Saturday, September 26, 2015

Mountaineer Field

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The Maryland Terrapins take on the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday at Mountaineer Field. The opening line for this game has West Virginia as 16.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 60.

Caleb Rowe finished his last game with 297 yards through the air for Maryland. He completed 21 passes out of 33 attempts for a 64% completion percentage. The Terrapins were led in rushing by Brandon Ross, who finished with 68 yards on 18 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Levern Jacobs led the team in receiving with 8 receptions for 107 yards. He had an average of 13 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Maryland got a total of 18 first downs by way of 4 rushing, 12 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 68 total plays for 411 yards for the game. The Terrapins ran for 114 yards on 34 attempts.

Skyler Howard finished his last game with 263 yards through the air for West Virginia. He completed 21 passes out of 26 attempts for a 81% completion percentage. The Mountaineers were led in rushing by Wendell Smallwood, who finished with 88 yards on 15 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. Shelton Gibson led the team in receiving with 3 receptions for 81 yards. He had an average of 27 yards per reception in the contest. West Virginia got a total of 25 first downs by way of 9 rushing, 15 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 77 total plays for 485 yards for the game. The Mountaineers ran for 172 yards on 45 attempts.

Maryland is scoring 37.3 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 16.3 passes on 29.7 attempts for a 55.1 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 206.7 yards per game through the air as well. The Terrapins carry the ball for an average of 203.7 yards per game on 35 attempts for an average of 5.8 yards per carry this season. They also run 64.7 plays per contest and average 6.3 yards per play for an average of 410.3 yards per game. The Terrapins are averaging 19.3 first downs per game and they accumulate 72 penalty yards per game via 7.7 penalties.

Maryland gives up an average of 257 passing yards and 28.7 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 21.3 completions per game on 35.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 59.8. The Terrapins allow 165.7 rushing yards per game on 42.3 carries for a 3.9 average per play. Maryland allows 422.7 total yards per game including 5.4 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7 penalties for 65 yards per game.

West Virginia averages 42.5 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 21.5 passes per game on 29 attempts for a 74.1 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 336 yards through the air per game thus far. The Mountaineers carry the ball for an average of 178.5 yards per game on 42.5 attempts for an average of 4.2 yards per carry. They also run 71.5 plays per game and average 7.2 yards per play for a total of 514.5 yards per game. The Mountaineers get an average of 23 first downs per game and they average 47.5 penalty yards per game via 5.5 penalties.

West Virginia gives up 154.5 passing yards per outing and 8.5 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 11.5 completions on 23 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 50. The Mountaineers allow 143.5 rushing yards per contest on 42.5 carries for a 3.4 average per rush. West Virginia allows 298 total yards per game for an average of 4.5 yards per play. They force 2.5 turnovers per contest and 2.5 penalties for 20.5 yards in each contest.

Maryland Betting Trends

Maryland is 3-0-0 against the over/under so far this season

Maryland has an ATS record of 2-1-0 this season

West Virginia Betting Trends

West Virginia is 0-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

West Virginia has an ATS record of 1-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Maryland

09/19/15 TE Andrew Isaacs Knee out indefinitely
09/18/15 DL Adam McLean Eligibility out for season
08/13/15 LB Abner Logan Knee out for season

West Virginia

08/28/15 LB Edward Muldrow Undisclosed out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take West Virginia

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