Saturday, November 14, 2015

Vanderbilt Stadium

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The Kentucky Wildcats take on the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday at Vanderbilt Stadium. The opening line for this game has Vanderbilt as 2.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 37.

Kentucky was led in passing last game by Patrick Towles, who finished with 96 yards through the air. He went 8 for 21 on the game, good for a 38% completion percentage. Jojo Kemp led the Wildcats in rushing with 48 yards. He averaged 4 yards per carry on his 12 rushing attempts for the game. Garrett Johnson led the team in receiving with 3 receptions for 49 yards. He had an average of 16 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Kentucky got a total of 8 first downs by way of 4 rushing, 4 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 47 total plays for 180 yards for the game. The Wildcats ran for 79 yards on 24 attempts.

Vanderbilt was led in passing last game by Johnny McCrary, who finished with 30 yards through the air. He went 3 for 14 on the game, good for a 21% completion percentage. Ralph Webb led the Commodores in rushing with 118 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 22 rushing attempts for the game. Sam Dobbs led the team in receiving with 2 receptions for 21 yards. He had an average of 11 yards per reception in the contest. Vanderbilt got a total of 11 first downs by way of 8 rushing, 0 passing, and 3 by penalty. They ran 62 total plays for 175 yards for the game. The Commodores ran for 145 yards on 48 attempts.

Kentucky is averaging 21.9 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 19.8 passes per game on 34.2 attempts for a 57.8 percent completion percentage and average 228.6 yards in the passing department per game. The Wildcats carry the ball for an average of 135.6 yards per game on 33.4 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry this season. They also run 67.7 plays per contest and average 5.4 yards per play for an average of 364.1 yards per game. The Wildcats are averaging 19.3 first downs per game and they accumulate 57.8 penalty yards per game via 6 penalties.

Kentucky gives up 28.9 points per contest and an average of 216.6 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 18 completed passes on 29.6 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.9. The Wildcats give up 195.3 rushing yards per contest on 42.2 carries for a 4.6 average per carry. Kentucky gives up 411.9 total yards per game including 5.7 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.2 penalties per game that total 58.2 yards as a unit.

Vanderbilt is putting 14.8 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 17.7 passes per game on 33.3 attempts for a 53 percent completion percentage and average 184.9 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Commodores carry the ball for an average of 155.8 yards per game on 41.6 attempts for an average of 3.7 yards per carry. They also run 74.9 plays per game and average 4.5 yards per play for a total of 340.7 yards per game. The Commodores get an average of 18.6 first downs per game and they average 44.1 penalty yards per game via 6 penalties.

Vanderbilt surrenders 17.4 points per game and 203.7 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 18.3 completed passes per game on 32.4 attempts for a completion percentage of 56.5. The Commodores give up 112.6 rushing yards per game on 33.3 carries for an average of 3.4 yards per carry. Vanderbilt gives up 316.2 total yards per game including an average of 4.8 per play. They create an average of 1.4 turnovers per game and 7.3 penalties for 59.9 yards each game.

Kentucky Betting Trends

Kentucky is 3-5-1 against the over/under so far this season

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

Vanderbilt Betting Trends

Vanderbilt is 0-8-1 against the over/under so far this season

Vanderbilt has an ATS record of 6-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Kentucky

11/08/15 WR Joey Herrick Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Vanderbilt
11/08/15 RB Stanley Boom Williams Elbow "?" Saturday vs. Vanderbilt
10/26/15 DB Darius West Ankle out indefinitely
10/22/15 WR Thaddeus Snodgrass Personal left the team
10/19/15 DT Melvin Lewis Fibula out for season
10/12/15 LB Nico Firios Shoulder out for season
09/18/15 LB Kobie Walker Ankle out indefinitely
09/04/15 LB Courtney Love Eligibility out for season
08/25/15 LB Dorian Hendrix Personal left the team
08/25/15 DB Jaleel Hytchye Personal left the team
08/25/15 OL Nick Richardson Personal left the team

Vanderbilt

11/04/15 OL Justin Skule Undisclosed out for season
11/04/15 LB Nigel Bowden Concussion out for season
09/23/15 TE DeAndre Woods Knee out for season
08/21/15 OL Andrew Jelks Knee out for season
08/12/15 WR C.J. Duncan Leg out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Kentucky

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