Saturday, November 28, 2015

Stanford Stadium

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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish matchup against the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday at Stanford Stadium. The opening line for this game has Notre Dame as 2 point favorites and the over/under was set at 55.

DeShone Kizer finished his last game with 320 yards through the air for Notre Dame. He completed 20 passes out of 38 attempts for a 53% completion percentage. C.J. Prosise was the rushing leader for the Fighting Irish last game. He carried the ball 9 times for an average of 6 yards per carry and ended with 54 yards. Chris Brown was the team leader in receiving with a total of 104 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 17 yards per reception. As a team in that game Notre Dame totaled 447 yards by way of 72 plays. They rushed the ball 34 times for a total of 127 yards on the game and the Fighting Irish totaled 22 first downs by getting 4 rushing, 15 passing and 3 by penalty.

Kevin Hogan finished his last game with 96 yards through the air for Stanford. He completed 7 passes out of 12 attempts for a 58% completion percentage. Christian McCaffrey was the rushing leader for the Cardinal last game. He carried the ball 29 times for an average of 7 yards per carry and ended with 192 yards. Christian McCaffrey was the team leader in receiving with a total of 49 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 25 yards per reception. Stanford totaled 356 yards by way of 52 plays. They rushed the ball 40 times for a total of 260 yards on the game and the Cardinal totaled 16 first downs by getting 14 rushing, 2 passing and 0 by penalty.

Notre Dame is averaging a total of 34.6 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 29.2 passes per game and completing 18.6 of them for a 63.9 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 258.4 yards per game through the air as well. The Fighting Irish are running for an average of 208.5 yards per game on 37.5 attempts for an average of 5.6 yards per carry. They run 66.6 plays per game and average 7 yards per play for an average of 466.8 total yards each outing. The Fighting Irish get 22.2 first downs per game and they average 46 penalty yards via 5.3 penalties each contest.

Notre Dame allows 190.2 passing yards per game and 21 points per contest on defense. They give up 15.5 completions on 29.3 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 53.1. The Fighting Irish give up 166.8 rushing yards per contest on 36.3 carries for a 4.6 average per carry. Notre Dame allows 357 total yards per game including 5.4 yards per play. They force 1.2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.6 penalties for 54.3 yards per game.

Stanford is accumulating 36.8 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 23.9 passes per game and complete 15.8 of them for a 66.2 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 210.7 yards per game through the air as well. The Cardinal run for an average of 228.2 yards per game on 43.8 attempts for an average of 5.2 yards per carry this season. They run 67.7 plays per game and average 6.5 yards per play for an average of 438.9 total yards per game. The Cardinal are averaging 22.7 first downs per outing and accumulate 46.8 penalty yards via 5.5 penalties each game.

Stanford allows an average of 231.5 passing yards and 22 points per contest. They give up 19.5 completions on 34.4 attempts for a completion percentage of 56.9 per game. The Cardinal give up 130.3 rushing yards per game on 31.6 carries for an average of 4.1 yards per carry. Stanford allows 361.7 total yards per game for an average of 5.5 yards per play. They force 0.9 turnovers per contest and 5.5 penalties for 51.4 yards in each contest.

Notre Dame Betting Trends

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

Notre Dame has an ATS record of 7-4-0 this season

Stanford Betting Trends

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

Stanford has an ATS record of 8-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Notre Dame

11/23/15 DB KeiVarae Russell Leg expected to miss 6-8 weeks
11/22/15 RB C.J. Prosise Ankle injured last game, doubtful Saturday vs. Stanford
11/22/15 WR Chris Brown Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Stanford
11/22/15 LB James Onwualu Knee "?" Saturday vs. Stanford
11/13/15 WR Equanimeous St. Brown Shoulder out indefinitely
10/18/15 OL Alex Bars Ankle out for season
09/21/15 DB Drue Tranquill ACL out for season
09/15/15 TE Durham Smythe Shoulder out for season
09/13/15 QB Malik Zaire Ankle out for season
09/06/15 RB Tarean Folston Knee out for season
08/28/15 DL Ishaq Williams Eligibility out for season
08/27/15 DB Shaun Crawford Knee out for season
08/15/15 DL Jarron Jones Knee out indefinitely
08/13/15 RB Greg Bryant Eligibility out for season

Stanford

11/22/15 DB Ronnie Harris Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Notre Dame
09/09/15 DL Harrison Phillips Knee out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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