Saturday, October 31, 2015

Kyle Field

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The South Carolina Gamecocks take on the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday at Kyle Field. The opening line for this game has Texas A&M as 16 point favorites and the over/under was set at 50.

South Carolina was led in passing last game by Perry Orth, who finished with 272 yards through the air. He went 17 for 28 on the game, good for a 61% completion percentage. Brandon Wilds led the Gamecocks in rushing with 119 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 24 rushing attempts for the game. Pharoh Cooper led the team in receiving. He had a total of 160 yards on 7 receptions for an average of 23 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game South Carolina got a total of 17 first downs by way of 6 rushing, 10 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 66 total plays for 424 yards for the game. The Gamecocks ran for 152 yards on 37 attempts.

Texas A&M was led in passing last game by Kyle Allen, who finished with 88 yards through the air. He went 12 for 34 on the game, good for a 35% completion percentage. Tra Carson led the Aggies in rushing with 48 yards. He averaged 3 yards per carry on his 14 rushing attempts for the game. Ricky Seals-Jones led the team in receiving. He had a total of 75 yards on 3 receptions for an average of 25 yards per catch in the game. Texas A&M got a total of 12 first downs by way of 4 rushing, 5 passing, and 3 by penalty. They ran 73 total plays for 192 yards for the game. The Aggies ran for 58 yards on 27 attempts.

South Carolina is averaging 20.4 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 14.3 passes per game on 27.1 attempts for a 52.6 percent completion percentage and average 185.3 yards in the passing department per game. The Gamecocks are averaging 168.1 rushing yards per game on 36.3 attempts per contest for an average of 4.6 yards per carry. They also run 63.4 plays per contest and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 353.4 yards per game. The Gamecocks are averaging 18 first downs per game and they accumulate 39.4 penalty yards per game via 4.9 penalties.

South Carolina gives up 26.3 points per contest and an average of 214.1 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 21 completed passes on 31.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 66.2. The Gamecocks allow 200.1 rushing yards per game on 37.4 carries for a 5.3 average per play. South Carolina allows 414.3 total yards per game including 6 yards per play. They force 1.7 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.9 penalties for 48.7 yards per game.

Texas A&M is putting 31.7 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 20.9 passes per game on 37 attempts for a 56.4 percent completion percentage and average 268.6 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Aggies rush for an average of 147.1 yards per contest on 35.9 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry for the season. They also run 72.9 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for a total of 415.7 yards per game. The Aggies get an average of 20.7 first downs per game and they average 53.4 penalty yards per game via 6.1 penalties.

Texas A&M surrenders 24.1 points per game and 191.4 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 19.7 completed passes per game on 31.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.2. The Aggies allow 200.1 rushing yards per contest on 42.3 carries for a 4.7 average per rush. Texas A&M allows 391.6 total yards per game for an average of 5.3 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and 6.1 penalties for 54.3 yards in each contest.

South Carolina Betting Trends

South Carolina is 2-4-1 against the over/under so far this season

South Carolina has an ATS record of 3-4-0 this season

Texas A&M Betting Trends

Texas A&M is 3-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Texas A&M has an ATS record of 4-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

South Carolina

10/25/15 DB Chaz Elder Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Texas A&M
10/25/15 QB Connor Mitch Knee "?" Saturday vs. Texas A&M
10/25/15 TE Connor Redmond Back "?" Saturday vs. Texas A&M
10/25/15 WR Deebo Samuel Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Texas A&M
10/25/15 Backup QB Lorenzo Nunez Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Texas A&M
10/25/15 QB Perry Orth None expected to start Saturday vs. Texas A&M
10/25/15 DB Rico McWilliams Concussion injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Texas A&M
10/18/15 RB Brandon Wilds Ribs probable
10/18/15 LB Sherrod Pittman Leg out indefinitely
09/07/15 C Cody Waldrop Ankle out for season
09/04/15 WR Jerad Washington Leg out for season
08/28/15 WR Shaq Davidson Knee out for season
08/27/15 OL Brock Stadnik Undisclosed out for season

Texas A&M

10/22/15 LB Otaro Alaka Shoulder out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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