Saturday, October 24, 2015

Rice Stadium

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The Army Black Knights face the Rice Owls on Saturday at Rice Stadium. The opening line for this game has Army as 14 point favorites and the over/under was set at 57.

Army was led in passing last game by A.J. Schurr, who finished with 100 yards through the air. He went 3 for 8 on the game, good for a 38% completion percentage. A.J. Schurr led the Black Knights in rushing with 99 yards. He averaged 3 yards per carry on his 31 rushing attempts for the game. Edgar Poe led the team in receiving. He had a total of 100 yards on 3 receptions for an average of 33 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Army had 377 total yards on 71 plays. They gained 14 rushing first downs, 3 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 18 first downs on the game. The Black Knights rushed for 263 yards by way of 61 carries.

Rice was led in passing last game by Driphus Jackson, who finished with 284 yards through the air. He went 22 for 34 on the game, good for a 65% completion percentage. Darik Dillard led the Owls in rushing with 106 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 23 rushing attempts for the game. Zach Wright led the team in receiving. He had a total of 77 yards on 8 receptions for an average of 10 yards per catch in the game. Rice had 487 total yards on 85 plays. They gained 15 rushing first downs, 13 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 29 first downs on the game. The Owls rushed for 203 yards by way of 50 carries.

Army is averaging 23.1 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 3.6 passes per game on 7.6 attempts for a 47.2 percent completion percentage and average 81.6 yards in the passing department per game. The Black Knights are averaging 259.3 rushing yards per game on 52.1 attempts per contest for an average of 5 yards per carry. They are also running 59.7 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 340.9 yards per contest. The Black Knights manage 16.9 first downs per contest and they average a total of 46.4 penalty yards on 4.6 penalties.

Army gives up 27.1 points per contest and an average of 233.1 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 18 completed passes on 28.9 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.4. The Black Knights allow 151.3 rushing yards per game on 35.1 carries for a 4.3 average per play. Army gives up 384.4 total yards per game including 6 yards per play. They force 1.1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 8 penalties per game that total 59.9 yards as a unit.

Rice is putting 29.3 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 18.8 passes per game on 30.7 attempts for a 61.4 percent completion percentage and average 237 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Owls rush for an average of 200 yards per contest on 48.7 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry for the season. They also run 79.3 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 437 yards in each contest. The Owls are gaining 25 first downs per contest and they average 65.3 penalty yards on 7.3 penalties per game.

Rice surrenders 37.8 points per game and 278.2 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 16.2 completed passes per game on 26.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.6. The Owls allow 176.5 rushing yards per contest on 34.8 carries for a 5.1 average per rush. Rice gives up 454.7 total yards per game including an average of 7.4 per play. They create an average of 1.2 turnovers per game and 5.7 penalties for 58.7 yards each game.

Army Betting Trends

Army is 2-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Army has an ATS record of 4-3-0 this season

Rice Betting Trends

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

Rice has an ATS record of 4-2-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Army

10/18/15 OG Jaryn Villegas Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Rice
10/18/15 DL Jordan Smith Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Rice
10/18/15 OL Justin Gilbert Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Rice
10/18/15 DB Luke Proulx Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Rice
10/18/15 LB Shawn Lemoto Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Rice
10/18/15 Backup RB Tyler Campbell Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Rice
10/17/15 QB Ahmad Bradshaw Arm injured first half, "?" to return
10/17/15 CB Josh Jenkins Concussion out for season
09/24/15 DT Andrew McLean Foot out for season
09/18/15 OT Drew Hennessy Ankle out for season

Rice

10/18/15 RB Samuel Stewart Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Army
09/15/15 DE Graysen Schantz Knee out for season
08/27/15 OL Brandon Dawkins Shoulder out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Rice

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