Saturday, November 7, 2015

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

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The Navy Midshipmen take on the Memphis Tigers on Saturday at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has Memphis as 8.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 66.

Navy was led in passing last game by Keenan Reynolds, who finished with 16 yards through the air. He went 3 for 9 on the game, good for a 33% completion percentage. The Midshipmen were led in rushing by Chris Swain, who finished with 131 yards on 23 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. Jamir Tillman led the team in receiving. He had a total of 16 yards on 3 receptions for an average of 5 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Navy got a total of 22 first downs by way of 21 rushing, 0 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 78 total plays for 444 yards for the game. The Midshipmen ran for 428 yards on 69 attempts.

Memphis was led in passing last game by Paxton Lynch, who finished with 343 yards through the air. He went 26 for 42 on the game, good for a 62% completion percentage. The Tigers were led in rushing by Doroland Dorceus, who finished with 45 yards on 10 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Phil Mayhue led the team in receiving. He had a total of 107 yards on 7 receptions for an average of 15 yards per catch in the game. Memphis got a total of 32 first downs by way of 16 rushing, 16 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 83 total plays for 581 yards for the game. The Tigers ran for 223 yards on 39 attempts.

Navy is scoring 34 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 4 passes on 7.9 attempts for a 50.9 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 65.9 yards per game through the air as well. The Midshipmen are averaging 319.7 rushing yards per game on 58 attempts per contest for an average of 5.5 yards per carry. They also run 65.9 plays per contest and average 5.9 yards per play for an average of 385.6 yards per game. The Midshipmen are averaging 19.7 first downs per game and they accumulate 36 penalty yards per game via 3.9 penalties.

Navy allows 213.7 passing yards per game and 18.9 points per contest on defense. They give up 19.3 completions on 29.9 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 64.6. The Midshipmen give up 135.9 rushing yards per contest on 35.3 carries for a 3.9 average per carry. Navy gives up 349.6 total yards per game including 5.4 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.4 penalties per game that total 45.9 yards as a unit.

Memphis averages 47.9 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 26.4 passes per game on 37.3 attempts for a 70.8 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 358 yards through the air per game thus far. The Tigers rush for an average of 202.3 yards per contest on 46.3 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry for the season. They also run 83.5 plays per game and average 6.7 yards per play for a total of 560.3 yards per game. The Tigers get an average of 28.6 first downs per game and they average 88.6 penalty yards per game via 8.6 penalties.

Memphis allows an average of 315.8 passing yards and 26.6 points per contest. They give up 23 completions on 38.3 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.1 per game. The Tigers give up 118.8 rushing yards per game on 36.9 carries for an average of 3.2 yards per carry. Memphis gives up 434.5 total yards per game including an average of 5.8 per play. They create an average of 1.5 turnovers per game and 8 penalties for 71.9 yards each game.

Navy Betting Trends

Navy is 3-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Navy has an ATS record of 5-2-0 this season

Memphis Betting Trends

Memphis is 5-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Memphis has an ATS record of 4-3-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

Navy

11/01/15 WR Toneo Gulley Stinger "?" Saturday vs. Memphis
10/23/15 OT Blake Copeland Foot out indefinitely
10/22/15 WR Marc Meier Knee out for season
10/08/15 S Kwazel Bertrand Ankle out for season
08/15/15 CB Shelley White Achilles out for season

Memphis

No key injuries to report

Josh's Pick: Take Memphis

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