Saturday, November 21, 2015

Sam Boyd Stadium

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The San Diego State Aztecs matchup against the UNLV Runnin' Rebels on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium. The opening line for this game has San Diego State as 11 point favorites and the over/under was set at 54.5.

San Diego State was led in passing last game by Maxwell Smith, who finished with 138 yards through the air. He went 12 for 19 on the game, good for a 63% completion percentage. Chase Price was the rushing leader for the Aztecs last game. He carried the ball 17 times for an average of 9 yards per carry and ended with 152 yards. Mikah Holder led the team in receiving with 3 receptions for 36 yards. He had an average of 12 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game San Diego State had 431 total yards on 72 plays. They gained 17 rushing first downs, 4 passing, and 4 by way of penalty for a total of 25 first downs on the game. The Aztecs rushed for 293 yards by way of 53 carries.

UNLV was led in passing last game by Blake Decker, who finished with 176 yards through the air. He went 13 for 19 on the game, good for a 68% completion percentage. Lexington Thomas was the rushing leader for the Runnin' Rebels last game. He carried the ball 11 times for an average of 11 yards per carry and ended with 118 yards. Devonte Boyd led the team in receiving with 8 receptions for 131 yards. He had an average of 16 yards per reception in the contest. UNLV had 502 total yards on 80 plays. They gained 9 rushing first downs, 13 passing, and 2 by way of penalty for a total of 24 first downs on the game. The Runnin' Rebels rushed for 172 yards by way of 36 carries.

San Diego State is scoring 29.8 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 10.3 passes on 19.5 attempts for a 52.8 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 146.1 yards per game through the air as well. The Aztecs are averaging 222 rushing yards per game on 47.7 attempts per contest for an average of 4.7 yards per carry. They run 67.2 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 368.1 total yards each outing. The Aztecs get 18.4 first downs per game and they average 61.8 penalty yards via 6.7 penalties each contest.

San Diego State allows 184.5 passing yards per game and 17.1 points per contest on defense. They give up 15 completions on 28.1 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 53.4. The Aztecs allow an average of 102.5 rushing yards per game on 34.1 carries for a 3 average. San Diego State gives up 287 total yards per game including 4.6 yards per play. They force 2.4 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.2 penalties per game that total 44.1 yards as a unit.

UNLV averages 30.1 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 15.9 passes per game on 29.6 attempts for a 53.7 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 207.4 yards through the air per game thus far. The Runnin' Rebels rush for an average of 205.6 yards per contest on 43.4 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry for the season. They run 73 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 413 total yards per game. The Runnin' Rebels are averaging 21.4 first downs per outing and accumulate 51.1 penalty yards via 5.3 penalties each game.

UNLV allows an average of 253 passing yards and 31.7 points per contest. They give up 21.3 completions on 37.6 attempts for a completion percentage of 56.6 per game. The Runnin' Rebels allow an average of 202.4 rushing yards per game on 36.9 carries for an average of 5.5 yards per carry. UNLV gives up 455.4 total yards per game including an average of 6.1 per play. They create an average of 2 turnovers per game and 5.1 penalties for 44.4 yards each game.

San Diego State Betting Trends

San Diego State is 4-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

San Diego State has an ATS record of 6-4-0 this season

UNLV Betting Trends

UNLV is 7-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

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

Injuries to Watch

San Diego State

10/22/15 LB Fred Melifonwu Personal quit the team
10/15/15 FB Parker Wells Personal left the team
10/13/15 DL Dakota Turner Knee out for season
10/13/15 DL Randy Ricks Toe expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/13/15 OL William Tuihalamaka Personal has left the team

UNLV

11/16/15 QB Blake Decker Foot injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. San Diego State

Josh's Pick: Take San Diego State

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