Saturday, November 14, 2015

Jones AT&T Stadium

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The Kansas State Wildcats take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. The opening line for this game has Texas Tech as 5.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 72.5.

Kansas State was led in passing last game by Joe Hubener, who finished with 151 yards through the air. He went 12 for 21 on the game, good for a 57% completion percentage. The Wildcats were led in rushing by Joe Hubener, who finished with 153 yards on 29 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Kody Cook led the team in receiving with 6 receptions for 71 yards. He had an average of 12 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Kansas State got a total of 22 first downs by way of 15 rushing, 6 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 71 total plays for 430 yards for the game. The Wildcats ran for 258 yards on 48 attempts.

Texas Tech was led in passing last game by Patrick Mahomes, who finished with 196 yards through the air. He went 21 for 34 on the game, good for a 62% completion percentage. The Red Raiders were led in rushing by DeAndre Washington, who finished with 102 yards on 21 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. DeAndre Washington led the team in receiving with 6 receptions for 64 yards. He had an average of 11 yards per reception in the contest. Texas Tech got a total of 23 first downs by way of 12 rushing, 9 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 78 total plays for 378 yards for the game. The Red Raiders ran for 179 yards on 42 attempts.

Kansas State is scoring 26.9 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 11.4 passes on 24.3 attempts for a 46.9 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 159.1 yards per game through the air as well. The Wildcats carry the ball for an average of 168.8 yards per game on 41.9 attempts for an average of 4 yards per carry this season. They also run 66.1 plays per contest and average 5 yards per play for an average of 327.9 yards per game. The Wildcats are averaging 18.6 first downs per game and they accumulate 43.3 penalty yards per game via 5.8 penalties.

Kansas State gives up an average of 288.4 passing yards and 29.1 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 23 completions per game on 35.6 attempts for a completion percentage of 64.6. The Wildcats allow 141.9 rushing yards per game on 36 carries for a 3.9 average per play. Kansas State allows 430.3 total yards per game including 6 yards per play. They force 0.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7 penalties for 62.3 yards per game.

Texas Tech averages 45.2 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 30.6 passes per game on 48.2 attempts for a 63.5 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 392 yards through the air per game thus far. The Red Raiders carry the ball for an average of 189.1 yards per game on 34.7 attempts for an average of 5.4 yards per carry. They also run 82.9 plays per game and average 7 yards per play for a total of 581.1 yards per game. The Red Raiders get an average of 28.6 first downs per game and they average 63 penalty yards per game via 7.3 penalties.

Texas Tech gives up 286.7 passing yards per outing and 42.2 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 22.6 completions on 35.3 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 64. The Red Raiders allow 273.6 rushing yards per contest on 46.9 carries for a 5.8 average per rush. Texas Tech allows 560.3 total yards per game for an average of 6.8 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and 5.9 penalties for 57.7 yards in each contest.

Kansas State Betting Trends

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

Kansas State has an ATS record of 4-4-0 this season

Texas Tech Betting Trends

Texas Tech is 6-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Texas Tech has an ATS record of 5-4-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

Kansas State

11/08/15 QB Alex Delton Knee "?" Saturday vs. Texas Tech
11/02/15 DB Danzel McDaniel Undisclosed out for season
10/07/15 DB Cre Moore Legal problems out indefinitely
09/18/15 DB Dante Barnett Shoulder out indefinitely
09/07/15 QB Jesse Ertz Knee out indefinitely

Texas Tech

10/15/15 OL Justin Murphy Knee out for season
10/08/15 LB Andre Ross Personal has left team
10/08/15 WR Ian Sadler Knee out indefinitely
10/08/15 DL Talor Nunez Knee out for season
09/30/15 DB Derrick Dixon Personal out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Kansas State

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