Saturday, November 21, 2015

Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium

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The Buffalo Bulls matchup against the Akron Zips on Saturday at Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium. The opening line for this game has Akron as 2.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 47.

Buffalo was led in passing last game by Joe Licata, who finished with 354 yards through the air. He went 31 for 47 on the game, good for a 66% completion percentage. Jordan Johnson was the rushing leader for the Bulls last game. He carried the ball 6 times for an average of 11 yards per carry and ended with 66 yards. Ron Willoughby was the team leader in receiving with a total of 101 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 17 yards per reception. As a team in that game Buffalo totaled 432 yards by way of 70 plays. They rushed the ball 23 times for a total of 78 yards on the game and the Bulls totaled 23 first downs by getting 5 rushing, 15 passing and 3 by penalty.

Akron was led in passing last game by Tommy Woodson, who finished with 221 yards through the air. He went 13 for 28 on the game, good for a 46% completion percentage. Conor Hundley was the rushing leader for the Zips last game. He carried the ball 21 times for an average of 5 yards per carry and ended with 110 yards. Jerome Lane was the team leader in receiving with a total of 83 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 21 yards per reception. Akron totaled 432 yards by way of 73 plays. They rushed the ball 45 times for a total of 211 yards on the game and the Zips totaled 20 first downs by getting 10 rushing, 9 passing and 1 by penalty.

Buffalo is averaging a total of 27.3 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 36.4 passes per game and completing 23.2 of them for a 63.7 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 244.5 yards per game through the air as well. The Bulls are running for an average of 135.8 yards per game on 35.4 attempts for an average of 3.8 yards per carry. They run 71.8 plays per game and average 5.3 yards per play for an average of 380.3 total yards each outing. The Bulls get 20.2 first downs per game and they average 65.8 penalty yards via 7.3 penalties each contest.

Buffalo allows 230.5 passing yards per game and 25.8 points per contest on defense. They give up 19.1 completions on 33.3 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 57.4. The Bulls give up 171.5 rushing yards per contest on 39.7 carries for a 4.3 average per carry. Buffalo allows 402 total yards per game including 5.5 yards per play. They force 1.7 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.4 penalties for 62.3 yards per game.

Akron is accumulating 22.6 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 29.1 passes per game and complete 14.1 of them for a 48.5 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 192.8 yards per game through the air as well. The Zips run for an average of 160.2 yards per game on 39.8 attempts for an average of 4 yards per carry this season. They run 68.9 plays per game and average 5.1 yards per play for an average of 353 total yards per game. The Zips are averaging 18.8 first downs per outing and accumulate 68.7 penalty yards via 8 penalties each game.

Akron allows an average of 247.8 passing yards and 23.7 points per contest. They give up 20.9 completions on 35.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.4 per game. The Zips give up 93.7 rushing yards per game on 33.3 carries for an average of 2.8 yards per carry. Akron allows 341.5 total yards per game for an average of 4.9 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and 7.7 penalties for 73.3 yards in each contest.

Buffalo Betting Trends

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

Buffalo has an ATS record of 6-4-0 this season

Akron Betting Trends

Akron is 4-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

Akron has an ATS record of 5-5-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Buffalo

11/10/15 OL Dillon Guy Knee out for season
10/21/15 DE Torey Hendrick Eligibility out for season
10/14/15 CB Terrance Wilson Shoulder out for season
09/24/15 DE Myles Nicholas Shoulder out for season
09/05/15 DE Zach Smekal Knee out for season
09/02/15 Backup RB Devin Campbell Back out indefinitely

Akron

11/15/15 RB D.J. Jones Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Buffalo U

Josh's Pick: Take Buffalo

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