Thursday, December 24th, 2015

Hawaii Bowl

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The San Diego State Aztecs take on the Cincinnati Bearcats on Thursday, December 24th, 2015 in the Hawaii Bowl. The opening line for this game has Cincinnati as 2.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 58.

Christian Chapman finished his last game with 203 yards through the air for San Diego State. He completed 9 passes out of 14 attempts for a 64% completion percentage. Donnel Pumphrey led the Aztecs in rushing with 90 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 16 rushing attempts for the game. Jemond Hazely led the team in receiving. He had a total of 78 yards on 5 receptions for an average of 16 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game San Diego State got a total of 17 first downs by way of 11 rushing, 6 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 60 total plays for 436 yards for the game. The Aztecs ran for 233 yards on 46 attempts.

Gunner Kiel finished his last game with 270 yards through the air for Cincinnati. He completed 30 passes out of 47 attempts for a 64% completion percentage. Hosey Williams led the Bearcats in rushing with 69 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 13 rushing attempts for the game. Shaq Washington led the team in receiving. He had a total of 124 yards on 15 receptions for an average of 8 yards per catch in the game. Cincinnati got a total of 30 first downs by way of 12 rushing, 16 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 90 total plays for 427 yards for the game. The Bearcats ran for 157 yards on 43 attempts.

San Diego State is averaging 31.4 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 10.2 passes per game on 18.4 attempts for a 55.2 percent completion percentage and average 143 yards in the passing department per game. The Aztecs are averaging 235.3 rushing yards per game on 48 attempts per contest for an average of 4.9 yards per carry. They also run 66.4 plays per contest and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 378.3 yards per game. The Aztecs are averaging 18.3 first downs per game and they accumulate 60.2 penalty yards per game via 6.5 penalties.

San Diego State gives up 17.2 points per contest and an average of 176.8 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 14.2 completed passes on 26.9 attempts for a completion percentage of 52.9. The Aztecs allow 111.2 rushing yards per game on 34.6 carries for a 3.2 average per play. San Diego State allows 287.9 total yards per game including 4.7 yards per play. They force 2.4 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 4.9 penalties for 40.3 yards per game.

Cincinnati is putting 36.1 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 26.8 passes per game on 43 attempts for a 62.4 percent completion percentage and average 373.1 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Bearcats rush for an average of 186.3 yards per contest on 40 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry for the season. They also run 83 plays per game and average 6.7 yards per play for a total of 559.4 yards per game. The Bearcats get an average of 29.6 first downs per game and they average 69.8 penalty yards per game via 7.8 penalties.

Cincinnati surrenders 30.3 points per game and 223.8 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 18.9 completed passes per game on 33.1 attempts for a completion percentage of 57.2. The Bearcats allow 190.8 rushing yards per contest on 38 carries for a 5 average per rush. Cincinnati allows 414.7 total yards per game for an average of 5.8 yards per play. They force 1.2 turnovers per contest and 6.5 penalties for 59.8 yards in each contest.

San Diego State Betting Trends

San Diego State is 6-7-0 against the over/under so far this season

San Diego State has an ATS record of 7-5-1 this season

Cincinnati Betting Trends

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

Cincinnati has an ATS record of 6-6-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

San Diego State

11/30/15 DL Christian Heyward Knee out for season
11/30/15 QB Maxwell Smith Knee out for season
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 OL William Tuihalamaka Personal has left the team

Cincinnati

09/21/15 DB Adrian Witty Ankle out indefinitely
09/08/15 LB Clemente Casseus Suspension out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take San Diego State

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