Saturday, November 14, 2015

Amon G. Carter Stadium

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The Kansas Jayhawks face the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday at Amon G. Carter Stadium. The opening line for this game has TCU as 43 point favorites and the over/under was set at 72.

Kansas was led in passing last game by Ryan Willis, who finished with 214 yards through the air. He went 17 for 34 on the game, good for a 50% completion percentage. The Jayhawks were led in rushing by Ke'aun Kinner, who finished with 67 yards on 13 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Darious Crawley led the team in receiving with 3 receptions for 63 yards. He had an average of 21 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Kansas had 426 total yards on 89 plays. They gained 13 rushing first downs, 10 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 23 first downs on the game. The Jayhawks rushed for 192 yards by way of 48 carries.

TCU was led in passing last game by Trevone Boykin, who finished with 445 yards through the air. He went 35 for 57 on the game, good for a 61% completion percentage. The Horned Frogs were led in rushing by Aaron Green, who finished with 97 yards on 24 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Shaun Nixon led the team in receiving with 9 receptions for 146 yards. He had an average of 16 yards per reception in the contest. TCU had 663 total yards on 110 plays. They gained 12 rushing first downs, 21 passing, and 3 by way of penalty for a total of 36 first downs on the game. The Horned Frogs rushed for 218 yards by way of 52 carries.

Kansas is scoring 16.9 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 21.2 passes on 37.7 attempts for a 56.3 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 230.9 yards per game through the air as well. The Jayhawks carry the ball for an average of 116.9 yards per game on 38.8 attempts for an average of 3 yards per carry this season. They are also running 76.4 plays per game and average 4.5 yards per play for an average of 347.8 yards per contest. The Jayhawks manage 19.1 first downs per contest and they average a total of 57.2 penalty yards on 5.7 penalties.

Kansas gives up an average of 330.6 passing yards and 48.4 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 24.6 completions per game on 35.1 attempts for a completion percentage of 69.9. The Jayhawks allow 252.8 rushing yards per game on 44.8 carries for a 5.6 average per play. Kansas gives up 583.3 total yards per game including 7.3 yards per play. They force 1.6 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 4.9 penalties per game that total 41.9 yards as a unit.

TCU averages 46.7 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 27.2 passes per game on 41.4 attempts for a 65.7 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 395.6 yards through the air per game thus far. The Horned Frogs carry the ball for an average of 225.9 yards per game on 41.7 attempts for an average of 5.4 yards per carry. They also run 83.1 plays per game and average 7.5 yards per play for an average of 621.4 yards in each contest. The Horned Frogs are gaining 30.6 first downs per contest and they average 80.9 penalty yards on 8.1 penalties per game.

TCU gives up 233.3 passing yards per outing and 27.2 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 17.6 completions on 33.8 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 52. The Horned Frogs allow 162.8 rushing yards per contest on 39.4 carries for a 4.1 average per rush. TCU gives up 396.1 total yards per game including an average of 5.4 per play. They create an average of 1.2 turnovers per game and 5.2 penalties for 51.9 yards each game.

Kansas Betting Trends

Kansas is 5-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Kansas has an ATS record of 2-7-0 this season

TCU Betting Trends

TCU is 5-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

TCU has an ATS record of 4-5-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Kansas

11/08/15 WR Bobby Hartzog Knee "?" Saturday vs. TCU
11/08/15 DE Damani Mosby Elbow "?" Saturday vs. TCU
11/08/15 WR Joshua Stanford Ankle "?" Saturday vs. TCU
10/28/15 DB Greg Allen Groin out indefinitely
10/15/15 DL Jacky Dezir MCL out indefinitely
10/08/15 QB2 Deondre Ford Thumb out for season
10/05/15 QB1 Montell Cozart Shoulder out indefinitely
09/05/15 QB Michael Cummings Knee out for season

TCU

11/08/15 WR Ja'Juan Story Undisclosed out for season
11/08/15 WR Josh Doctson Wrist injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Kansas
10/26/15 LB Mike Freeze Personal has left team
09/28/15 WR Ty Slanina Collarbone out for season
09/24/15 FS Kenny Iloka Knee out indefinitely
09/22/15 CB Ranthony Texada Knee out for season
09/11/15 WR Deante' Gray Knee out indefinitely
09/10/15 DE James McFarland Foot out indefinitely
09/09/15 LB Sammy Douglas Undisclosed out for season
08/22/15 WR/PR Cameron Echols-Luper Personal left the team

Josh's Pick: Take TCU

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