Saturday, November 21, 2015

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

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The Florida Atlantic Owls face the Florida Gators on Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The opening line for this game has Florida as 31 point favorites and the over/under was set at 46.5.

Florida Atlantic was led in passing last game by Jaquez Johnson, who finished with 214 yards through the air. He went 12 for 25 on the game, good for a 48% completion percentage. The Owls were led in rushing by Trey Rodriguez, who finished with 32 yards on 7 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Jenson Stoshak was the team leader in receiving with a total of 94 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 31 yards per reception. As a team in that game Florida Atlantic had 297 total yards on 61 plays. They gained 5 rushing first downs, 8 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 14 first downs on the game. The Owls rushed for 75 yards by way of 34 carries.

Florida was led in passing last game by Treon Harris, who finished with 256 yards through the air. He went 19 for 33 on the game, good for a 58% completion percentage. The Gators were led in rushing by Kelvin Taylor, who finished with 105 yards on 20 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Antonio Callaway was the team leader in receiving with a total of 60 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 12 yards per reception. Florida had 404 total yards on 76 plays. They gained 7 rushing first downs, 12 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 20 first downs on the game. The Gators rushed for 148 yards by way of 43 carries.

Florida Atlantic is scoring 22.3 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 16.8 passes on 31.8 attempts for a 52.8 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 220.4 yards per game through the air as well. The Owls are running for an average of 156.5 yards per game on 39.8 attempts for an average of 3.9 yards per carry. They are also running 71.6 plays per game and average 5.3 yards per play for an average of 376.9 yards per contest. The Owls manage 20.7 first downs per contest and they average a total of 56.7 penalty yards on 6.2 penalties.

Florida Atlantic allows 242.4 passing yards per game and 29.4 points per contest on defense. They give up 18.5 completions on 31.4 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 58.9. The Owls allow 186.3 rushing yards per game on 43.5 carries for a 4.3 average per play. Florida Atlantic gives up 428.7 total yards per game including 5.7 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.1 penalties per game that total 54.9 yards as a unit.

Florida averages 28.1 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 18.2 passes per game on 29.9 attempts for a 60.9 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 232.1 yards through the air per game thus far. The Gators run for an average of 138.8 yards per game on 37.9 attempts for an average of 3.7 yards per carry this season. They also run 67.8 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 370.9 yards in each contest. The Gators are gaining 18.1 first downs per contest and they average 51.7 penalty yards on 6.7 penalties per game.

Florida allows an average of 174.1 passing yards and 14.5 points per contest. They give up 15.8 completions on 30 attempts for a completion percentage of 52.7 per game. The Gators allow 105.9 rushing yards per contest on 33 carries for a 3.2 average per rush. Florida gives up 280 total yards per game including an average of 4.4 per play. They create an average of 2.1 turnovers per game and 4.7 penalties for 33.4 yards each game.

Florida Atlantic Betting Trends

Florida Atlantic is 3-7-0 against the over/under so far this season

Florida Atlantic has an ATS record of 4-6-0 this season

Florida Betting Trends

Florida is 4-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

Florida has an ATS record of 7-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Florida Atlantic

11/15/15 OT Byers Hickmon Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Florida
11/15/15 LB Nate Ozdemir Hip "?" Saturday vs. Florida
09/10/15 LB Robert Relf Shoulder out for season
08/29/15 WR Derek Moise Knee out for season

Florida

11/16/15 OL Alex McCalister Foot expected to miss Saturday vs. Florida Atlantic
11/16/15 DL Andrew Ivie Undisclosed expected to miss Saturday vs. Florida Atlantic
11/16/15 RB Jordan Cronkrite Foot injured last game, probable Saturday vs. Florida Atlantic
11/16/15 OL Jordan Sherit Hamstring expected to miss Saturday vs. Florida Atlantic
11/15/15 LB Alex Anzalone Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Florida Atlantic
11/15/15 DL Joey Ivie Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Florida Atlantic
11/15/15 DL Jonathan Bullard Arm "?" Saturday vs. Florida Atlantic
11/15/15 DL Khairi Clark Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Florida Atlantic
11/15/15 DL Thomas Holley Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Florida Atlantic
10/19/15 K Jorge Powell Knee out indefinitely
10/14/15 DB Deiondre Porter Legal problems dismissed from team
10/12/15 QB Will Grier Suspension out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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