Thursday, October 8, 2015

TDECU Stadium

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The SMU Mustangs take on the Houston Cougars on Thursday at TDECU Stadium. The opening line for this game has Houston as 21 point favorites and the over/under was set at 74.

Matt Davis finished his last game with 249 yards through the air for SMU. He completed 19 passes out of 37 attempts for a 51% completion percentage. The Mustangs were led in rushing by Xavier Jones, who finished with 38 yards on 12 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 3 yards per carry. Jeremiah Gaines was the team leader in receiving with a total of 96 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 24 yards per reception. As a team in that game SMU got a total of 21 first downs by way of 7 rushing, 13 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 68 total plays for 329 yards for the game. The Mustangs ran for 40 yards on 30 attempts.

Greg Ward finished his last game with 273 yards through the air for Houston. He completed 22 passes out of 38 attempts for a 58% completion percentage. The Cougars were led in rushing by Greg Ward, who finished with 182 yards on 20 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 9 yards per carry. Demarcus Ayers was the team leader in receiving with a total of 77 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 13 yards per reception. Houston got a total of 28 first downs by way of 13 rushing, 12 passing, and 3 by penalty. They ran 94 total plays for 638 yards for the game. The Cougars ran for 365 yards on 56 attempts.

SMU is scoring 31.4 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 17.6 passes on 29.4 attempts for a 59.9 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 243.6 yards per game through the air as well. The Mustangs are running for an average of 185.2 yards per game on 45.8 attempts for an average of 4 yards per carry. They also run 75.2 plays per contest and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 428.8 yards per game. The Mustangs are averaging 23.4 first downs per game and they accumulate 41 penalty yards per game via 4.8 penalties.

SMU allows 308.6 passing yards per game and 44.4 points per contest on defense. They give up 18.6 completions on 31 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 60. The Mustangs allow 284.8 rushing yards per game on 43.4 carries for a 6.6 average per play. SMU allows 593.4 total yards per game including 8 yards per play. They force 2.2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 9.2 penalties for 91.8 yards per game.

Houston averages 45.8 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 22.5 passes per game on 33.8 attempts for a 66.7 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 296.8 yards through the air per game thus far. The Cougars run for an average of 307.3 yards per game on 52.8 attempts for an average of 5.8 yards per carry this season. They also run 86.5 plays per game and average 7 yards per play for a total of 604 yards per game. The Cougars get an average of 27.3 first downs per game and they average 62.5 penalty yards per game via 7.3 penalties.

Houston allows an average of 316.3 passing yards and 23.3 points per contest. They give up 25 completions on 41.5 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.2 per game. The Cougars allow 82 rushing yards per contest on 33.5 carries for a 2.4 average per rush. Houston allows 398.3 total yards per game for an average of 5.3 yards per play. They force 2.8 turnovers per contest and 6.8 penalties for 51 yards in each contest.

SMU Betting Trends

SMU is 4-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

SMU has an ATS record of 3-2-0 this season

Houston Betting Trends

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

Houston has an ATS record of 3-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

SMU

10/04/15 CB Horace Richardson Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs. Houston U
10/02/15 DB Rodney Clemons Knee out for season
09/09/15 OL Daniel McCarty Knee out for season
08/27/15 WR James Proche Eligibility out for season
08/13/15 OL Seaver Myers Undisclosed out for season
08/13/15 RB Daniel Gresham Neck out for season

Houston

10/04/15 WR Linell Bonner Hamstring "?" Thursday vs. SMU
09/28/15 QB Adam Schulz ACL out for season
09/22/15 OL Ben Dew Foot out for season

Tony's Pick: Take SMU

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