Saturday, October 24, 2015

Spartan Stadium

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The Indiana Hoosiers face the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The opening line for this game has Michigan State as 17 point favorites and the over/under was set at 61.

Nate Sudfeld finished his last game with 464 yards through the air for Indiana. He completed 32 passes out of 42 attempts for a 76% completion percentage. Devine Redding led the Hoosiers in rushing with 99 yards. He averaged 7 yards per carry on his 15 rushing attempts for the game. Mitchell Paige was the team leader in receiving with a total of 126 yards and 8 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 16 yards per reception. As a team in that game Indiana had 627 total yards on 76 plays. They gained 7 rushing first downs, 21 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 28 first downs on the game. The Hoosiers rushed for 163 yards by way of 34 carries.

Connor Cook finished his last game with 328 yards through the air for Michigan State. He completed 18 passes out of 39 attempts for a 46% completion percentage. Gerald Holmes led the Spartans in rushing with 33 yards. He averaged 4 yards per carry on his 8 rushing attempts for the game. Aaron Burbridge was the team leader in receiving with a total of 132 yards and 9 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 15 yards per reception. Michigan State had 386 total yards on 72 plays. They gained 3 rushing first downs, 13 passing, and 4 by way of penalty for a total of 20 first downs on the game. The Spartans rushed for 58 yards by way of 33 carries.

Indiana is averaging 34.1 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 20.1 passes per game on 33.9 attempts for a 59.5 percent completion percentage and average 284 yards in the passing department per game. The Hoosiers are running for an average of 194.9 yards per game on 46.7 attempts for an average of 4.2 yards per carry. They are also running 80.6 plays per game and average 5.9 yards per play for an average of 478.9 yards per contest. The Hoosiers manage 24.4 first downs per contest and they average a total of 65.1 penalty yards on 7.4 penalties.

Indiana gives up an average of 334.1 passing yards and 35.1 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 24.4 completions per game on 40.4 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.4. The Hoosiers allow an average of 170 rushing yards per game on 34.7 carries for a 4.9 average. Indiana allows 504.1 total yards per game including 6.7 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.6 penalties for 54.9 yards per game.

Michigan State is putting 30.7 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 16.4 passes per game on 28.7 attempts for a 57.2 percent completion percentage and average 237.4 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Spartans run for an average of 158.3 yards per game on 39 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry this season. They also run 67.7 plays per game and average 5.8 yards per play for an average of 395.7 yards in each contest. The Spartans are gaining 21.3 first downs per contest and they average 36.6 penalty yards on 4.7 penalties per game.

Michigan State gives up 231.4 passing yards per outing and 21.6 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 18.9 completions on 31.3 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 60.3. The Spartans allow an average of 120.4 rushing yards per game on 34.3 carries for an average of 3.5 yards per carry. Michigan State allows 351.9 total yards per game for an average of 5.4 yards per play. They force 1.7 turnovers per contest and 6.6 penalties for 58.3 yards in each contest.

Indiana Betting Trends

Indiana is 3-2-1 against the over/under so far this season

Indiana has an ATS record of 4-3-0 this season

Michigan State Betting Trends

Michigan State is 3-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Michigan State has an ATS record of 1-6-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Indiana

10/18/15 DB Chase Dutra Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Michigan State
10/18/15 WR Isaac James Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Michigan State
10/18/15 RB Jordan Howard Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Michigan State
10/18/15 2ndQB Zander Diamont Head "?" Saturday vs. Michigan State
10/12/15 WR Isaac Griffith Knee out for season
10/06/15 TE Danny Friend Quad out indefinitely
09/17/15 WR Dominique Booth Undisclosed out indefinitely
08/13/15 WR J-Shun Harris II Knee out for season

Michigan State

10/18/15 DB Darian Hicks Head "?" Saturday vs. Indiana
10/18/15 OL Dennis Finley Leg "?" Saturday vs. Indiana
10/18/15 LB Drake Martinez Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Indiana
10/18/15 C Jack Allen Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Indiana
10/18/15 RB Madre London Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Indiana
10/17/15 DB R.J. Williamson Bicep out indefinitely
10/02/15 DE Montez Sweat Suspension out indefinitely
09/19/15 CB Vayante Copeland Neck out for season
09/07/15 DB Mark Meyers Suspension out indefinitely
08/13/15 LB Ed Davis Knee out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Michigan State

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