Saturday, November 21, 2015

Georgia Dome

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The South Alabama Jaguars take on the Georgia State Panthers on Saturday at Georgia Dome. The opening line for this game has Georgia State as 1 point favorites and the over/under was set at 63.5.

Cody Clements finished his last game with 281 yards through the air for South Alabama. He completed 17 passes out of 28 attempts for a 61% completion percentage. Xavier Johnson led the Jaguars in rushing with 118 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 23 rushing attempts for the game. Braedon Bowman was the team leader in receiving with a total of 69 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 35 yards per reception. As a team in that game South Alabama got a total of 26 first downs by way of 13 rushing, 12 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 83 total plays for 495 yards for the game. The Jaguars ran for 207 yards on 52 attempts.

Nick Arbuckle finished his last game with 471 yards through the air for Georgia State. He completed 23 passes out of 34 attempts for a 68% completion percentage. Taz Bateman led the Panthers in rushing with 51 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 8 rushing attempts for the game. Robert Davis was the team leader in receiving with a total of 177 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 35 yards per reception. Georgia State got a total of 27 first downs by way of 8 rushing, 18 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 72 total plays for 643 yards for the game. The Panthers ran for 172 yards on 37 attempts.

South Alabama is averaging 27.3 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 16.4 passes per game on 30.2 attempts for a 54.4 percent completion percentage and average 228.4 yards in the passing department per game. The Jaguars are running for an average of 164.8 yards per game on 39.4 attempts for an average of 4.2 yards per carry. They also run 69.7 plays per contest and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 393.2 yards per game. The Jaguars are averaging 18.7 first downs per game and they accumulate 59.2 penalty yards per game via 6.9 penalties.

South Alabama gives up an average of 201.4 passing yards and 37.1 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 17.4 completions per game on 29.3 attempts for a completion percentage of 59.5. The Jaguars give up 198.8 rushing yards per contest on 40.8 carries for a 4.9 average per carry. South Alabama gives up 400.2 total yards per game including 5.7 yards per play. They force 1.6 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.2 penalties per game that total 59.6 yards as a unit.

Georgia State is putting 27.2 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 24.2 passes per game on 38.9 attempts for a 62.3 percent completion percentage and average 348.2 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Panthers run for an average of 96.7 yards per game on 30.3 attempts for an average of 3.2 yards per carry this season. They also run 69.2 plays per game and average 6.4 yards per play for a total of 444.9 yards per game. The Panthers get an average of 20.4 first downs per game and they average 56.2 penalty yards per game via 6.8 penalties.

Georgia State gives up 257.6 passing yards per outing and 33.7 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 23.6 completions on 36.8 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 64. The Panthers give up 201.1 rushing yards per game on 43.2 carries for an average of 4.7 yards per carry. Georgia State gives up 458.7 total yards per game including an average of 5.7 per play. They create an average of 1.7 turnovers per game and 6.8 penalties for 67.4 yards each game.

South Alabama Betting Trends

South Alabama is 6-2-1 against the over/under so far this season

South Alabama has an ATS record of 3-6-0 this season

Georgia State Betting Trends

Georgia State is 4-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Georgia State has an ATS record of 5-3-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

South Alabama

09/29/15 DE Jimmie Gipson Undisclosed out for season
09/04/15 FS Antonio Carter Foot expected to miss 4-5 weeks

Georgia State

11/15/15 LB Ed Curney Toe "?" Saturday vs. South Alabama
11/15/15 QB Emiere Scaife Concussion "?" Saturday vs. South Alabama
11/15/15 LB Joseph Peterson Toe "?" Saturday vs. South Alabama
11/15/15 TE Keith Rucker Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. South Alabama
11/15/15 LB Trey Payne Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. South Alabama
10/12/15 TE Joel Ruiz Knee out for season
09/17/15 RB Kendrick Dorn Undisclosed out indefinitely
09/14/15 OL Taylor Evans Back out indefinitely
08/24/15 LB Kight Dallas Concussion out for season

Guy's Pick: Take South Alabama

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