Saturday, December 5, 2015

McLane Stadium

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The Texas Longhorns take on the Baylor Bears on Saturday at McLane Stadium. The opening line for this game has Baylor as 20.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 72.

Tyrone Swoopes finished his last game with 52 yards through the air for Texas. He completed 9 passes out of 18 attempts for a 50% completion percentage. The Longhorns were led in rushing by Chris Warren III, who finished with 276 yards on 25 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 11 yards per carry. John Burt led the team in receiving. He had a total of 23 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 6 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Texas got a total of 19 first downs by way of 16 rushing, 1 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 71 total plays for 467 yards for the game. The Longhorns ran for 403 yards on 48 attempts.

Chris Johnson finished his last game with 62 yards through the air for Baylor. He completed 7 passes out of 24 attempts for a 29% completion percentage. The Bears were led in rushing by Devin Chafin, who finished with 119 yards on 26 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. KD Cannon led the team in receiving. He had a total of 28 yards on 3 receptions for an average of 9 yards per catch in the game. Baylor got a total of 21 first downs by way of 16 rushing, 3 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 95 total plays for 335 yards for the game. The Bears ran for 273 yards on 71 attempts.

Texas is scoring 26.7 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 11.5 passes on 21 attempts for a 55 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 145.5 yards per game through the air as well. The Longhorns are averaging 231.1 rushing yards per game on 44.3 attempts per contest for an average of 5.2 yards per carry. They also run 65.3 plays per contest and average 5.8 yards per play for an average of 376.5 yards per game. The Longhorns are averaging 17 first downs per game and they accumulate 59 penalty yards per game via 6.4 penalties.

Texas allows 247 passing yards per game and 31.5 points per contest on defense. They give up 19.6 completions on 32.2 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 61. The Longhorns give up 203.2 rushing yards per contest on 47 carries for a 4.3 average per carry. Texas gives up 450.2 total yards per game including 5.7 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.5 penalties per game that total 47.1 yards as a unit.

Baylor averages 50.8 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 18.7 passes per game on 31.2 attempts for a 60.1 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 324.5 yards through the air per game thus far. The Bears rush for an average of 291.5 yards per contest on 51.3 attempts for an average of 5.7 yards per carry for the season. They also run 82.5 plays per game and average 7.5 yards per play for a total of 616 yards per game. The Bears get an average of 28.7 first downs per game and they average 78.7 penalty yards per game via 8.8 penalties.

Baylor allows an average of 240.1 passing yards and 27.9 points per contest. They give up 20.1 completions on 35 attempts for a completion percentage of 57.4 per game. The Bears give up 156.4 rushing yards per game on 43.1 carries for an average of 3.6 yards per carry. Baylor gives up 396.5 total yards per game including an average of 5.1 per play. They create an average of 2.2 turnovers per game and 8.1 penalties for 67.4 yards each game.

Texas Betting Trends

Texas is 5-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

Texas has an ATS record of 4-7-0 this season

Baylor Betting Trends

Baylor is 7-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Baylor has an ATS record of 5-5-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Texas

11/30/15 RB D'Onta Foreman Finger expected to miss Saturday vs. Baylor
11/30/15 RB Johnathan Gray Foot is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Baylor
11/30/15 RB Kirk Johnson Leg is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. Baylor
11/30/15 LB Peter Jinkens Knee out for season
11/30/15 QB Tyrone Swoopes None expected to start Saturday vs. Baylor
11/29/15 DL Desmond Jackson Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Baylor
11/29/15 QB Jerrod Heard Concussion injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Baylor
11/29/15 LB Malik Jefferson Ankle injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Baylor
11/29/15 OL Patrick Vahe Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Baylor
09/09/15 LB Dalton Santos Ankle out for season
08/22/15 TE Blake Whiteley Knee out indefinitely

Baylor

11/29/15 DL Beau Blackshear Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Texas
11/29/15 DL Byron Bonds Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Texas
11/29/15 DB Orion Stewart Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Texas
11/25/15 QB Jarrett Stidham Ankle out for season
11/01/15 QB Seth Russell Neck out for season
09/28/15 DB J.W. Ketchum Suspension out indefinitely
09/18/15 TE Tre'Von Armstead Dismissed left the team

Guy's Pick: Take Texas

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