Saturday, October 10, 2015

Jones AT&T Stadium

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The Iowa State Cyclones take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. The opening line for this game has Texas Tech as 11.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 75.

Sam Richardson finished his last game with 269 yards through the air for Iowa State. He completed 27 passes out of 37 attempts for a 73% completion percentage. Mike Warren led the Cyclones in rushing with 175 yards. He averaged 10 yards per carry on his 18 rushing attempts for the game. Allen Lazard led the team in receiving with 6 receptions for 75 yards. He had an average of 13 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Iowa State got a total of 24 first downs by way of 11 rushing, 12 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 74 total plays for 512 yards for the game. The Cyclones ran for 243 yards on 37 attempts.

Patrick Mahomes finished his last game with 415 yards through the air for Texas Tech. He completed 32 passes out of 50 attempts for a 64% completion percentage. Patrick Mahomes led the Red Raiders in rushing with 39 yards. He averaged 20 yards per carry on his 2 rushing attempts for the game. Tony Brown led the team in receiving with 5 receptions for 117 yards. He had an average of 23 yards per reception in the contest. Texas Tech got a total of 27 first downs by way of 6 rushing, 19 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 89 total plays for 636 yards for the game. The Red Raiders ran for 106 yards on 24 attempts.

Iowa State is averaging 27.3 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 23.3 passes per game on 36 attempts for a 64.6 percent completion percentage and average 255.8 yards in the passing department per game. The Cyclones carry the ball for an average of 147.5 yards per game on 36.3 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry this season. They also run 72.3 plays per contest and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 403.3 yards per game. The Cyclones are averaging 21 first downs per game and they accumulate 54 penalty yards per game via 6.3 penalties.

Iowa State gives up 20.3 points per contest and an average of 194.8 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 17.3 completed passes on 31 attempts for a completion percentage of 55.6. The Cyclones give up 148.8 rushing yards per contest on 38.3 carries for a 3.9 average per carry. Iowa State gives up 343.5 total yards per game including 5 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.3 penalties per game that total 54.5 yards as a unit.

Texas Tech is putting 50 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 29.8 passes per game on 48 attempts for a 62.1 percent completion percentage and average 423.8 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Red Raiders carry the ball for an average of 179 yards per game on 30.2 attempts for an average of 5.9 yards per carry. They also run 78.2 plays per game and average 7.7 yards per play for a total of 602.8 yards per game. The Red Raiders get an average of 28.2 first downs per game and they average 62.4 penalty yards per game via 7.6 penalties.

Texas Tech surrenders 41.4 points per game and 303.6 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 24.4 completed passes per game on 36.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 66.3. The Red Raiders give up 277.4 rushing yards per game on 46.8 carries for an average of 5.9 yards per carry. Texas Tech gives up 581 total yards per game including an average of 6.9 per play. They create an average of 1.8 turnovers per game and 7.2 penalties for 70.4 yards each game.

Iowa State Betting Trends

Iowa State is 0-3-1 against the over/under so far this season

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

Texas Tech Betting Trends

Texas Tech is 3-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Texas Tech has an ATS record of 3-1-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

Iowa State

10/04/15 DB Nigel Tribune Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Texas Tech
09/01/15 TE Cole Anderson Knee out indefinitely
08/28/15 DL Devlyn Cousin Personal has left team

Texas Tech

10/04/15 WR Ian Sadler Knee "?" Saturday vs. Iowa State
09/30/15 -DB Derrick Dixon Personal out indefinitely
09/30/15 DB Jalen Barnes Personal out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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