Saturday, November 21, 2015
Faurot Field
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The Tennessee Volunteers matchup against the Missouri Tigers on Saturday at Faurot Field. The opening line for this game has Tennessee as 9 point favorites and the over/under was set at 42.5.
Joshua Dobbs finished his last game with 136 yards through the air for Tennessee. He completed 15 passes out of 23 attempts for a 65% completion percentage. Alvin Kamara led the Volunteers in rushing with 127 yards. He averaged 8 yards per carry on his 15 rushing attempts for the game. Josh Malone was the team leader in receiving with a total of 38 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 10 yards per reception. As a team in that game Tennessee totaled 409 yards by way of 76 plays. They rushed the ball 48 times for a total of 237 yards on the game and the Volunteers totaled 24 first downs by getting 13 rushing, 11 passing and 0 by penalty.
Drew Lock finished his last game with 244 yards through the air for Missouri. He completed 19 passes out of 28 attempts for a 68% completion percentage. Russell Hansbrough led the Tigers in rushing with 117 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 26 rushing attempts for the game. Nate Brown was the team leader in receiving with a total of 65 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 13 yards per reception. Missouri totaled 434 yards by way of 83 plays. They rushed the ball 55 times for a total of 190 yards on the game and the Tigers totaled 23 first downs by getting 9 rushing, 12 passing and 2 by penalty.
Tennessee is averaging 34 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 17.3 passes per game on 29.1 attempts for a 59.5 percent completion percentage and average 210.7 yards in the passing department per game. The Volunteers are running for an average of 210.3 yards per game on 46.1 attempts for an average of 4.6 yards per carry. They run 75.2 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 421 total yards each outing. The Volunteers get 22.3 first downs per game and they average 36.6 penalty yards via 4.8 penalties each contest.
Tennessee gives up an average of 226.2 passing yards and 21.8 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 17.8 completions per game on 33.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 52.8. The Volunteers allow an average of 156.2 rushing yards per game on 36.7 carries for a 4.3 average. Tennessee gives up 382.4 total yards per game including 5.4 yards per play. They force 1.2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.6 penalties per game that total 56.5 yards as a unit.
Missouri is putting 15.2 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 16.4 passes per game on 31.6 attempts for a 51.9 percent completion percentage and average 176.8 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Tigers run for an average of 120.9 yards per game on 34.3 attempts for an average of 3.5 yards per carry this season. They run 65.9 plays per game and average 4.5 yards per play for an average of 297.7 total yards per game. The Tigers are averaging 16.3 first downs per outing and accumulate 44.9 penalty yards via 5.4 penalties each game.
Missouri gives up 184 passing yards per outing and 14.7 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 19.2 completions on 31.2 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 61.5. The Tigers allow an average of 113.7 rushing yards per game on 38.1 carries for an average of 3 yards per carry. Missouri gives up 297.7 total yards per game including an average of 4.3 per play. They create an average of 1.5 turnovers per game and 5.7 penalties for 57.3 yards each game.
Tennessee Betting Trends
Tennessee is 5-5-0 against the over/under so far this season
Tennessee has an ATS record of 5-5-0 this season
Missouri Betting Trends
Missouri is 1-9-0 against the over/under so far this season
Missouri has an ATS record of 3-7-0 this season
Injuries to Watch
Tennessee
11/15/15 OL Brett Kendrick Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
11/15/15 OL Jashon Robertson Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
11/15/15 WR Marquez North Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
11/15/15 WR Preston Williams Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
11/15/15 DB Stephen Griffin Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
11/12/15 DL Trevarris Saulsberry Knee out for season
11/11/15 DL Kyle Phillips Shoulder out for season
11/05/15 LB Quart'e Sapp Foot out indefinitely
10/14/15 DT Shy Tuttle Fibula out for season
10/07/15 WR Pig Howard Dismissed has been dismissed
09/14/15 LB Curt Maggitt Hip out indefinitely
09/10/15 DL Andrew Butcher Knee out for season
08/28/15 WR Vincent Perry Knee out for season
08/27/15 WR Jason Croom Knee out indefinitely
08/22/15 OL Austin Sanders Bicep out for season
08/21/15 DB Rashaan Gaulden Foot out for season
08/13/15 OL Marcus Jackson Arm out for season
Missouri
11/17/15 DL Terry Beckner Jr. Knee expected to miss Saturday vs. Tennessee U
11/01/15 QB Maty Mauk Suspension Served out for season
10/30/15 WR Thomas Richard Personal has left team
09/28/15 Backup RB Morgan Steward Hip out for season
09/01/15 DT Harold Brantley Leg out for season
09/01/15 Backup RB Trevon Walters Knee out indefinitely
Josh's Pick: Take Tennessee
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