Saturday, November 21, 2015

Kinnick Stadium

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The Purdue Boilermakers matchup against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. The opening line for this game has Iowa as 17 point favorites and the over/under was set at 57.5.

Purdue was led in passing last game by David Blough, who finished with 287 yards through the air. He went 26 for 45 on the game, good for a 58% completion percentage. The Boilermakers were led in rushing by Markell Jones, who finished with 58 yards on 13 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Domonique Young led the team in receiving. He had a total of 107 yards on 5 receptions for an average of 21 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Purdue totaled 360 yards by way of 75 plays. They rushed the ball 30 times for a total of 73 yards on the game and the Boilermakers totaled 18 first downs by getting 5 rushing, 12 passing and 1 by penalty.

Iowa was led in passing last game by C.J. Beathard, who finished with 213 yards through the air. He went 18 for 26 on the game, good for a 69% completion percentage. The Hawkeyes were led in rushing by LeShun Daniels, who finished with 195 yards on 26 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 8 yards per carry. Matt VandeBerg led the team in receiving. He had a total of 74 yards on 6 receptions for an average of 12 yards per catch in the game. Iowa totaled 506 yards by way of 75 plays. They rushed the ball 48 times for a total of 272 yards on the game and the Hawkeyes totaled 27 first downs by getting 12 rushing, 12 passing and 3 by penalty.

Purdue is scoring 24.5 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 22.7 passes on 40 attempts for a 56.8 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 224.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Boilermakers are averaging 128.9 rushing yards per game on 34.3 attempts per contest for an average of 3.8 yards per carry. They run 74.3 plays per game and average 4.8 yards per play for an average of 353.2 total yards each outing. The Boilermakers get 18.6 first downs per game and they average 50.5 penalty yards via 5.2 penalties each contest.

Purdue allows 235.8 passing yards per game and 34.4 points per contest on defense. They give up 21.5 completions on 34.4 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 62.5. The Boilermakers allow an average of 210.4 rushing yards per game on 40.9 carries for a 5.1 average. Purdue gives up 446.2 total yards per game including 5.9 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.5 penalties per game that total 60.8 yards as a unit.

Iowa averages 33.6 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 16.7 passes per game on 27.3 attempts for a 61.2 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 209.7 yards through the air per game thus far. The Hawkeyes rush for an average of 211.7 yards per contest on 43.9 attempts for an average of 4.8 yards per carry for the season. They run 71.2 plays per game and average 5.9 yards per play for an average of 421.4 total yards per game. The Hawkeyes are averaging 22.1 first downs per outing and accumulate 51.4 penalty yards via 5.3 penalties each game.

Iowa allows an average of 209.6 passing yards and 18.4 points per contest. They give up 18.6 completions on 34.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 53.4 per game. The Hawkeyes allow an average of 104.6 rushing yards per game on 31.3 carries for an average of 3.3 yards per carry. Iowa gives up 314.2 total yards per game including an average of 4.8 per play. They create an average of 2 turnovers per game and 5.8 penalties for 53.6 yards each game.

Purdue Betting Trends

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

Purdue has an ATS record of 5-5-0 this season

Iowa Betting Trends

Iowa is 6-3-1 against the over/under so far this season

Iowa has an ATS record of 6-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Purdue

11/15/15 RB Markell Jones Knee injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Iowa
11/15/15 LB Wyatt Cook Suspension "?" Saturday vs. Iowa
10/13/15 WR Trae Hart Collarbone out indefinitely
10/12/15 LB Ja'Whan Bentley ACL out for season
09/28/15 DL Michael Rouse III Knee out indefinitely
09/23/15 LB Markus Bailey ACL out for season

Iowa

11/15/15 OL Ike Boettger Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Purdue
10/11/15 DL Drew Ott Knee out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Iowa

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