Saturday, September 19, 2015

Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium

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The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs face the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. The opening line for this game has Kansas State as 9 point favorites and the over/under was set at 51.

Bulldogs are 5-0 against the spread in their last 5 games following a straight up loss, 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game and 5-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. They are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games after accumulating more than 280 yards passing in their previous game and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games on field turf. The over is 5-1 in the Bulldogs last 6 vs. a team with a winning record and 4-1 in their last 5 games following a S.U. loss. The over is also 6-2 in their last 8 games after allowing more than 40 points in their previous game and 12-4-1 in their last 17 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.

The Wildcats are 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 home games, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games following a S.U. win. They are 23-9-1 ATS in their last 33 games following an ATS win, 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games after allowing less than 275 total yards in their previous game and 35-17-1 ATS in their last 53 games overall. The under is 4-1 in the Wildcats last 5 vs. the CUSA and 5-2 in their last 7 games in September.

Louisiana Tech is averaging a total of 50 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 39 passes per game and completing 24.5 of them for a 62.8 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 368.5 yards per game through the air as well. The Bulldogs are running for an average of 215 yards per game on 31.5 attempts for an average of 6.8 yards per carry. They are also running 70.5 plays per game and average 8.3 yards per play for an average of 583.5 yards per contest. The Bulldogs manage 24.5 first downs per contest and they average a total of 37.5 penalty yards on 4 penalties.

Louisiana Tech allows 314 passing yards per game and 28 points per contest on defense. They give up 23.5 completions on 37 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 63.5. The Bulldogs allow 131 rushing yards per game on 32.5 carries for a 4 average per play. Louisiana Tech gives up 445 total yards per game including 6.4 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 9.5 penalties per game that total 77 yards as a unit.

Kansas State is accumulating 32 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 20.5 passes per game and complete 10.5 of them for a 51.2 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 195 yards per game through the air as well. The Wildcats run for an average of 180 yards per game on 42 attempts for an average of 4.3 yards per carry this season. They also run 62.5 plays per game and average 6 yards per play for an average of 375 yards in each contest. The Wildcats are gaining 19 first downs per contest and they average 75.5 penalty yards on 8.5 penalties per game.

Kansas State allows an average of 198.5 passing yards and 1.5 points per contest. They give up 20.5 completions on 33.5 attempts for a completion percentage of 61.2 per game. The Wildcats allow 49 rushing yards per contest on 30.5 carries for a 1.6 average per rush. Kansas State gives up 247.5 total yards per game including an average of 3.9 per play. They create an average of 0.5 turnovers per game and 7 penalties for 51.5 yards each game.

Louisiana Tech Betting Trends

Louisiana Tech is 2-0-0 against the over/under so far this season

Louisiana Tech has an ATS record of 1-1-0 this season

Kansas State Betting Trends

Kansas State is 0-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Kansas State has an ATS record of 1-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Louisiana Tech

No key injuries to report

Kansas State

09/14/15 WR Stanton Weber Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Louisiana Tech
09/13/15 DB Dante Barnett Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Louisiana Tech
09/07/15 QB Jesse Ertz Knee out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Louisiana Tech

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