Tuesday, December 29th, 2015

Armed Forces Bowl

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The California Golden Bears take on the Air Force Falcons on Tuesday, December 29th, 2015 in the Armed Forces Bowl. The opening line for this game has California as 6.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 63.

Jared Goff finished his last game with 542 yards through the air for California. He completed 30 passes out of 51 attempts for a 59% completion percentage. Tre Watson was the rushing leader for the Golden Bears last game. He carried the ball 15 times for an average of 6 yards per carry and ended with 92 yards. Bryce Treggs led the team in receiving. He had a total of 147 yards on 5 receptions for an average of 29 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game California got a total of 28 first downs by way of 8 rushing, 19 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 73 total plays for 680 yards for the game. The Golden Bears ran for 138 yards on 22 attempts.

Karson Roberts finished his last game with 35 yards through the air for Air Force. He completed 5 passes out of 11 attempts for a 45% completion percentage. Jacobi Owens was the rushing leader for the Falcons last game. He carried the ball 17 times for an average of 9 yards per carry and ended with 156 yards. Garrett Griffin led the team in receiving. He had a total of 35 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 9 yards per catch in the game. Air Force got a total of 14 first downs by way of 11 rushing, 3 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 57 total plays for 340 yards for the game. The Falcons ran for 305 yards on 46 attempts.

California is averaging a total of 36.5 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 42.8 passes per game and completing 27.3 of them for a 63.7 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 368.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Golden Bears are averaging 155.7 rushing yards per game on 33.8 attempts per contest for an average of 4.6 yards per carry. They also run 76.5 plays per contest and average 6.8 yards per play for an average of 524 yards per game. The Golden Bears are averaging 26.2 first downs per game and they accumulate 44.9 penalty yards per game via 5.2 penalties.

California allows 251.8 passing yards per game and 30.3 points per contest on defense. They give up 19.3 completions on 32.3 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 59.9. The Golden Bears give up 203.5 rushing yards per contest on 42.7 carries for a 4.8 average per carry. California gives up 455.3 total yards per game including 6.1 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.9 penalties per game that total 64.8 yards as a unit.

Air Force is accumulating 33.6 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 11.9 passes per game and complete 6.2 of them for a 51.6 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 130.6 yards per game through the air as well. The Falcons rush for an average of 322.1 yards per contest on 58.8 attempts for an average of 5.5 yards per carry for the season. They also run 70.7 plays per game and average 6.4 yards per play for a total of 452.7 yards per game. The Falcons get an average of 21.4 first downs per game and they average 37.6 penalty yards per game via 3.8 penalties.

Air Force allows an average of 190.4 passing yards and 23.2 points per contest. They give up 13.8 completions on 26.9 attempts for a completion percentage of 51.4 per game. The Falcons give up 146.7 rushing yards per game on 34.5 carries for an average of 4.2 yards per carry. Air Force gives up 337.1 total yards per game including an average of 5.5 per play. They create an average of 1.3 turnovers per game and 5.5 penalties for 42.9 yards each game.

California Betting Trends

California is 4-8-0 against the over/under so far this season

California has an ATS record of 5-7-0 this season

Air Force Betting Trends

Air Force is 9-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Air Force has an ATS record of 9-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

California

12/06/15 DB Damariay Drew Knee "?" Tuesday vs. Air Force
12/06/15 RB Daniel Lasco Ankle "?" Tuesday vs. Air Force
12/06/15 DB Griffin Piatt Collarbone "?" Tuesday vs. Air Force
09/27/15 LB Aisea Tongilava Toe out indefinitely
09/25/15 CB Jaylinn Hawkins Shoulder out indefinitely

Air Force

11/27/15 RB D.J. Johnson Hamstring out indefinitely
11/27/15 RB Shayne Davern Knee out for season
10/24/15 DL David Harris Undisclosed out indefinitely
10/24/15 CB Kalon Baker Hamstring out indefinitely
10/22/15 LB Dexter Walker Undisclosed out indefinitely
10/22/15 LB Patrick Healy Undisclosed out indefinitely
09/15/15 QB Nate Romine Knee out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Air Force

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