Saturday, October 24, 2015

McLane Stadium

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The Iowa State Cyclones take on the Baylor Bears on Saturday at McLane Stadium. The opening line for this game has Baylor as 37 point favorites and the over/under was set at 81.

Iowa State was led in passing last game by Sam Richardson, who finished with 251 yards through the air. He went 22 for 36 on the game, good for a 61% completion percentage. Mike Warren led the Cyclones in rushing with 78 yards. He averaged 4 yards per carry on his 22 rushing attempts for the game. Allen Lazard was the team leader in receiving with a total of 147 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 29 yards per reception. As a team in that game Iowa State got a total of 24 first downs by way of 8 rushing, 12 passing, and 4 by penalty. They ran 76 total plays for 461 yards for the game. The Cyclones ran for 115 yards on 38 attempts.

Baylor was led in passing last game by Seth Russell, who finished with 380 yards through the air. He went 20 for 33 on the game, good for a 61% completion percentage. Seth Russell led the Bears in rushing with 160 yards. He averaged 11 yards per carry on his 14 rushing attempts for the game. Corey Coleman was the team leader in receiving with a total of 199 yards and 10 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 20 yards per reception. Baylor got a total of 34 first downs by way of 16 rushing, 15 passing, and 3 by penalty. They ran 84 total plays for 693 yards for the game. The Bears ran for 304 yards on 50 attempts.

Iowa State is averaging 26.8 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 22 passes per game on 35.3 attempts for a 62.3 percent completion percentage and average 258.2 yards in the passing department per game. The Cyclones are running for an average of 170 yards per game on 38 attempts for an average of 4.5 yards per carry. They also run 73.3 plays per contest and average 5.8 yards per play for an average of 428.2 yards per game. The Cyclones are averaging 21.2 first downs per game and they accumulate 52.7 penalty yards per game via 6.2 penalties.

Iowa State gives up an average of 289.7 passing yards and 32 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 22.7 completions per game on 35.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 63.6. The Cyclones give up 172.2 rushing yards per contest on 37.5 carries for a 4.6 average per carry. Iowa State gives up 461.8 total yards per game including 6.3 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.2 penalties per game that total 57.2 yards as a unit.

Baylor is putting 63.8 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 21 passes per game on 31.7 attempts for a 66.3 percent completion percentage and average 371 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Bears run for an average of 348.7 yards per game on 48.8 attempts for an average of 7.1 yards per carry this season. They also run 80.5 plays per game and average 8.9 yards per play for a total of 719.7 yards per game. The Bears get an average of 33 first downs per game and they average 88 penalty yards per game via 9.5 penalties.

Baylor gives up 243.7 passing yards per outing and 24.8 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 20.5 completions on 35.8 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 57.2. The Bears give up 137.8 rushing yards per game on 41.5 carries for an average of 3.3 yards per carry. Baylor gives up 381.5 total yards per game including an average of 4.9 per play. They create an average of 2.3 turnovers per game and 9.7 penalties for 83.2 yards each game.

Iowa State Betting Trends

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

Iowa State has an ATS record of 2-3-1 this season

Baylor Betting Trends

Baylor is 5-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

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

Injuries to Watch

Iowa State

10/14/15 DE Gabe Luna Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Baylor
09/01/15 TE Cole Anderson Knee out indefinitely
08/28/15 DL Devlyn Cousin Personal has left team

Baylor

10/18/15 DT Byron Bonds Hand "?" Saturday vs. Iowa State
09/28/15 DB J.W. Ketchum Suspension out indefinitely
09/18/15 TE Tre'Von Armstead Dismissed left the team

Guy's Pick: Take Iowa State

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