Friday, November 6, 2015

Spartan Stadium

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The Brigham Young Cougars take on the San Jose State Spartans on Friday at Spartan Stadium. The opening line for this game has BYU as 12 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.5.

Tanner Mangum finished his last game with 237 yards through the air for Brigham Young. He completed 12 passes out of 13 attempts for a 92% completion percentage. Algernon Brown led the Cougars in rushing with 109 yards. He averaged 18 yards per carry on his 6 rushing attempts for the game. David Kessler was the team leader in receiving with a total of 78 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 26 yards per reception. As a team in that game Brigham Young got a total of 31 first downs by way of 15 rushing, 16 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 69 total plays for 741 yards for the game. The Cougars ran for 330 yards on 42 attempts.

Kenny Potter finished his last game with 181 yards through the air for San Jose State. He completed 16 passes out of 20 attempts for a 80% completion percentage. Tyler Ervin led the Spartans in rushing with 263 yards. He averaged 7 yards per carry on his 36 rushing attempts for the game. Hansel Wilson was the team leader in receiving with a total of 62 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 31 yards per reception. San Jose State got a total of 25 first downs by way of 15 rushing, 8 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 77 total plays for 498 yards for the game. The Spartans ran for 317 yards on 57 attempts.

Brigham Young is averaging 34.3 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 23.6 passes per game on 37.6 attempts for a 62.8 percent completion percentage and average 294.5 yards in the passing department per game. The Cougars are running for an average of 160.4 yards per game on 35.4 attempts for an average of 4.5 yards per carry. They also run 73 plays per contest and average 6.2 yards per play for an average of 454.9 yards per game. The Cougars are averaging 22.6 first downs per game and they accumulate 53 penalty yards per game via 6.3 penalties.

Brigham Young gives up an average of 216.9 passing yards and 23.5 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 17.8 completions per game on 30.5 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.2. The Cougars give up 142.4 rushing yards per contest on 37.3 carries for a 3.8 average per carry. Brigham Young gives up 359.3 total yards per game including 5.3 yards per play. They force 1.8 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.1 penalties per game that total 60.1 yards as a unit.

San Jose State is putting 27.6 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 21.1 passes per game on 31.1 attempts for a 67.9 percent completion percentage and average 226.3 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Spartans run for an average of 184.9 yards per game on 40.1 attempts for an average of 4.6 yards per carry this season. They also run 71.3 plays per game and average 5.8 yards per play for a total of 411.1 yards per game. The Spartans get an average of 22.1 first downs per game and they average 32.5 penalty yards per game via 4.1 penalties.

San Jose State gives up 122.1 passing yards per outing and 27.6 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 10.5 completions on 21 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 50. The Spartans give up 225.4 rushing yards per game on 43.3 carries for an average of 5.2 yards per carry. San Jose State gives up 347.5 total yards per game including an average of 5.4 per play. They create an average of 1 turnovers per game and 3.8 penalties for 35 yards each game.

Brigham Young Betting Trends

Brigham Young is 4-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Brigham Young has an ATS record of 6-2-0 this season

San Jose State Betting Trends

San Jose State is 4-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

San Jose State has an ATS record of 5-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Brigham Young

11/01/15 RB Adam Hine Ankle "?" Friday vs. San Jose State
11/01/15 OL Kyle Johnson Undisclosed "?" Friday vs. San Jose State
11/01/15 OL Ryker Mathews Undisclosed "?" Friday vs. San Jose State
11/01/15 OL Ului Lapuaho Undisclosed "?" Friday vs. San Jose State
10/01/15 LB Phillip Amone ACL out for season
09/17/15 DB Garrett Juergens Collarbone out indefinitely
09/06/15 QB Taysom Hill Foot out for season
09/05/15 TE Colby Jorgensen Neck out for season
08/20/15 TE Steven Richards Knee out for season
08/15/15 LB Sione Takitaki Suspension out for season
08/06/15 RB Jamaal Williams Personal out for season

San Jose State

11/01/15 CB Jimmy Pruitt Concussion "?" Friday vs. BYU
11/01/15 RB Thomas Tucker Ankle "?" Friday vs. BYU
10/28/15 WR Tyler Winston Knee out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Brigham Young

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