Saturday, November 7, 2015

Texas Memorial Stadium

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The Kansas Jayhawks face the Texas Longhorns on Saturday at Texas Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has Texas as 31.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 54.

Kansas was led in passing last game by Ryan Willis, who finished with 181 yards through the air. He went 20 for 34 on the game, good for a 59% completion percentage. Taylor Cox led the Jayhawks in rushing with 30 yards. He averaged 3 yards per carry on his 12 rushing attempts for the game. Tyler Patrick led the team in receiving with 5 receptions for 46 yards. He had an average of 9 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Kansas had 216 total yards on 70 plays. They gained 3 rushing first downs, 10 passing, and 2 by way of penalty for a total of 15 first downs on the game. The Jayhawks rushed for 35 yards by way of 36 carries.

Texas was led in passing last game by Tyrone Swoopes, who finished with 59 yards through the air. He went 6 for 13 on the game, good for a 46% completion percentage. Tyrone Swoopes led the Longhorns in rushing with 58 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 10 rushing attempts for the game. Daje Johnson led the team in receiving with 6 receptions for 37 yards. He had an average of 6 yards per reception in the contest. Texas had 204 total yards on 54 plays. They gained 7 rushing first downs, 4 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 11 first downs on the game. The Longhorns rushed for 119 yards by way of 32 carries.

Kansas is averaging 16.5 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 21.5 passes per game on 37.3 attempts for a 57.7 percent completion percentage and average 230.5 yards in the passing department per game. The Jayhawks carry the ball for an average of 107.5 yards per game on 37.6 attempts for an average of 2.9 yards per carry this season. They are also running 74.9 plays per game and average 4.5 yards per play for an average of 338 yards per contest. The Jayhawks manage 18.6 first downs per contest and they average a total of 62.5 penalty yards on 6 penalties.

Kansas gives up 47.1 points per contest and an average of 334.5 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 25.3 completed passes on 35.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 70.6. The Jayhawks allow an average of 247 rushing yards per game on 45.4 carries for a 5.4 average. Kansas allows 581.5 total yards per game including 7.2 yards per play. They force 1.6 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 4.8 penalties for 42.6 yards per game.

Texas is putting 21.3 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 10.8 passes per game on 19.9 attempts for a 54.1 percent completion percentage and average 134.4 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Longhorns carry the ball for an average of 195.4 yards per game on 43.1 attempts for an average of 4.5 yards per carry. They also run 63 plays per game and average 5.2 yards per play for an average of 329.8 yards in each contest. The Longhorns are gaining 16.1 first downs per contest and they average 61.8 penalty yards on 6.1 penalties per game.

Texas surrenders 30.1 points per game and 248.6 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 20.6 completed passes per game on 32.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 63. The Longhorns allow an average of 186.6 rushing yards per game on 45.9 carries for an average of 4.1 yards per carry. Texas allows 435.3 total yards per game for an average of 5.5 yards per play. They force 1.5 turnovers per contest and 5.9 penalties for 48.1 yards in each contest.

Kansas Betting Trends

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

Kansas has an ATS record of 2-6-0 this season

Texas Betting Trends

Texas is 2-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

Texas has an ATS record of 3-5-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Kansas

11/01/15 WR Bobby Hartzog Knee "?" Saturday vs. Texas
11/01/15 DE Damani Mosby Elbow "?" Saturday vs. Texas
11/01/15 OL Jordan Shelley-Smith Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Texas
11/01/15 WR Joshua Stanford Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Texas
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

Texas

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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