Friday, November 27, 2015

Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium

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The Kent State Golden Flashes face the Akron Zips on Friday at Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium. The opening line for this game has Akron as 9 point favorites and the over/under was set at 40.

Colin Reardon finished his last game with 87 yards through the air for Kent State. He completed 7 passes out of 16 attempts for a 44% completion percentage. The Golden Flashes were led in rushing by George Bollas, who finished with 54 yards on 11 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Johnny Woods led the team in receiving. He had a total of 32 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 8 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Kent State had 278 total yards on 58 plays. They gained 9 rushing first downs, 6 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 15 first downs on the game. The Golden Flashes rushed for 180 yards by way of 32 carries.

Tommy Woodson finished his last game with 258 yards through the air for Akron. He completed 17 passes out of 30 attempts for a 57% completion percentage. The Zips were led in rushing by Donnell Alexander, who finished with 143 yards on 24 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. Imani Davis led the team in receiving. He had a total of 118 yards on 7 receptions for an average of 17 yards per catch in the game. Akron had 475 total yards on 75 plays. They gained 13 rushing first downs, 10 passing, and 2 by way of penalty for a total of 25 first downs on the game. The Zips rushed for 217 yards by way of 45 carries.

Kent State is scoring 14.3 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 14.7 passes on 29 attempts for a 50.8 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 139.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Golden Flashes are averaging 146.6 rushing yards per game on 38.8 attempts per contest for an average of 3.8 yards per carry. They are also running 67.8 plays per game and average 4.2 yards per play for an average of 285.9 yards per contest. The Golden Flashes manage 14.7 first downs per contest and they average a total of 73.4 penalty yards on 7.8 penalties.

Kent State allows 214.9 passing yards per game and 26.6 points per contest on defense. They give up 17.1 completions on 31.9 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 53.6. The Golden Flashes allow an average of 136.2 rushing yards per game on 40.3 carries for a 3.4 average. Kent State allows 351.1 total yards per game including 4.9 yards per play. They force 1.5 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.7 penalties for 64.6 yards per game.

Akron averages 24.4 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 14.4 passes per game on 29.2 attempts for a 49.2 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 198.7 yards through the air per game thus far. The Zips rush for an average of 165.4 yards per contest on 40.3 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry for the season. They also run 69.5 plays per game and average 5.2 yards per play for an average of 364.1 yards in each contest. The Zips are gaining 19.4 first downs per contest and they average 69.1 penalty yards on 7.9 penalties per game.

Akron allows an average of 249.1 passing yards and 23.5 points per contest. They give up 21.9 completions on 37.2 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.9 per game. The Zips allow an average of 97 rushing yards per game on 32.8 carries for an average of 3 yards per carry. Akron allows 346.1 total yards per game for an average of 4.9 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and 7.5 penalties for 72.5 yards in each contest.

Kent State Betting Trends

Kent State is 3-7-0 against the over/under so far this season

Kent State has an ATS record of 3-8-0 this season

Akron Betting Trends

Akron is 5-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

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

Injuries to Watch

Kent State

11/22/15 RB Nick Holley Hip "?" Friday vs. Akron
11/02/15 RB Myles Washington Undisclosed out indefinitely

Akron

11/22/15 RB D.J. Jones Undisclosed "?" Friday vs. Kent State

Josh's Pick: Take Akron

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