Saturday, October 24, 2015

Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium

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The South Alabama Jaguars matchup against the Texas State Bobcats on Saturday at Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium. The opening line for this game has Texas State as 5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 72.

Cody Clements finished his last game with 273 yards through the air for South Alabama. He completed 18 passes out of 33 attempts for a 55% completion percentage. Tyreis Thomas led the Jaguars in rushing with 25 yards. He averaged 3 yards per carry on his 10 rushing attempts for the game. Josh Magee was the team leader in receiving with a total of 76 yards and 1 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 76 yards per reception. As a team in that game South Alabama totaled 302 yards by way of 65 plays. They rushed the ball 32 times for a total of 29 yards on the game and the Jaguars totaled 12 first downs by getting 3 rushing, 8 passing and 1 by penalty.

Tyler Jones finished his last game with 178 yards through the air for Texas State. He completed 13 passes out of 33 attempts for a 39% completion percentage. Tyler Jones led the Bobcats in rushing with 65 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 11 rushing attempts for the game. C.J. Best was the team leader in receiving with a total of 70 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 12 yards per reception. Texas State totaled 351 yards by way of 70 plays. They rushed the ball 37 times for a total of 173 yards on the game and the Bobcats totaled 16 first downs by getting 9 rushing, 7 passing and 0 by penalty.

South Alabama is averaging 24 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 17.2 passes per game on 32.5 attempts for a 52.8 percent completion percentage and average 243 yards in the passing department per game. The Jaguars are running for an average of 119.7 yards per game on 35.2 attempts for an average of 3.4 yards per carry. They run 67.7 plays per game and average 5.4 yards per play for an average of 362.7 total yards each outing. The Jaguars get 16.8 first downs per game and they average 46 penalty yards via 5.3 penalties each contest.

South Alabama gives up an average of 186.8 passing yards and 38 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 16.2 completions per game on 28 attempts for a completion percentage of 57.7. The Jaguars allow an average of 208.3 rushing yards per game on 42.5 carries for a 4.9 average. South Alabama gives up 395.2 total yards per game including 5.6 yards per play. They force 1.5 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.7 penalties per game that total 57.3 yards as a unit.

Texas State is putting 34 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 23.8 passes per game on 38.6 attempts for a 61.7 percent completion percentage and average 258.2 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Bobcats run for an average of 200.2 yards per game on 37.8 attempts for an average of 5.3 yards per carry this season. They run 76.4 plays per game and average 6 yards per play for an average of 458.4 total yards per game. The Bobcats are averaging 22.4 first downs per outing and accumulate 60.2 penalty yards via 6.2 penalties each game.

Texas State gives up 317.4 passing yards per outing and 49.4 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 22.6 completions on 31.6 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 71.5. The Bobcats allow an average of 255.8 rushing yards per game on 46 carries for an average of 5.6 yards per carry. Texas State gives up 573.2 total yards per game including an average of 7.4 per play. They create an average of 0.8 turnovers per game and 8.4 penalties for 70.8 yards each game.

South Alabama Betting Trends

South Alabama is 5-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

South Alabama has an ATS record of 2-4-0 this season

Texas State Betting Trends

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

Texas State has an ATS record of 1-4-0 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

Texas State

10/18/15 RB Chris Nutall Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. South Alabama
08/28/15 WR Brice Gunter ACL out for season

Josh's Pick: Take South Alabama

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