Thursday, September 24, 2015

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

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The Cincinnati Bearcats take on the Memphis Tigers on Thursday at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has Memphis as 10 point favorites and the over/under was set at 68.5.

Gunner Kiel finished his last game with 145 yards through the air for Cincinnati. He completed 15 passes out of 26 attempts for a 58% completion percentage. The Bearcats were led in rushing by Mike Boone, who finished with 118 yards on 4 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 30 yards per carry. Chris Moore was the team leader in receiving with a total of 65 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 13 yards per reception. As a team in that game Cincinnati got a total of 33 first downs by way of 15 rushing, 15 passing, and 3 by penalty. They ran 94 total plays for 545 yards for the game. The Bearcats ran for 282 yards on 54 attempts.

Paxton Lynch finished his last game with 386 yards through the air for Memphis. He completed 29 passes out of 40 attempts for a 73% completion percentage. The Tigers were led in rushing by Doroland Dorceus, who finished with 75 yards on 16 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Tevin Jones was the team leader in receiving with a total of 98 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 33 yards per reception. Memphis got a total of 28 first downs by way of 11 rushing, 14 passing, and 3 by penalty. They ran 90 total plays for 541 yards for the game. The Tigers ran for 155 yards on 50 attempts.

Cincinnati is scoring 38.3 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 26 passes on 43.3 attempts for a 60 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 343.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Bearcats are running for an average of 236 yards per game on 45.3 attempts for an average of 5.2 yards per carry. They also run 88.7 plays per contest and average 6.5 yards per play for an average of 579.3 yards per game. The Bearcats are averaging 33.7 first downs per game and they accumulate 61.7 penalty yards per game via 6.7 penalties.

Cincinnati allows 152.3 passing yards per game and 25.7 points per contest on defense. They give up 12.3 completions on 26.7 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 46.3. The Bearcats allow 177.7 rushing yards per game on 38 carries for a 4.7 average per play. Cincinnati allows 330 total yards per game including 5.1 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 8.7 penalties for 76.7 yards per game.

Memphis averages 54 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 23 passes per game on 29.3 attempts for a 78.4 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 319.3 yards through the air per game thus far. The Tigers run for an average of 251 yards per game on 54 attempts for an average of 4.6 yards per carry this season. They also run 83.3 plays per game and average 6.8 yards per play for a total of 570.3 yards per game. The Tigers get an average of 29.7 first downs per game and they average 76 penalty yards per game via 7.7 penalties.

Memphis allows an average of 238.3 passing yards and 23.7 points per contest. They give up 20.3 completions on 36 attempts for a completion percentage of 56.5 per game. The Tigers allow 116 rushing yards per contest on 35 carries for a 3.3 average per rush. Memphis allows 354.3 total yards per game for an average of 5 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and 7.3 penalties for 72.7 yards in each contest.

Cincinnati Betting Trends

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

Cincinnati has an ATS record of 0-3-0 this season

Memphis Betting Trends

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

Memphis has an ATS record of 2-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Cincinnati

09/20/15 DB Adrian Witty Leg injured last game, "?" Thursday vs. Memphis
09/20/15 QB Gunner Kiel Head injured last game, "?" Thursday vs. Memphis
09/20/15 WR Mekale McKay Undisclosed missed last game, probable Thursday vs. Memphis
09/20/15 RB Mike Boone Ankle injured last game, "?" Thursday vs. Memphis
09/08/15 LB Clemente Casseus Suspension out indefinitely

Memphis

No key injuries to report

Josh's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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