Saturday, October 17, 2015

Tiger Stadium

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The Florida Gators take on the LSU Tigers on Saturday at Tiger Stadium. The opening line for this game has LSU as 6.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.

Florida was led in passing last game by Will Grier, who finished with 208 yards through the air. He went 20 for 33 on the game, good for a 61% completion percentage. Kelvin Taylor led the Gators in rushing with 99 yards. He averaged 4 yards per carry on his 28 rushing attempts for the game. Demarcus Robinson was the team leader in receiving with a total of 79 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 13 yards per reception. As a team in that game Florida had 337 total yards on 77 plays. They gained 7 rushing first downs, 13 passing, and 3 by way of penalty for a total of 23 first downs on the game. The Gators rushed for 129 yards by way of 44 carries.

LSU was led in passing last game by Brandon Harris, who finished with 228 yards through the air. He went 18 for 28 on the game, good for a 64% completion percentage. Derrius Guice led the Tigers in rushing with 161 yards. He averaged 10 yards per carry on his 16 rushing attempts for the game. Travin Dural was the team leader in receiving with a total of 109 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 27 yards per reception. LSU had 624 total yards on 83 plays. They gained 19 rushing first downs, 9 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 29 first downs on the game. The Tigers rushed for 396 yards by way of 54 carries.

Florida is scoring 32.2 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 20.8 passes on 31.5 attempts for a 66.1 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 245.7 yards per game through the air as well. The Gators are averaging 139 rushing yards per game on 37.2 attempts per contest for an average of 3.7 yards per carry. They also run 68.7 plays per contest and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 384.7 yards per game. The Gators are averaging 19.8 first downs per game and they accumulate 47 penalty yards per game via 6.2 penalties.

Florida allows 195.8 passing yards per game and 14.3 points per contest on defense. They give up 18.8 completions on 34.7 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 54.3. The Gators give up 100.5 rushing yards per contest on 32.7 carries for a 3.1 average per carry. Florida gives up 296.3 total yards per game including 4.4 yards per play. They force 2.2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5 penalties per game that total 34 yards as a unit.

LSU averages 37.8 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 10.2 passes per game on 18 attempts for a 56.7 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 122 yards through the air per game thus far. The Tigers rush for an average of 346.4 yards per contest on 48.2 attempts for an average of 7.2 yards per carry for the season. They also run 66.2 plays per game and average 7.1 yards per play for a total of 468.4 yards per game. The Tigers get an average of 22 first downs per game and they average 71.8 penalty yards per game via 8.4 penalties.

LSU allows an average of 191.8 passing yards and 22 points per contest. They give up 18.6 completions on 33 attempts for a completion percentage of 56.4 per game. The Tigers give up 99.6 rushing yards per game on 29.4 carries for an average of 3.4 yards per carry. LSU gives up 291.4 total yards per game including an average of 4.7 per play. They create an average of 1.4 turnovers per game and 5 penalties for 41.8 yards each game.

Florida Betting Trends

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

Florida has an ATS record of 5-1-0 this season

LSU Betting Trends

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

LSU has an ATS record of 2-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Florida

10/12/15 QB Will Grier Suspension out for season
10/11/15 TE C'yontai Lewis Hand "?" Saturday vs. LSU
09/22/15 RB Case Harrison Thumb out indefinitely

LSU

10/12/15 TE Dillon Gordon Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Florida
10/11/15 S Jalen Mills Fibula "?" Saturday vs. Florida
09/09/15 OL Chidi Valentine-Okeke Redshirt out for season

Guy's Pick: Take LSU

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