Saturday, October 10, 2015

Sun Devil Stadium

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The Colorado Buffaloes face the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday at Sun Devil Stadium. The opening line for this game has Arizona State as 12.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.5.

Sefo Liufau finished his last game with 231 yards through the air for Colorado. He completed 25 passes out of 42 attempts for a 60% completion percentage. Phillip Lindsay led the Buffaloes in rushing with 37 yards. He averaged 3 yards per carry on his 12 rushing attempts for the game. Nelson Spruce led the team in receiving. He had a total of 87 yards on 6 receptions for an average of 15 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Colorado had 308 total yards on 78 plays. They gained 5 rushing first downs, 13 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 18 first downs on the game. The Buffaloes rushed for 77 yards by way of 36 carries.

Mike Bercovici finished his last game with 273 yards through the air for Arizona State. He completed 27 passes out of 44 attempts for a 61% completion percentage. Demario Richard led the Sun Devils in rushing with 79 yards. He averaged 3 yards per carry on his 23 rushing attempts for the game. DJ Foster led the team in receiving. He had a total of 57 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 14 yards per catch in the game. Arizona State had 465 total yards on 90 plays. They gained 10 rushing first downs, 14 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 25 first downs on the game. The Sun Devils rushed for 192 yards by way of 46 carries.

Colorado is averaging 33.4 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 19.2 passes per game on 33.2 attempts for a 57.8 percent completion percentage and average 210.4 yards in the passing department per game. The Buffaloes are averaging 233 rushing yards per game on 48.4 attempts per contest for an average of 4.8 yards per carry. They are also running 81.6 plays per game and average 5.4 yards per play for an average of 443.4 yards per contest. The Buffaloes manage 24.8 first downs per contest and they average a total of 54 penalty yards on 5.6 penalties.

Colorado gives up 21.4 points per contest and an average of 190 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 17.4 completed passes on 32.4 attempts for a completion percentage of 53.7. The Buffaloes allow 190.4 rushing yards per game on 41.2 carries for a 4.6 average per play. Colorado gives up 380.4 total yards per game including 5.2 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.8 penalties per game that total 51 yards as a unit.

Arizona State is putting 27.6 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 24 passes per game on 40.2 attempts for a 59.7 percent completion percentage and average 268.8 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Sun Devils rush for an average of 169.2 yards per contest on 39.4 attempts for an average of 4.3 yards per carry for the season. They also run 79.6 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 438 yards in each contest. The Sun Devils are gaining 23.4 first downs per contest and they average 35.8 penalty yards on 3.6 penalties per game.

Arizona State surrenders 26.8 points per game and 212.6 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 15.4 completed passes per game on 29.2 attempts for a completion percentage of 52.7. The Sun Devils allow 156.8 rushing yards per contest on 44.8 carries for a 3.5 average per rush. Arizona State gives up 369.4 total yards per game including an average of 5 per play. They create an average of 1.4 turnovers per game and 6.2 penalties for 56 yards each game.

Colorado Betting Trends

Colorado is 1-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Colorado has an ATS record of 1-3-1 this season

Arizona State Betting Trends

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

Arizona State has an ATS record of 1-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Colorado

10/04/15 LB Addison Gillam Knee "?" Saturday vs. Arizona State
10/04/15 RB Michael Adkins II Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Arizona State
09/16/15 OT Jeromy Irwin Knee out for season
08/13/15 DL Tyler Henington Leg out for season

Arizona State

10/04/15 FS Armand Perry Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Colorado
10/04/15 TE Dan Vear Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Colorado
10/04/15 WR Frederick Gammage Arm "?" Saturday vs. Colorado
10/04/15 LB Marcus Ball Illness "?" Saturday vs. Colorado
09/23/15 WR Jalen Harvey Collarbone expected to miss 5 weeks
08/24/15 WR Cameron Smith Knee out for season
08/24/15 OL Dillon Faamatau Knee out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona State

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