Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Scheumann Stadium

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The Bowling Green Falcons face the Ball State Cardinals on Tuesday at Scheumann Stadium. The opening line for this game has Bowling Green as 20.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 69.5.

Matt Johnson finished his last game with 274 yards through the air for Bowling Green. He completed 29 passes out of 47 attempts for a 62% completion percentage. The Falcons were led in rushing by Travis Greene, who finished with 73 yards on 17 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Gehrig Dieter was the team leader in receiving with a total of 103 yards and 13 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 8 yards per reception. As a team in that game Bowling Green had 368 total yards on 77 plays. They gained 10 rushing first downs, 13 passing, and 5 by way of penalty for a total of 28 first downs on the game. The Falcons rushed for 94 yards by way of 30 carries.

Riley Neal finished his last game with 247 yards through the air for Ball State. He completed 16 passes out of 34 attempts for a 47% completion percentage. The Cardinals were led in rushing by Darian Green, who finished with 74 yards on 13 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. KeVonn Mabon was the team leader in receiving with a total of 139 yards and 10 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 14 yards per reception. Ball State had 421 total yards on 64 plays. They gained 9 rushing first downs, 8 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 18 first downs on the game. The Cardinals rushed for 174 yards by way of 30 carries.

Bowling Green is scoring 43.8 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 30.2 passes on 44.4 attempts for a 68 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 401.4 yards per game through the air as well. The Falcons are running for an average of 163.7 yards per game on 38.5 attempts for an average of 4.3 yards per carry. They are also running 82.8 plays per game and average 6.8 yards per play for an average of 565.1 yards per contest. The Falcons manage 29.7 first downs per contest and they average a total of 83.5 penalty yards on 8.8 penalties.

Bowling Green allows 264.4 passing yards per game and 29.4 points per contest on defense. They give up 22.7 completions on 37.8 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 60.1. The Falcons allow 172.1 rushing yards per game on 40.8 carries for a 4.2 average per play. Bowling Green gives up 436.5 total yards per game including 5.6 yards per play. They force 1.7 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.1 penalties per game that total 71.6 yards as a unit.

Ball State averages 24.3 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 21.7 passes per game on 38.1 attempts for a 57 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 224.1 yards through the air per game thus far. The Cardinals run for an average of 157.3 yards per game on 36.3 attempts for an average of 4.3 yards per carry this season. They also run 74.4 plays per game and average 5.1 yards per play for an average of 381.4 yards in each contest. The Cardinals are gaining 21.3 first downs per contest and they average 37.7 penalty yards on 3.9 penalties per game.

Ball State allows an average of 297.4 passing yards and 34.7 points per contest. They give up 23.9 completions on 33.9 attempts for a completion percentage of 70.5 per game. The Cardinals allow 215.4 rushing yards per contest on 43.2 carries for a 5 average per rush. Ball State gives up 512.7 total yards per game including an average of 6.7 per play. They create an average of 1.5 turnovers per game and 7.9 penalties for 72.1 yards each game.

Bowling Green Betting Trends

Bowling Green is 6-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Bowling Green has an ATS record of 8-3-0 this season

Ball State Betting Trends

Ball State is 4-7-0 against the over/under so far this season

Ball State has an ATS record of 4-7-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Bowling Green

11/23/15 RB Donovan Wilson Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs. Ball State
10/15/15 OL Christian Piazza Undisclosed out for season
10/01/15 DB Darrell Hunter II Undisclosed out indefinitely
09/10/15 K Anthony Farinella Back out indefinitely
09/10/15 DL Gus Schwieterman Foot out for season

Ball State

11/23/15 DB Darius Conaway Hamstring "?" Tuesday vs. Bowling Green
11/22/15 WR Corey Lacanaria Suspension "?" Tuesday vs. Bowling Green
11/22/15 OL Jalen Schlachter Concussion "?" Tuesday vs. Bowling Green
08/29/15 RB Horactio Banks Shin out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Ball State

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