Saturday, September 26, 2015

Jordan-Hare Stadium

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The Mississippi State Bulldogs matchup against the Auburn Tigers on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The opening line for this game has Auburn as 3.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.

Dak Prescott finished his last game with 227 yards through the air for Mississippi State. He completed 10 passes out of 11 attempts for a 91% completion percentage. Dontavian Lee was the rushing leader for the Bulldogs last game. He carried the ball 5 times for an average of 11 yards per carry and ended with 57 yards. Donald Gray was the team leader in receiving with a total of 140 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 35 yards per reception. As a team in that game Mississippi State totaled 647 yards by way of 55 plays. They rushed the ball 37 times for a total of 275 yards on the game and the Bulldogs totaled 26 first downs by getting 15 rushing, 11 passing and 0 by penalty.

Jeremy Johnson finished his last game with 100 yards through the air for Auburn. He completed 11 passes out of 19 attempts for a 58% completion percentage. Jeremy Johnson was the rushing leader for the Tigers last game. He carried the ball 12 times for an average of 3 yards per carry and ended with 41 yards. Roc Thomas was the team leader in receiving with a total of 36 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 18 yards per reception. Auburn totaled 260 yards by way of 56 plays. They rushed the ball 37 times for a total of 160 yards on the game and the Tigers totaled 16 first downs by getting 10 rushing, 5 passing and 1 by penalty.

Mississippi State is averaging a total of 38.3 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 36.7 passes per game and completing 24 of them for a 65.5 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 314.7 yards per game through the air as well. The Bulldogs are running for an average of 174.3 yards per game on 30.3 attempts for an average of 5.7 yards per carry. They run 67 plays per game and average 7.3 yards per play for an average of 489 total yards each outing. The Bulldogs get 24 first downs per game and they average 41.7 penalty yards via 4.3 penalties each contest.

Mississippi State allows 164.3 passing yards per game and 16.7 points per contest on defense. They give up 16 completions on 24.7 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 64.9. The Bulldogs give up 171.3 rushing yards per contest on 44.3 carries for a 3.9 average per carry. Mississippi State allows 335.7 total yards per game including 4.9 yards per play. They force 0.7 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.7 penalties for 55 yards per game.

Auburn is accumulating 26.3 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 24 passes per game and complete 14.3 of them for a 59.7 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 157.7 yards per game through the air as well. The Tigers run for an average of 171.7 yards per game on 38.7 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry this season. They run 62.7 plays per game and average 5.3 yards per play for an average of 329.3 total yards per game. The Tigers are averaging 20 first downs per outing and accumulate 48.7 penalty yards via 5 penalties each game.

Auburn allows an average of 172.7 passing yards and 29.7 points per contest. They give up 18.3 completions on 31 attempts for a completion percentage of 59.1 per game. The Tigers give up 270 rushing yards per game on 47.3 carries for an average of 5.7 yards per carry. Auburn allows 442.7 total yards per game for an average of 5.7 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and 5 penalties for 38 yards in each contest.

Mississippi State Betting Trends

Mississippi State is 1-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Mississippi State has an ATS record of 2-1-0 this season

Auburn Betting Trends

Auburn is 2-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Auburn has an ATS record of 0-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Mississippi State

09/20/15 LB Kelan Chairs Legal problems "?" Saturday vs. Auburn

Auburn

09/20/15 DL Carl Lawson Hip "?" Saturday vs. Mississippi St
09/20/15 DL Jaunta'vius Johnson Knee "?" Saturday vs. Mississippi St
09/20/15 -DL Prince Tega Wanogho Leg "?" Saturday vs. Mississippi St
09/20/15 DB T.J. Davis Knee "?" Saturday vs. Mississippi St
09/14/15 DB Joshua Holsey Knee out for season
09/08/15 QB Tyler Queen Elbow out for season
09/03/15 WR Myron Burton Jr. Personal has left team

Josh's Pick: Take Auburn

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