Saturday, October 3, 2015

Veterans Memorial Stadium

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The South Alabama Jaguars matchup against the Troy Trojans on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has Troy as 3 point favorites and the over/under was set at 58.

Cody Clements finished his last game with 201 yards through the air for South Alabama. He completed 14 passes out of 33 attempts for a 42% completion percentage. Tyreis Thomas led the Jaguars in rushing with 38 yards. He averaged 8 yards per carry on his 5 rushing attempts for the game. D.J. Vinson led the team in receiving. He had a total of 57 yards on 3 receptions for an average of 19 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game South Alabama totaled 258 yards by way of 61 plays. They rushed the ball 26 times for a total of 45 yards on the game and the Jaguars totaled 14 first downs by getting 3 rushing, 9 passing and 2 by penalty.

Brandon Silvers finished his last game with 174 yards through the air for Troy. He completed 23 passes out of 34 attempts for a 68% completion percentage. Brandon Burks led the Trojans in rushing with 62 yards. He averaged 3 yards per carry on his 19 rushing attempts for the game. Jarvis Bentley led the team in receiving. He had a total of 58 yards on 6 receptions for an average of 10 yards per catch in the game. Troy totaled 255 yards by way of 68 plays. They rushed the ball 33 times for a total of 81 yards on the game and the Trojans totaled 19 first downs by getting 6 rushing, 10 passing and 3 by penalty.

South Alabama is averaging 22.3 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 18.5 passes per game on 35.3 attempts for a 52.5 percent completion percentage and average 245 yards in the passing department per game. The Jaguars are averaging 132.3 rushing yards per game on 32 attempts per contest for an average of 4.1 yards per carry. They run 67.3 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 377.3 total yards each outing. The Jaguars get 17 first downs per game and they average 42.3 penalty yards via 5.3 penalties each contest.

South Alabama gives up 40.3 points per contest and an average of 214 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 17.8 completed passes on 28.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 61.7. The Jaguars give up 226.3 rushing yards per contest on 42.3 carries for a 5.4 average per carry. South Alabama allows 440.3 total yards per game including 6.2 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 4.8 penalties for 49.5 yards per game.

Troy is putting 22.7 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 18.7 passes per game on 28 attempts for a 66.7 percent completion percentage and average 202.3 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Trojans rush for an average of 109 yards per contest on 28.7 attempts for an average of 3.8 yards per carry for the season. They run 56.7 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 311.3 total yards per game. The Trojans are averaging 16.7 first downs per outing and accumulate 58.3 penalty yards via 6.3 penalties each game.

Troy surrenders 31 points per game and 170.7 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 15 completed passes per game on 24 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.5. The Trojans give up 237.7 rushing yards per game on 51 carries for an average of 4.7 yards per carry. Troy allows 408.3 total yards per game for an average of 5.4 yards per play. They force 0.3 turnovers per contest and 5.7 penalties for 54.3 yards in each contest.

South Alabama Betting Trends

South Alabama is 4-0-0 against the over/under so far this season

South Alabama has an ATS record of 1-3-0 this season

Troy Betting Trends

Troy is 2-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Troy has an ATS record of 2-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

South Alabama

09/27/15 DE Akeem Lewis Toe "?" Saturday vs. Troy
09/27/15 DL Tyree Turner Knee "?" Saturday vs. Troy
09/04/15 FS Antonio Carter Foot expected to miss 4-5 weeks

Troy

09/27/15 RB Jordan Chunn Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. South Alabama

Tony's Pick: Take South Alabama

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