Saturday, October 24, 2015

Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium

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The Kansas State Wildcats take on the Texas Longhorns on Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has Texas as 3.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.

Joe Hubener finished his last game with 39 yards through the air for Kansas State. He completed 4 passes out of 14 attempts for a 29% completion percentage. Kody Cook led the Wildcats in rushing with 19 yards. He averaged 2 yards per carry on his 11 rushing attempts for the game. Kody Cook led the team in receiving with 2 receptions for 38 yards. He had an average of 19 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Kansas State got a total of 7 first downs by way of 5 rushing, 2 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 53 total plays for 110 yards for the game. The Wildcats ran for 65 yards on 31 attempts.

Jerrod Heard finished his last game with 53 yards through the air for Texas. He completed 8 passes out of 11 attempts for a 73% completion percentage. D'Onta Foreman led the Longhorns in rushing with 117 yards. He averaged 13 yards per carry on his 9 rushing attempts for the game. Marcus Johnson led the team in receiving with 4 receptions for 35 yards. He had an average of 9 yards per reception in the contest. Texas got a total of 20 first downs by way of 15 rushing, 4 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 70 total plays for 368 yards for the game. The Longhorns ran for 313 yards on 58 attempts.

Kansas State is averaging 30.3 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 11.2 passes per game on 24.5 attempts for a 45.6 percent completion percentage and average 165.7 yards in the passing department per game. The Wildcats carry the ball for an average of 159.5 yards per game on 41.7 attempts for an average of 3.8 yards per carry this season. They also run 66.2 plays per contest and average 4.9 yards per play for an average of 325.2 yards per game. The Wildcats are averaging 18.7 first downs per game and they accumulate 46.7 penalty yards per game via 5.7 penalties.

Kansas State gives up 29.8 points per contest and an average of 298.2 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 25.2 completed passes on 39.3 attempts for a completion percentage of 64. The Wildcats give up 126.3 rushing yards per contest on 33.5 carries for a 3.8 average per carry. Kansas State gives up 424.5 total yards per game including 5.8 yards per play. They force 1.2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7 penalties per game that total 57.3 yards as a unit.

Texas is putting 24.5 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 10.7 passes per game on 20.2 attempts for a 52.9 percent completion percentage and average 148.5 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Longhorns carry the ball for an average of 195 yards per game on 43.3 attempts for an average of 4.5 yards per carry. They also run 63.5 plays per game and average 5.4 yards per play for a total of 343.5 yards per game. The Longhorns get an average of 16.3 first downs per game and they average 70 penalty yards per game via 7.2 penalties.

Texas surrenders 34.7 points per game and 282.3 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 22.5 completed passes per game on 33.3 attempts for a completion percentage of 67.5. The Longhorns give up 186.7 rushing yards per game on 46 carries for an average of 4.1 yards per carry. Texas gives up 469 total yards per game including an average of 5.9 per play. They create an average of 1.8 turnovers per game and 6.3 penalties for 52.2 yards each game.

Kansas State Betting Trends

Kansas State is 4-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Kansas State has an ATS record of 3-3-0 this season

Texas Betting Trends

Texas is 2-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Texas has an ATS record of 2-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Kansas State

10/07/15 DB Cre Moore Legal problems out indefinitely
10/07/15 QB Jonathan Banks Illness out indefinitely
09/18/15 QB Alex Delton Knee out indefinitely
09/18/15 DB Dante Barnett Shoulder out indefinitely
09/07/15 QB Jesse Ertz Knee out indefinitely

Texas

10/18/15 LB Breckyn Hager Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Kansas State
10/18/15 WR Daje Johnson Head "?" Saturday vs. Kansas State
10/18/15 OT Kent Perkins Knee "?" Saturday vs. Kansas State
09/09/15 LB Dalton Santos Ankle out for season
08/22/15 TE Blake Whiteley Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Texas

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