September 5, 2015

Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium

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The Florida Atlantic Owls face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Saturday at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. Florida Atlantic finished with a 3-9 record last year while Tulsa ended up at 2-10. The opening line for this game has Tulsa as 7 point favorites and the over/under was set at 61.5. The Owls had a 7-5 ATS record last season, meaning they covered the spread 58% of the time. Their over/under record was 7-5. The Golden Hurricane finished with an ATS record of 5-7, covering the spread 42% of the time. Their over/under record finished at 10-2.

Florida Atlantic averaged 24 points per contest last season on the offensive side of the ball. They completed 17.2 passes per game on 30.4 attempts for a 56.4 percent completion percentage and averaged 199.5 yards and 1.5 touchdowns per game in the passing department. The Owls carried the ball for an average of 163.6 yards per game on 36.9 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry. This led to 1.2 rushing touchdowns per contest. They also ran 67.3 plays per contest last season and averaged 5.4 yards per play for a total of 363.1 yards per game. The Owls averaged 18.3 first downs per contest and turned the ball over 1.5 times per game. They averaged 39.5 penalty yards on 4.3 penalties.

Florida Atlantic gave up 34.4 points per contest and 238.7 passing yards per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allowed 19.8 completed passes on 33.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.9.The Owls allowed 222.1 rushing yards to their opponents on 40.3 carries for a 5.5 average. They allowed 2.8 touchdowns on the ground as well.Florida Atlantic allowed 460.8 total yards per game last season including 6.2 per play. They forced 1.3 turnovers and 5.8 penalties for 49.1 yards.

Tulsa averaged 24.7 points per contest last season on the offensive side of the ball. They completed 21.9 passes per game on 40.1 attempts for a 54.7 percent completion percentage and averaged 264.7 yards and 1.9 touchdowns per game in the passing department. The Golden Hurricane carried the ball for an average of 147.8 yards per game on 39.8 attempts for an average of 3.7 yards per carry. This led to 0.9 rushing touchdowns per contest. They also ran 79.8 plays per contest last season and averaged 5.2 yards per play for a total of 412.5 yards per game. The Golden Hurricane averaged 22.5 first downs per contest and turned the ball over 1.9 times per game. They averaged 64 penalty yards on 6.5 penalties.

Tulsa gave up 39.3 points per contest and 272.1 passing yards per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allowed 19.3 completed passes on 31.2 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.The Golden Hurricane allowed 214.7 rushing yards to their opponents on 38.9 carries for a 5.5 average. They allowed 2.5 touchdowns on the ground as well.Tulsa allowed 486.8 total yards per game last season including 6.9 per play. They forced 1.3 turnovers and 5.9 penalties for 53.6 yards.

Florida Atlantic Betting Trends

Florida Atlantic was 7-5 against the over/under last season

Florida Atlantic had an ATS record of 7-5 last season

Tulsa Betting Trends

Tulsa was 10-2 against the over/under last season

Tulsa had an ATS record of 5-7 last season

Injuries to Watch

Florida Atlantic

08/29/15 WR Derek Moise Knee out indefinitely

Tulsa

No injuries to report at this time

Josh's Pick: Take Florida Atlantic

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