Friday, November 27, 2015

Memorial Stadium

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The Iowa Hawkeyes face the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Friday at Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has Iowa as 1 point favorites and the over/under was set at 58.

C.J. Beathard finished his last game with 213 yards through the air for Iowa. He completed 12 passes out of 20 attempts for a 60% completion percentage. Jordan Canzeri led the Hawkeyes in rushing with 95 yards. He averaged 7 yards per carry on his 13 rushing attempts for the game. Henry Krieger-Coble led the team in receiving. He had a total of 76 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 19 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Iowa had 387 total yards on 59 plays. They gained 9 rushing first downs, 10 passing, and 2 by way of penalty for a total of 21 first downs on the game. The Hawkeyes rushed for 174 yards by way of 39 carries.

Tommy Armstrong finished his last game with 188 yards through the air for Nebraska. He completed 14 passes out of 21 attempts for a 67% completion percentage. Imani Cross led the Cornhuskers in rushing with 90 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 20 rushing attempts for the game. Cethan Carter led the team in receiving. He had a total of 57 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 14 yards per catch in the game. Nebraska had 362 total yards on 59 plays. They gained 7 rushing first downs, 8 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 16 first downs on the game. The Cornhuskers rushed for 174 yards by way of 38 carries.

Iowa is averaging 34.2 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 16.3 passes per game on 26.6 attempts for a 61.1 percent completion percentage and average 210 yards in the passing department per game. The Hawkeyes are averaging 208.3 rushing yards per game on 43.5 attempts per contest for an average of 4.8 yards per carry. They are also running 70.1 plays per game and average 6 yards per play for an average of 418.3 yards per contest. The Hawkeyes manage 22 first downs per contest and they average a total of 48.5 penalty yards on 5 penalties.

Iowa gives up 18.5 points per contest and an average of 214.9 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 19.3 completed passes on 35.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 53.8. The Hawkeyes allow 107.5 rushing yards per game on 31.9 carries for a 3.4 average per play. Iowa gives up 322.5 total yards per game including 4.8 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.7 penalties per game that total 52.6 yards as a unit.

Nebraska is putting 33.6 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 19.9 passes per game on 35.8 attempts for a 55.6 percent completion percentage and average 272.7 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Cornhuskers rush for an average of 170.6 yards per contest on 36 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry for the season. They also run 71.8 plays per game and average 6.2 yards per play for an average of 443.4 yards in each contest. The Cornhuskers are gaining 22.1 first downs per contest and they average 63.3 penalty yards on 7.3 penalties per game.

Nebraska surrenders 27.7 points per game and 305.5 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 23.4 completed passes per game on 40.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 57.4. The Cornhuskers allow 109.8 rushing yards per contest on 30.5 carries for a 3.6 average per rush. Nebraska gives up 415.4 total yards per game including an average of 5.8 per play. They create an average of 1.1 turnovers per game and 6.5 penalties for 58.3 yards each game.

Iowa Betting Trends

Iowa is 7-3-1 against the over/under so far this season

Iowa has an ATS record of 6-5-0 this season

Nebraska Betting Trends

Nebraska is 7-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Nebraska has an ATS record of 6-5-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Iowa

10/11/15 DL Drew Ott Knee out for season

Nebraska

11/23/15 WR Jordan Westerkamp Legal problems probable Friday vs. Iowa
11/23/15 QB Tommy Armstrong Jr. Legal problems probable Friday vs. Iowa
11/23/15 TE Trey Foster Legal problems probable Friday vs. Iowa
11/07/15 Backup RB Jordan Stevenson Personal quit the team
11/07/15 OT Matt Finnin Personal quit the team
11/02/15 WR De'Mornay Pierson-El Knee out for season
09/08/15 TE David Sutton Ankle expected to miss 8 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Nebraska

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