Thursday, October 29, 2015

Yager Stadium

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The Buffalo Bulls take on the Miami RedHawks on Thursday at Yager Stadium. The opening line for this game has Buffalo as 9.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 54.

Joe Licata finished his last game with 212 yards through the air for Buffalo. He completed 21 passes out of 32 attempts for a 66% completion percentage. The Bulls were led in rushing by Jordan Johnson, who finished with 147 yards on 28 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Marcus McGill led the team in receiving. He had a total of 81 yards on 8 receptions for an average of 10 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Buffalo got a total of 19 first downs by way of 8 rushing, 10 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 66 total plays for 373 yards for the game. The Bulls ran for 161 yards on 34 attempts.

Billy Bahl finished his last game with 200 yards through the air for Miami. He completed 13 passes out of 26 attempts for a 50% completion percentage. The RedHawks were led in rushing by Maurice Thomas, who finished with 38 yards on 3 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 13 yards per carry. Sam Martin led the team in receiving. He had a total of 134 yards on 6 receptions for an average of 22 yards per catch in the game. Miami got a total of 12 first downs by way of 3 rushing, 9 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 54 total plays for 276 yards for the game. The RedHawks ran for 58 yards on 27 attempts.

Buffalo is scoring 28 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 22 passes on 35.6 attempts for a 61.8 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 230.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Bulls are averaging 145.7 rushing yards per game on 36.6 attempts per contest for an average of 4 yards per carry. They also run 72.1 plays per contest and average 5.2 yards per play for an average of 376 yards per game. The Bulls are averaging 20.1 first downs per game and they accumulate 77.3 penalty yards per game via 8.4 penalties.

Buffalo allows 248 passing yards per game and 25.1 points per contest on defense. They give up 20.6 completions on 34.6 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 59.5. The Bulls give up 164.4 rushing yards per contest on 38.3 carries for a 4.3 average per carry. Buffalo gives up 412.4 total yards per game including 5.7 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7 penalties per game that total 66.6 yards as a unit.

Miami averages 14.4 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 14.9 passes per game on 31.9 attempts for a 46.7 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 210.3 yards through the air per game thus far. The RedHawks rush for an average of 116.8 yards per contest on 34.1 attempts for an average of 3.4 yards per carry for the season. They also run 66 plays per game and average 5 yards per play for a total of 327 yards per game. The RedHawks get an average of 15.5 first downs per game and they average 73.6 penalty yards per game via 8.1 penalties.

Miami allows an average of 256 passing yards and 36.5 points per contest. They give up 21.5 completions on 33 attempts for a completion percentage of 65.2 per game. The RedHawks give up 193.5 rushing yards per game on 41.8 carries for an average of 4.6 yards per carry. Miami gives up 449.5 total yards per game including an average of 6 per play. They create an average of 1.4 turnovers per game and 6.5 penalties for 56.9 yards each game.

Buffalo Betting Trends

Buffalo is 3-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Buffalo has an ATS record of 5-2-0 this season

Miami Betting Trends

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

Miami has an ATS record of 4-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Buffalo

10/25/15 RB Anthone Taylor Ankle "?" Thursday vs. Miami Ohio
10/25/15 LB Jarrett Franklin Back "?" Thursday vs. Miami Ohio
10/25/15 WR Malcolm Robinson Hamstring "?" Thursday vs. Miami Ohio
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

Miami

10/27/15 DB Heath Harding Back out indefinitely
10/27/15 DB Marshall Taylor Foot out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Buffalo

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