Saturday, October 3, 2015

Jones AT&T Stadium

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The Baylor Bears matchup against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. The opening line for this game has Baylor as 15.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 85.5.

Baylor was led in passing last game by Seth Russell, who finished with 277 yards through the air. He went 12 for 16 on the game, good for a 75% completion percentage. The Bears were led in rushing by Shock Linwood, who finished with 158 yards on 16 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 10 yards per carry. Corey Coleman led the team in receiving with 6 receptions for 101 yards. He had an average of 17 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Baylor totaled 793 yards by way of 78 plays. They rushed the ball 53 times for a total of 427 yards on the game and the Bears totaled 39 first downs by getting 23 rushing, 15 passing and 1 by penalty.

Texas Tech was led in passing last game by Patrick Mahomes, who finished with 392 yards through the air. He went 25 for 45 on the game, good for a 56% completion percentage. The Red Raiders were led in rushing by DeAndre Washington, who finished with 188 yards on 22 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 9 yards per carry. Jakeem Grant led the team in receiving with 7 receptions for 123 yards. He had an average of 18 yards per reception in the contest. Texas Tech totaled 607 yards by way of 84 plays. They rushed the ball 39 times for a total of 215 yards on the game and the Red Raiders totaled 32 first downs by getting 12 rushing, 14 passing and 6 by penalty.

Baylor is scoring 64 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 20.7 passes on 31.7 attempts for a 65.3 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 387.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Bears carry the ball for an average of 379.7 yards per game on 48.7 attempts for an average of 7.8 yards per carry this season. They run 80.3 plays per game and average 9.5 yards per play for an average of 767 total yards each outing. The Bears get 34.7 first downs per game and they average 114.3 penalty yards via 13 penalties each contest.

Baylor gives up an average of 161.7 passing yards and 23 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 15 completions per game on 25 attempts for a completion percentage of 60. The Bears give up 156.7 rushing yards per contest on 47.3 carries for a 3.3 average per carry. Baylor allows 318.3 total yards per game including 4.4 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 9.7 penalties for 75.7 yards per game.

Texas Tech averages 53.8 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 27.3 passes per game on 43.8 attempts for a 62.3 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 397.3 yards through the air per game thus far. The Red Raiders carry the ball for an average of 197.3 yards per game on 31.8 attempts for an average of 6.2 yards per carry. They run 75.5 plays per game and average 7.9 yards per play for an average of 594.5 total yards per game. The Red Raiders are averaging 28.5 first downs per outing and accumulate 42.5 penalty yards via 5.3 penalties each game.

Texas Tech gives up 301.5 passing yards per outing and 36 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 26.5 completions on 40 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 66.3. The Red Raiders give up 254.8 rushing yards per game on 45.5 carries for an average of 5.6 yards per carry. Texas Tech allows 556.3 total yards per game for an average of 6.5 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and 7 penalties for 70 yards in each contest.

Baylor Betting Trends

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

Baylor has an ATS record of 1-1-0 this season

Texas Tech Betting Trends

Texas Tech is 2-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Texas Tech has an ATS record of 3-0-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

Baylor

09/27/15 RB Devin Chafin Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Texas Tech
09/18/15 TE Tre'Von Armstead Dismissed left the team

Texas Tech

No injuries to report at this time

Tony's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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