Saturday, November 21, 2015

Gillette Stadium

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The Miami RedHawks take on the UMass Minutemen on Saturday at Gillette Stadium. The opening line for this game has Miami as 1 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.5.

Miami was led in passing last game by Billy Bahl, who finished with 206 yards through the air. He went 11 for 25 on the game, good for a 44% completion percentage. Gus Ragland led the RedHawks in rushing with 65 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 12 rushing attempts for the game. Rokeem Williams led the team in receiving. He had a total of 181 yards on 7 receptions for an average of 26 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Miami got a total of 18 first downs by way of 4 rushing, 12 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 73 total plays for 384 yards for the game. The RedHawks ran for 68 yards on 31 attempts.

UMass was led in passing last game by Blake Frohnapfel, who finished with 109 yards through the air. He went 10 for 20 on the game, good for a 50% completion percentage. Marquis Young led the Minutemen in rushing with 168 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 32 rushing attempts for the game. Tajae Sharpe led the team in receiving. He had a total of 67 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 17 yards per catch in the game. UMass got a total of 24 first downs by way of 16 rushing, 6 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 77 total plays for 439 yards for the game. The Minutemen ran for 330 yards on 57 attempts.

Miami is averaging 17.7 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 15 passes per game on 31.9 attempts for a 47 percent completion percentage and average 215.6 yards in the passing department per game. The RedHawks are averaging 128.8 rushing yards per game on 34.7 attempts per contest for an average of 3.7 yards per carry. They also run 66.6 plays per contest and average 5.2 yards per play for an average of 344.5 yards per game. The RedHawks are averaging 16.5 first downs per game and they accumulate 67.5 penalty yards per game via 7.7 penalties.

Miami gives up 33.7 points per contest and an average of 240.6 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 19.5 completed passes on 31 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.8. The RedHawks allow 180.7 rushing yards per game on 41.6 carries for a 4.3 average per play. Miami allows 421.4 total yards per game including 5.8 yards per play. They force 1.5 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.9 penalties for 59.5 yards per game.

UMass is putting 22.2 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 25.5 passes per game on 43.9 attempts for a 58.1 percent completion percentage and average 274.6 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Minutemen rush for an average of 134.3 yards per contest on 31.3 attempts for an average of 4.3 yards per carry for the season. They also run 75.2 plays per game and average 5.4 yards per play for a total of 408.9 yards per game. The Minutemen get an average of 22.5 first downs per game and they average 72.1 penalty yards per game via 8.1 penalties.

UMass surrenders 33.1 points per game and 261.2 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 22.8 completed passes per game on 35.4 attempts for a completion percentage of 64.4. The Minutemen allow 201.6 rushing yards per contest on 44.1 carries for a 4.6 average per rush. UMass allows 462.8 total yards per game for an average of 5.8 yards per play. They force 1.5 turnovers per contest and 7.6 penalties for 75.5 yards in each contest.

Miami Betting Trends

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

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

UMass Betting Trends

UMass is 4-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

UMass has an ATS record of 3-7-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Miami

10/27/15 DB Heath Harding Back out indefinitely
10/27/15 DB Marshall Taylor Foot out indefinitely

UMass

11/16/15 DB Randall Jette Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Miami Ohio
11/15/15 DB Kelton Brackett Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Miami Ohio
10/29/15 RB Sekai Lindsay Ankle out for season
09/30/15 WR Jalen Williams Quad out for season
09/30/15 DB Khary Bailey-Smith Knee out for season

Guy's Pick: Take UMass

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