Saturday, October 10, 2015

Mountaineer Field

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The Oklahoma State Cowboys face the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday at Mountaineer Field. The opening line for this game has West Virginia as 6 point favorites and the over/under was set at 57.

Mason Rudolph finished his last game with 437 yards through the air for Oklahoma State. He completed 34 passes out of 55 attempts for a 62% completion percentage. Raymond Taylor was the rushing leader for the Cowboys last game. He carried the ball 9 times for an average of 4 yards per carry and ended with 35 yards. Marcell Ateman led the team in receiving with 6 receptions for 101 yards. He had an average of 17 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Oklahoma State had 490 total yards on 83 plays. They gained 2 rushing first downs, 23 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 26 first downs on the game. The Cowboys rushed for 49 yards by way of 27 carries.

Skyler Howard finished his last game with 173 yards through the air for West Virginia. He completed 17 passes out of 32 attempts for a 53% completion percentage. Wendell Smallwood was the rushing leader for the Mountaineers last game. He carried the ball 22 times for an average of 5 yards per carry and ended with 111 yards. Jordan Thompson led the team in receiving with 3 receptions for 46 yards. He had an average of 15 yards per reception in the contest. West Virginia had 369 total yards on 86 plays. They gained 10 rushing first downs, 9 passing, and 8 by way of penalty for a total of 27 first downs on the game. The Mountaineers rushed for 196 yards by way of 54 carries.

Oklahoma State is averaging a total of 38.2 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 37.8 passes per game and completing 25 of them for a 66.1 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 345 yards per game through the air as well. The Cowboys carry the ball for an average of 137.2 yards per game on 36.6 attempts for an average of 3.7 yards per carry this season. They are also running 74.4 plays per game and average 6.5 yards per play for an average of 482.2 yards per contest. The Cowboys manage 23.8 first downs per contest and they average a total of 56 penalty yards on 6.4 penalties.

Oklahoma State gives up an average of 177.8 passing yards and 19.2 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 16.2 completions per game on 27.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.3. The Cowboys allow 132.2 rushing yards per game on 40.4 carries for a 3.3 average per play. Oklahoma State gives up 310 total yards per game including 4.5 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 9 penalties per game that total 69.4 yards as a unit.

West Virginia is accumulating 38.5 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 31.8 passes per game and complete 20.8 of them for a 65.4 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 285.5 yards per game through the air as well. The Mountaineers carry the ball for an average of 214.3 yards per game on 49.5 attempts for an average of 4.3 yards per carry. They also run 81.3 plays per game and average 6.2 yards per play for an average of 499.8 yards in each contest. The Mountaineers are gaining 27.5 first downs per contest and they average 82.5 penalty yards on 8 penalties per game.

West Virginia gives up 195.5 passing yards per outing and 16.8 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 12.8 completions on 26.8 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 47.7. The Mountaineers allow 141.8 rushing yards per contest on 36.8 carries for a 3.9 average per rush. West Virginia gives up 337.3 total yards per game including an average of 5.3 per play. They create an average of 3.3 turnovers per game and 6.8 penalties for 68.8 yards each game.

Oklahoma State Betting Trends

Oklahoma State is 2-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Oklahoma State has an ATS record of 2-3-0 this season

West Virginia Betting Trends

West Virginia is 1-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

West Virginia has an ATS record of 2-2-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Oklahoma State

10/05/15 LB Ryan Simmons Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. West Virginia

West Virginia

08/28/15 LB Edward Muldrow Undisclosed out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take West Virginia

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