Saturday, September 26, 2015

UB Stadium

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The Nevada Wolf Pack matchup against the Buffalo Bulls on Saturday at UB Stadium. The opening line for this game has Buffalo as 2 point favorites and the over/under was set at 57.

Tyler Stewart finished his last game with 206 yards through the air for Nevada. He completed 16 passes out of 29 attempts for a 55% completion percentage. The Wolf Pack were led in rushing by James Butler, who finished with 107 yards on 17 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. Hasaan Henderson led the team in receiving with 5 receptions for 69 yards. He had an average of 14 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Nevada totaled 359 yards by way of 74 plays. They rushed the ball 45 times for a total of 153 yards on the game and the Wolf Pack totaled 19 first downs by getting 6 rushing, 10 passing and 3 by penalty.

Joe Licata finished his last game with 105 yards through the air for Buffalo. He completed 10 passes out of 20 attempts for a 50% completion percentage. The Bulls were led in rushing by Anthone Taylor, who finished with 116 yards on 25 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Malcolm Robinson led the team in receiving with 1 receptions for 43 yards. He had an average of 43 yards per reception in the contest. Buffalo totaled 290 yards by way of 65 plays. They rushed the ball 45 times for a total of 185 yards on the game and the Bulls totaled 13 first downs by getting 8 rushing, 5 passing and 0 by penalty.

Nevada is scoring 26 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 15.7 passes on 28.7 attempts for a 54.7 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 176 yards per game through the air as well. The Wolf Pack carry the ball for an average of 184.3 yards per game on 42 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry this season. They run 70.7 plays per game and average 5.1 yards per play for an average of 360.3 total yards each outing. The Wolf Pack get 18.7 first downs per game and they average 61.3 penalty yards via 6 penalties each contest.

Nevada gives up an average of 269.7 passing yards and 35 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 25.7 completions per game on 39 attempts for a completion percentage of 65.8. The Wolf Pack give up 207.7 rushing yards per contest on 36.7 carries for a 5.7 average per carry. Nevada allows 477.3 total yards per game including 6.3 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 4 penalties for 32 yards per game.

Buffalo averages 32.7 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 18.7 passes per game on 28 attempts for a 66.7 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 188.3 yards through the air per game thus far. The Bulls carry the ball for an average of 155.7 yards per game on 39 attempts for an average of 4 yards per carry. They run 67 plays per game and average 5.1 yards per play for an average of 344 total yards per game. The Bulls are averaging 13 first downs per outing and accumulate 79.3 penalty yards via 9.7 penalties each game.

Buffalo gives up 213.7 passing yards per outing and 18.7 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 17.7 completions on 35.7 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 49.5. The Bulls give up 149 rushing yards per game on 35.7 carries for an average of 4.2 yards per carry. Buffalo allows 362.7 total yards per game for an average of 5.1 yards per play. They force 2.3 turnovers per contest and 5.7 penalties for 52 yards in each contest.

Nevada Betting Trends

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

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

Buffalo Betting Trends

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

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

Injuries to Watch

Nevada

09/20/15 DL Korey Rush Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Buffalo U
09/20/15 TE Matt Moen Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Buffalo U
09/08/15 WR Brayden Sanchez Knee out for season

Buffalo

09/20/15 LB Jarrett Franklin Back "?" Saturday vs. Nevada
09/20/15 S Jordan Collier Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Nevada
09/20/15 OG Roubbens Joseph Leg "?" Saturday vs. Nevada
09/05/15 DE Zach Smekal Knee out for season
09/02/15 Backup RB Devin Campbell Back out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Buffalo

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