Saturday, November 14, 2015
Kinnick Stadium
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers matchup against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. The opening line for this game has Iowa as 11 point favorites and the over/under was set at 46.5.
Minnesota was led last game by Mitch Leidner, who totaled 281 yards through the air. He had a 61% completion percentage, completing 27 passes on 44 attempts. The Golden Gophers were led in rushing by Shannon Brooks, who finished with 27 yards on 11 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 2 yards per carry. KJ Maye was the team leader in receiving with a total of 116 yards and 10 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 12 yards per reception. As a team in that game Minnesota totaled 314 yards by way of 71 plays. They rushed the ball 26 times for a total of 33 yards on the game and the Golden Gophers totaled 13 first downs by getting 0 rushing, 12 passing and 1 by penalty.
Iowa was led last game by C.J. Beathard, who totaled 233 yards through the air. He had a 61% completion percentage, completing 19 passes on 31 attempts. The Hawkeyes were led in rushing by Akrum Wadley, who finished with 120 yards on 12 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 10 yards per carry. Matt VandeBerg was the team leader in receiving with a total of 68 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 14 yards per reception. Iowa totaled 467 yards by way of 75 plays. They rushed the ball 44 times for a total of 234 yards on the game and the Hawkeyes totaled 26 first downs by getting 11 rushing, 13 passing and 2 by penalty.
Minnesota is scoring 20.3 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 19.6 passes on 34 attempts for a 57.5 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 217.6 yards per game through the air as well. The Golden Gophers are running for an average of 141.6 yards per game on 36.4 attempts for an average of 3.9 yards per carry. They run 70.4 plays per game and average 5.1 yards per play for an average of 359.1 total yards each outing. The Golden Gophers get 17.4 first downs per game and they average 48.2 penalty yards via 5.7 penalties each contest.
Minnesota allows 177.4 passing yards per game and 24.3 points per contest on defense. They give up 16.7 completions on 30.2 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 55.1. The Golden Gophers give up 152.9 rushing yards per contest on 38.9 carries for a 3.9 average per carry. Minnesota allows 330.3 total yards per game including 4.8 yards per play. They force 1.4 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.6 penalties for 45.9 yards per game.
Iowa averages 32.9 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 16.4 passes per game on 27.3 attempts for a 60.2 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 207 yards through the air per game thus far. The Hawkeyes run for an average of 205 yards per game on 43.4 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry this season. They run 70.8 plays per game and average 5.8 yards per play for an average of 412 total yards per game. The Hawkeyes are averaging 21.6 first downs per outing and accumulate 51.6 penalty yards via 5.4 penalties each game.
Iowa allows an average of 199.4 passing yards and 16.6 points per contest. They give up 18.4 completions on 35.6 attempts for a completion percentage of 51.9 per game. The Hawkeyes give up 101.4 rushing yards per game on 31.6 carries for an average of 3.2 yards per carry. Iowa allows 300.9 total yards per game for an average of 4.5 yards per play. They force 2.2 turnovers per contest and 5.1 penalties for 49.9 yards in each contest.
Minnesota Betting Trends
Minnesota is 4-5-0 against the over/under so far this season
Minnesota has an ATS record of 4-5-0 this season
Iowa Betting Trends
Iowa is 5-3-1 against the over/under so far this season
Iowa has an ATS record of 6-3-0 this season
Injuries to Watch
Minnesota
11/08/15 DB Ace Rogers Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Iowa
11/08/15 C Brian Bobek Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Iowa
11/08/15 OL Josh Campion Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Iowa
11/08/15 DL Scott Ekpe Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Iowa
11/08/15 WR Eric Carter Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Iowa
11/08/15 WR Isaiah Gentry Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Iowa
11/08/15 WR Jeff Jones Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Iowa
10/27/15 DB Damarius Travis Hamstring out for season
10/05/15 DB Craig James Leg out indefinitely
10/03/15 DT Gary Moore Undisclosed out indefinitely
09/25/15 OL Nick Connelly Concussion out indefinitely
09/10/15 TE Lincoln Plsek Back out indefinitely
Iowa
11/08/15 OL Ike Boettger Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Minnesota U
11/08/15 RB Jordan Canzeri Ankle missed last 2 games, probable Saturday vs. Minnesota U
10/11/15 DL Drew Ott Knee out for season
Guy's Pick: Take Iowa
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