Saturday, October 10, 2015

Rice-Eccles Stadium

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The California Golden Bears take on the Utah Utes on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The opening line for this game has Utah as 7 point favorites and the over/under was set at 62.5.

Jared Goff finished his last game with 390 yards through the air for California. He completed 33 passes out of 45 attempts for a 73% completion percentage. Vic Enwere led the Golden Bears in rushing with 48 yards. He averaged 10 yards per carry on his 5 rushing attempts for the game. Kenny Lawler was the team leader in receiving with a total of 105 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 18 yards per reception. As a team in that game California got a total of 25 first downs by way of 6 rushing, 19 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 75 total plays for 469 yards for the game. The Golden Bears ran for 79 yards on 30 attempts.

Travis Wilson finished his last game with 227 yards through the air for Utah. He completed 18 passes out of 30 attempts for a 60% completion percentage. Travis Wilson led the Utes in rushing with 100 yards. He averaged 17 yards per carry on his 6 rushing attempts for the game. Kenneth Scott was the team leader in receiving with a total of 75 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 13 yards per reception. Utah got a total of 24 first downs by way of 11 rushing, 12 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 74 total plays for 530 yards for the game. The Utes ran for 273 yards on 42 attempts.

California is averaging 43.4 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 27 passes per game on 39.4 attempts for a 68.5 percent completion percentage and average 358.4 yards in the passing department per game. The Golden Bears are running for an average of 169.4 yards per game on 39.4 attempts for an average of 4.3 yards per carry. They also run 78.8 plays per contest and average 6.7 yards per play for an average of 527.8 yards per game. The Golden Bears are averaging 26.8 first downs per game and they accumulate 37.2 penalty yards per game via 4.8 penalties.

California gives up an average of 249.6 passing yards and 23.4 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 19.4 completions per game on 34 attempts for a completion percentage of 57.1. The Golden Bears give up 137.2 rushing yards per contest on 36 carries for a 3.8 average per carry. California gives up 386.8 total yards per game including 5.5 yards per play. They force 3.6 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.4 penalties per game that total 71.2 yards as a unit.

Utah is putting 38.8 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 20 passes per game on 28.3 attempts for a 70.8 percent completion percentage and average 189 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Utes run for an average of 204.5 yards per game on 42.8 attempts for an average of 4.8 yards per carry this season. They also run 71 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for a total of 393.5 yards per game. The Utes get an average of 22 first downs per game and they average 40.5 penalty yards per game via 4.5 penalties.

Utah gives up 238.5 passing yards per outing and 18.8 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 20 completions on 35.8 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 55.9. The Utes give up 134.8 rushing yards per game on 32.5 carries for an average of 4.1 yards per carry. Utah gives up 373.3 total yards per game including an average of 5.5 per play. They create an average of 2.8 turnovers per game and 5.8 penalties for 55.3 yards each game.

California Betting Trends

California is 2-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

California has an ATS record of 3-2-0 this season

Utah Betting Trends

Utah is 2-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Utah has an ATS record of 3-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

California

10/04/15 DT Mustafa Jalil Knee "?" Saturday vs. Utah
09/27/15 LB Aisea Tongilava Toe out indefinitely
09/25/15 CB Jaylinn Hawkins Shoulder out indefinitely
09/11/15 WR Jack Austin Foot expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Utah

10/04/15 TE Evan Moeai Leg "?" Saturday vs. California
10/04/15 DE Hunter Dimick Knee "?" Saturday vs. California
09/26/15 DB Ahmad Christian Achilles out indefinitely
09/26/15 RB Troy McCormick Knee out for season
09/14/15 OL Lo Falemaka Chest out indefinitely
09/14/15 RB Marcel Brooks-Brown Chest out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take California

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