September 4, 2015

Gerald J. Ford Stadium

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The Baylor Bears take on the SMU Mustangs on Friday at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Baylor is coming off a 11-2 year while SMU finished last season with a 1-11 record. The opening line for this game has Baylor as 34.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 74. The Bears had a 7-5 ATS record last season, meaning they covered the spread 58% of the time. Their over/under record was 8-5. The Mustangs finished with an ATS record of 4-8, covering the spread 33% of the time. Their over/under record finished at 8-4.

Baylor averaged 48.2 points per contest last season on the offensive side of the ball. They completed 24.8 passes per game on 39.9 attempts for a 62.2 percent completion percentage and averaged 365.9 yards and 2.9 touchdowns per game in the passing department. The Bears ran for an average of 215.5 yards per game on 47.6 attempts for an average of 4.5 yards per carry. These totals led to 3.3 rushing touchdowns per contest. They also ran 87.5 plays per contest last season and averaged 6.6 yards per play for a total of 581.5 yards per game. The Bears averaged 30.1 first downs per contest and turned the ball over 1 times per game. They averaged 88.4 penalty yards on 9.8 penalties.

Baylor gave up 264.2 passing yards per contest and 25.5 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allowed 19.2 completions on 35.1 attempts for a completion percentage of 54.6.The Bears allowed 117.7 rushing yards to their opponents on 37.3 carries for a 3.2 average. They allowed 1.3 touchdowns on the ground as well.Baylor allowed 381.8 total yards per game last season including 5.3 per play. They forced 2 turnovers and 6.8 penalties for 66.6 yards.

SMU averaged 11.1 points per contest last season on the offensive side of the ball. They completed 19.2 passes per game on 35.8 attempts for a 53.5 percent completion percentage and averaged 168.7 yards and 0.5 touchdowns per game in the passing department. The Mustangs ran for an average of 100.2 yards per game on 30.2 attempts for an average of 3.3 yards per carry. These totals led to 0.8 rushing touchdowns per contest. They also ran 66 plays per contest last season and averaged 4.1 yards per play for a total of 268.8 yards per game. The Mustangs averaged 14.7 first downs per contest and turned the ball over 2.5 times per game. They averaged 52.7 penalty yards on 6.2 penalties.

SMU gave up 263.7 passing yards per contest and 41.3 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allowed 19.2 completions on 30.3 attempts for a completion percentage of 63.2.The Mustangs allowed 235.8 rushing yards to their opponents on 45.1 carries for a 5.2 average. They allowed 2.7 touchdowns on the ground as well.SMU allowed 499.4 total yards per game last season including 6.6 per play. They forced 1.3 turnovers and 6.9 penalties for 69 yards.

Baylor Betting Trends

Baylor was 8-5 against the over/under last season

Baylor had an ATS record of 7-5 last season

SMU Betting Trends

SMU was 8-4 against the over/under last season

SMU had an ATS record of 4-8 last season

Injuries to Watch

Baylor

08/22/15 RB Silas Nacita Undisclosed has left team

SMU

08/27/15 WR James Proche Eligibility out for season
08/13/15 RB Daniel Gresham Neck out for season
08/13/15 OL Seaver Myers Undisclosed out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Baylor

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