19 times for an average of 4 yards per carry and ended with 67 yards. Nate Phillips was the team leader in receiving with a total of 56 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 19 yards per reception. As a team in that game Arizona got a total of 22 first downs by way of 10 rushing, 9 passing, and 3 by penalty. They ran 86 total plays for 330 yards for the game. The Wildcats ran for 127 yards on 44 attempts.
USC was led in passing last game by Cody Kessler, who finished with 186 yards through the air. He went 18 for 22 on the game, good for a 82% completion percentage. Ronald Jones II was the rushing leader for the Trojans last game. He carried the ball 11 times for an average of 7 yards per carry and ended with 80 yards. Deontay Burnett was the team leader in receiving with a total of 82 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 27 yards per reception. USC got a total of 22 first downs by way of 11 rushing, 11 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 73 total plays for 405 yards for the game. The Trojans ran for 185 yards on 50 attempts.
Arizona is averaging a total of 37.4 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 35.4 passes per game and completing 21.2 of them for a 59.9 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 245.9 yards per game through the air as well. The Wildcats are running for an average of 266.2 yards per game on 43.7 attempts for an average of 6.1 yards per carry. They also run 79.1 plays per contest and average 6.5 yards per play for an average of 512.1 yards per game. The Wildcats are averaging 25.8 first downs per game and they accumulate 43.8 penalty yards per game via 5.1 penalties.
Arizona allows 280 passing yards per game and 34.2 points per contest on defense. They give up 22.6 completions on 35.8 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 63. The Wildcats allow 173.3 rushing yards per game on 41 carries for a 4.2 average per play. Arizona allows 453.3 total yards per game including 5.9 yards per play. They force 0.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.1 penalties for 66 yards per game.
USC is accumulating 37.4 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 32.9 passes per game and complete 23.1 of them for a 70.3 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 313.5 yards per game through the air as well. The Trojans run for an average of 167.6 yards per game on 36.6 attempts for an average of 4.6 yards per carry this season. They also run 69.5 plays per game and average 6.9 yards per play for a total of 481.1 yards per game. The Trojans get an average of 22.1 first downs per game and they average 68.9 penalty yards per game via 7 penalties.
USC allows an average of 242 passing yards and 21.6 points per contest. They give up 20.8 completions on 34.4 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.4 per game. The Trojans allow 152.6 rushing yards per contest on 36.9 carries for a 4.1 average per rush. USC allows 394.6 total yards per game for an average of 5.5 yards per play. They force 2.1 turnovers per contest and 4.4 penalties for 42 yards in each contest.
Arizona Betting Trends
Arizona is 7-2-0 against the over/under so far this season
Arizona has an ATS record of 4-5-0 this season
USC Betting Trends
USC is 4-4-0 against the over/under so far this season
USC has an ATS record of 5-3-0 this season
Injuries to Watch
Arizona
11/01/15 RB Nick Wilson Foot "?" Saturday vs. USC
11/01/15 DL Parker Zellers Knee "?" Saturday vs. USC
11/01/15 WR Tyrell Johnson Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. USC
10/29/15 LB Derrick Turituri Hip out indefinitely
09/28/15 LB Scooby Wright III Foot out indefinitely
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
USC
11/03/15 WR JuJu Smith Hand is downgraded to doubtful Saturday vs. Arizona U
10/26/15 DB Marvell Tell III Collarbone expected to miss 6-8 weeks
10/26/15 OL Toa Lobendahn Knee out for season
10/16/15 WR Issac Whitney Collarbone out indefinitely
10/12/15 C Max Tuerk Knee out for season
Josh's Pick: Take Arizona
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