Saturday, November 28, 2015

Rice Stadium

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The Charlotte 49ers take on the Rice Owls on Saturday at Rice Stadium. The opening line for this game has Rice as 10 point favorites and the over/under was set at 61.

Charlotte was led in passing last game by Brooks Barden, who finished with 87 yards through the air. He went 11 for 25 on the game, good for a 44% completion percentage. Andrew Buie was the rushing leader for the 49ers last game. He carried the ball 23 times for an average of 3 yards per carry and ended with 76 yards. Kyle Hoffman led the team in receiving. He had a total of 31 yards on 2 receptions for an average of 16 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Charlotte totaled 233 yards by way of 73 plays. They rushed the ball 48 times for a total of 146 yards on the game and the 49ers totaled 14 first downs by getting 7 rushing, 5 passing and 2 by penalty.

Rice was led in passing last game by Driphus Jackson, who finished with 359 yards through the air. He went 23 for 40 on the game, good for a 58% completion percentage. Darik Dillard was the rushing leader for the Owls last game. He carried the ball 13 times for an average of 5 yards per carry and ended with 61 yards. Nate German led the team in receiving. He had a total of 138 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 35 yards per catch in the game. Rice totaled 520 yards by way of 87 plays. They rushed the ball 46 times for a total of 161 yards on the game and the Owls totaled 28 first downs by getting 8 rushing, 19 passing and 1 by penalty.

Charlotte is scoring 18.5 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 16.5 passes on 31.7 attempts for a 52.1 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 174.9 yards per game through the air as well. The 49ers are averaging 166.9 rushing yards per game on 48.3 attempts per contest for an average of 3.5 yards per carry. They also run 80 plays per contest and average 4.3 yards per play for an average of 341.8 yards per game. The 49ers are averaging 19.9 first downs per game and they accumulate 56.1 penalty yards per game via 5.4 penalties.

Charlotte allows 238.4 passing yards per game and 37.1 points per contest on defense. They give up 20.4 completions on 34.5 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 58.9. The 49ers give up 182.6 rushing yards per contest on 40 carries for a 4.6 average per carry. Charlotte gives up 421 total yards per game including 5.6 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.2 penalties per game that total 54.6 yards as a unit.

Rice averages 26 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 17.9 passes per game on 31.5 attempts for a 56.8 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 233.2 yards through the air per game thus far. The Owls rush for an average of 166.4 yards per contest on 42.8 attempts for an average of 3.9 yards per carry for the season. They also run 74.4 plays per game and average 5.4 yards per play for a total of 399.5 yards per game. The Owls get an average of 22.3 first downs per game and they average 63.4 penalty yards per game via 7.2 penalties.

Rice allows an average of 266.2 passing yards and 38.5 points per contest. They give up 15.5 completions on 25.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.4 per game. The Owls give up 196 rushing yards per game on 37.5 carries for an average of 5.2 yards per carry. Rice gives up 462.2 total yards per game including an average of 7.3 per play. They create an average of 0.9 turnovers per game and 4.9 penalties for 47.4 yards each game.

Charlotte Betting Trends

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

Charlotte has an ATS record of 2-6-2 this season

Rice Betting Trends

Rice is 7-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Rice has an ATS record of 4-6-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

Charlotte

11/23/15 RB Kalif Phillips Knee injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Rice
09/26/15 OL Jamal Covington Toe out for season

Rice

11/22/15 DL Stuart Mouchantaf Elbow "?" Saturday vs. Charlotte
09/15/15 DE Graysen Schantz Knee out for season
08/27/15 OL Brandon Dawkins Shoulder out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Charlotte

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