Saturday, October 10, 2015

Beaver Stadium

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The Indiana Hoosiers matchup against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. The opening line for this game has Penn State as 8 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.

Indiana was led in passing last game by Nate Sudfeld, who finished with 134 yards through the air. He went 10 for 21 on the game, good for a 48% completion percentage. Zander Diamont led the Hoosiers in rushing with 98 yards. He averaged 14 yards per carry on his 7 rushing attempts for the game. Simmie Cobbs was the team leader in receiving with a total of 68 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 17 yards per reception. As a team in that game Indiana totaled 402 yards by way of 91 plays. They rushed the ball 55 times for a total of 176 yards on the game and the Hoosiers totaled 21 first downs by getting 5 rushing, 11 passing and 5 by penalty.

Penn State was led in passing last game by Christian Hackenberg, who finished with 156 yards through the air. He went 10 for 19 on the game, good for a 53% completion percentage. Nick Scott led the Nittany Lions in rushing with 54 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 12 rushing attempts for the game. Chris Godwin was the team leader in receiving with a total of 66 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 17 yards per reception. Penn State totaled 264 yards by way of 53 plays. They rushed the ball 34 times for a total of 108 yards on the game and the Nittany Lions totaled 12 first downs by getting 7 rushing, 5 passing and 0 by penalty.

Indiana is averaging 36 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 18.8 passes per game on 32.4 attempts for a 58 percent completion percentage and average 273.8 yards in the passing department per game. The Hoosiers are running for an average of 224.4 yards per game on 52 attempts for an average of 4.3 yards per carry. They run 84.4 plays per game and average 5.9 yards per play for an average of 498.2 total yards each outing. The Hoosiers get 25.8 first downs per game and they average 74.4 penalty yards via 8 penalties each contest.

Indiana gives up an average of 337.4 passing yards and 32.4 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 24.2 completions per game on 40 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.5. The Hoosiers allow an average of 165.2 rushing yards per game on 34.2 carries for a 4.8 average. Indiana gives up 502.6 total yards per game including 6.8 yards per play. They force 2.2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7 penalties per game that total 68.8 yards as a unit.

Penn State is putting 24.4 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 13.4 passes per game on 25.2 attempts for a 53.2 percent completion percentage and average 171.2 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Nittany Lions run for an average of 157.4 yards per game on 35 attempts for an average of 4.5 yards per carry this season. They run 60.2 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 328.6 total yards per game. The Nittany Lions are averaging 14.4 first downs per outing and accumulate 48.2 penalty yards via 5.8 penalties each game.

Penn State gives up 159.4 passing yards per outing and 15.8 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 15.6 completions on 25.6 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 60.9. The Nittany Lions allow an average of 124.6 rushing yards per game on 39.4 carries for an average of 3.2 yards per carry. Penn State gives up 284 total yards per game including an average of 4.4 per play. They create an average of 2.2 turnovers per game and 7 penalties for 49.6 yards each game.

Indiana Betting Trends

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

Indiana has an ATS record of 4-1-0 this season

Penn State Betting Trends

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

Penn State has an ATS record of 2-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Indiana

10/04/15 DB Chase Dutra Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Penn State
10/04/15 WR Isaac James Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Penn State
10/04/15 RB Jordan Howard Ankle injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Penn State
10/04/15 QB Nate Sudfeld Ankle injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Penn State
10/01/15 DT Darius Latham Suspension out indefinitely
09/17/15 WR Dominique Booth Undisclosed out indefinitely
08/13/15 WR J-Shun Harris II Knee out for season

Penn State

10/04/15 RB Akeel Lynch Knee "?" Saturday vs. Indiana
10/04/15 C Angelo Mangiro Lower Body injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Indiana
10/04/15 LB Brandon Bell Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Indiana
10/04/15 DB Marcus Allen Arm "?" Saturday vs. Indiana
10/04/15 RB Saquon Barkley Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Indiana
09/24/15 OL Andrew Nelson Knee out indefinitely
09/12/15 TE Kyle Carter Undisclosed out indefinitely
09/06/15 LB Nyeem Wartman-White Knee out for season
09/04/15 TE Adam Breneman Undisclosed out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Indiana

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