Saturday, October 24, 2015

Jerry Richardson Stadium

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The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles matchup against the Charlotte 49ers on Saturday at Jerry Richardson Stadium. The opening line for this game has Southern Miss as 16.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.5.

Southern Mississippi was led in passing last game by Nick Mullens, who finished with 343 yards through the air. He went 23 for 31 on the game, good for a 74% completion percentage. Jalen Richard led the Golden Eagles in rushing with 115 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 25 rushing attempts for the game. D.J. Thompson led the team in receiving. He had a total of 141 yards on 6 receptions for an average of 24 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Southern Mississippi totaled 556 yards by way of 75 plays. They rushed the ball 44 times for a total of 213 yards on the game and the Golden Eagles totaled 23 first downs by getting 9 rushing, 11 passing and 3 by penalty.

Charlotte was led in passing last game by Lee McNeill, who finished with 219 yards through the air. He went 23 for 33 on the game, good for a 70% completion percentage. Kalif Phillips led the 49ers in rushing with 204 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 35 rushing attempts for the game. Trent Bostick led the team in receiving. He had a total of 57 yards on 5 receptions for an average of 11 yards per catch in the game. Charlotte totaled 536 yards by way of 106 plays. They rushed the ball 70 times for a total of 309 yards on the game and the 49ers totaled 31 first downs by getting 18 rushing, 12 passing and 1 by penalty.

Southern Mississippi is averaging 34.7 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 25.1 passes per game on 39.7 attempts for a 63.3 percent completion percentage and average 335.4 yards in the passing department per game. The Golden Eagles are averaging 174 rushing yards per game on 35.3 attempts per contest for an average of 4.9 yards per carry. They run 75 plays per game and average 6.8 yards per play for an average of 509.4 total yards each outing. The Golden Eagles get 22.6 first downs per game and they average 80.9 penalty yards via 8.7 penalties each contest.

Southern Mississippi gives up 25.9 points per contest and an average of 205.4 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 16.9 completed passes on 30.3 attempts for a completion percentage of 55.7. The Golden Eagles give up 180.3 rushing yards per contest on 39.6 carries for a 4.6 average per carry. Southern Mississippi allows 385.7 total yards per game including 5.5 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7 penalties for 69.1 yards per game.

Charlotte is putting 19.2 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 16.7 passes per game on 31.8 attempts for a 52.4 percent completion percentage and average 178.2 yards in the passing department for each outing. The 49ers rush for an average of 187 yards per contest on 50.3 attempts for an average of 3.7 yards per carry for the season. They run 82.2 plays per game and average 4.4 yards per play for an average of 365.2 total yards per game. The 49ers are averaging 20.2 first downs per outing and accumulate 52.7 penalty yards via 5.3 penalties each game.

Charlotte surrenders 32.3 points per game and 219 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 17.2 completed passes per game on 30.5 attempts for a completion percentage of 56.3. The 49ers give up 145.5 rushing yards per game on 40 carries for an average of 3.6 yards per carry. Charlotte allows 364.5 total yards per game for an average of 5.2 yards per play. They force 2.3 turnovers per contest and 5.5 penalties for 45.5 yards in each contest.

Southern Mississippi Betting Trends

Southern Mississippi is 2-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Southern Mississippi has an ATS record of 6-1-0 this season

Charlotte Betting Trends

Charlotte is 2-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Charlotte has an ATS record of 2-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Southern Mississippi

10/18/15 DL Draper Riley Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Charlotte
09/30/15 DL Wil Freeman Undisclosed out for season

Charlotte

10/18/15 DL Devon Johnson Achilles "?" Saturday vs. Southern Miss
09/26/15 OL Jamal Covington Toe out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Southern Mississippi

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