Saturday, October 10, 2015

Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium

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The TCU Horned Frogs take on the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. The opening line for this game has TCU as 6.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 65.5.

TCU was led in passing last game by Trevone Boykin, who finished with 332 yards through the air. He went 20 for 35 on the game, good for a 57% completion percentage. The Horned Frogs were led in rushing by Aaron Green, who finished with 70 yards on 14 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. KaVontae Turpin led the team in receiving with 6 receptions for 138 yards. He had an average of 23 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game TCU got a total of 31 first downs by way of 12 rushing, 18 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 80 total plays for 604 yards for the game. The Horned Frogs ran for 228 yards on 42 attempts.

Kansas State was led in passing last game by Kody Cook, who finished with 122 yards through the air. He went 10 for 16 on the game, good for a 63% completion percentage. The Wildcats were led in rushing by Kody Cook, who finished with 87 yards on 21 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Charles Jones led the team in receiving with 1 receptions for 72 yards. He had an average of 72 yards per reception in the contest. Kansas State got a total of 22 first downs by way of 9 rushing, 8 passing, and 5 by penalty. They ran 67 total plays for 351 yards for the game. The Wildcats ran for 144 yards on 42 attempts.

TCU is scoring 50.8 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 26 passes on 40.6 attempts for a 64 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 396.4 yards per game through the air as well. The Horned Frogs carry the ball for an average of 233.6 yards per game on 43.8 attempts for an average of 5.3 yards per carry this season. They also run 84.4 plays per contest and average 7.5 yards per play for an average of 630 yards per game. The Horned Frogs are averaging 30.4 first downs per game and they accumulate 80.4 penalty yards per game via 7.8 penalties.

TCU gives up an average of 212.4 passing yards and 24 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 17.4 completions per game on 33.4 attempts for a completion percentage of 52.1. The Horned Frogs allow 174.8 rushing yards per game on 41.2 carries for a 4.2 average per play. TCU allows 387.2 total yards per game including 5.2 yards per play. They force 1.2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 4 penalties for 39.2 yards per game.

Kansas State averages 34.3 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 12.3 passes per game on 23 attempts for a 53.3 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 198 yards through the air per game thus far. The Wildcats carry the ball for an average of 166 yards per game on 42.8 attempts for an average of 3.9 yards per carry. They also run 65.8 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for a total of 364 yards per game. The Wildcats get an average of 19.3 first downs per game and they average 60 penalty yards per game via 7.5 penalties.

Kansas State gives up 288 passing yards per outing and 18 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 26.5 completions on 43.5 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 60.9. The Wildcats allow 71 rushing yards per contest on 31.5 carries for a 2.3 average per rush. Kansas State allows 359 total yards per game for an average of 4.8 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and 7 penalties for 59.8 yards in each contest.

TCU Betting Trends

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

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

Kansas State Betting Trends

Kansas State is 2-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Kansas State has an ATS record of 2-2-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

TCU

10/04/15 DL Pakamiaiaea Davis Knee "?" Saturday vs. Kansas State
10/04/15 DL Terrell Lathan Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Kansas State
09/28/15 WR Ty Slanina Collarbone out for season
09/24/15 FS Kenny Iloka Knee out indefinitely
09/22/15 CB Ranthony Texada Knee out for season
09/11/15 WR Deante' Gray Knee out indefinitely
09/10/15 DE James McFarland Foot out indefinitely
09/09/15 LB Mike Freeze Personal out indefinitely
09/09/15 LB Sammy Douglas Undisclosed out for season
08/22/15 WR/PR Cameron Echols-Luper Personal left the team

Kansas State

10/04/15 WR Dominique Heath Leg injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. TCU
10/04/15 QB Joe Hubener Head injured last game, probable Saturday vs. TCU
10/04/15 QB Jonathan Banks Illness "?" Saturday vs. TCU
10/04/15 QB Kody Cook Shoulder injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. TCU
09/18/15 QB Alex Delton Knee out indefinitely
09/18/15 DB Dante Barnett Shoulder out indefinitely
09/07/15 QB Jesse Ertz Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take TCU

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