Saturday, October 3, 2015

Amon G. Carter Stadium

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The Texas Longhorns take on the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday at Amon G. Carter Stadium. The opening line for this game has TCU as 18.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 71.

Jerrod Heard finished his last game with 119 yards through the air for Texas. He completed 9 passes out of 17 attempts for a 53% completion percentage. Johnathan Gray was the rushing leader for the Longhorns last game. He carried the ball 11 times for an average of 5 yards per carry and ended with 55 yards. Marcus Johnson was the team leader in receiving with a total of 50 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 25 yards per reception. As a team in that game Texas got a total of 11 first downs by way of 8 rushing, 3 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 59 total plays for 290 yards for the game. The Longhorns ran for 171 yards on 42 attempts.

Trevone Boykin finished his last game with 509 yards through the air for TCU. He completed 34 passes out of 54 attempts for a 63% completion percentage. Aaron Green was the rushing leader for the Horned Frogs last game. He carried the ball 28 times for an average of 5 yards per carry and ended with 138 yards. Josh Doctson was the team leader in receiving with a total of 267 yards and 18 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 15 yards per reception. TCU got a total of 37 first downs by way of 12 rushing, 24 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 103 total plays for 750 yards for the game. The Horned Frogs ran for 223 yards on 47 attempts.

Texas is averaging a total of 29 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 20.3 passes per game and completing 10.5 of them for a 51.9 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 178.5 yards per game through the air as well. The Longhorns are running for an average of 166.5 yards per game on 37.8 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry. They also run 58 plays per contest and average 5.9 yards per play for an average of 345 yards per game. The Longhorns are averaging 14.5 first downs per game and they accumulate 78.8 penalty yards per game via 8.5 penalties.

Texas allows 276.8 passing yards per game and 35.3 points per contest on defense. They give up 23.3 completions on 33.5 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 69.4. The Longhorns allow 206.3 rushing yards per game on 49.3 carries for a 4.2 average per play. Texas allows 483 total yards per game including 5.8 yards per play. They force 2.5 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6 penalties for 46 yards per game.

TCU is accumulating 51 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 41.3 passes per game and complete 27 of them for a 65.5 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 401.5 yards per game through the air as well. The Horned Frogs run for an average of 235 yards per game on 44.3 attempts for an average of 5.3 yards per carry this season. They also run 85.5 plays per game and average 7.4 yards per play for a total of 636.5 yards per game. The Horned Frogs get an average of 30 first downs per game and they average 79.5 penalty yards per game via 7.8 penalties.

TCU allows an average of 235 passing yards and 28.3 points per contest. They give up 18.5 completions on 34.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 53.2 per game. The Horned Frogs allow 170.8 rushing yards per contest on 38.8 carries for a 4.4 average per rush. TCU allows 405.8 total yards per game for an average of 5.5 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and 4 penalties for 39 yards in each contest.

Texas Betting Trends

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

Texas has an ATS record of 1-3-0 this season

TCU Betting Trends

TCU is 3-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

TCU has an ATS record of 1-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Texas

09/27/15 OT Kent Perkins Knee injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. TCU
09/09/15 LB Dalton Santos Ankle out for season
08/22/15 TE Blake Whiteley Knee out indefinitely

TCU

09/27/15 DL Terrell Lathan Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Texas
09/24/15 WR Andre Petties-Wilson Suspension out indefinitely
09/24/15 FS Kenny Iloka Knee out indefinitely
09/22/15 DE Mike Tuaua Suspension 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

Josh's Pick: Take Texas

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