Saturday, November 14, 2015

Milan Puskar Stadium

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The Texas Longhorns matchup against the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium. The opening line for this game has West Virginia as 7 point favorites and the over/under was set at 58.

Jerrod Heard finished his last game with 201 yards through the air for Texas. He completed 13 passes out of 23 attempts for a 57% completion percentage. D'Onta Foreman led the Longhorns in rushing with 157 yards. He averaged 13 yards per carry on his 12 rushing attempts for the game. John Burt was the team leader in receiving with a total of 113 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 28 yards per reception. As a team in that game Texas totaled 598 yards by way of 70 plays. They rushed the ball 40 times for a total of 299 yards on the game and the Longhorns totaled 20 first downs by getting 9 rushing, 11 passing and 0 by penalty.

Skyler Howard finished his last game with 149 yards through the air for West Virginia. He completed 12 passes out of 23 attempts for a 52% completion percentage. Wendell Smallwood led the Mountaineers in rushing with 163 yards. He averaged 7 yards per carry on his 22 rushing attempts for the game. Ka'Raun White was the team leader in receiving with a total of 80 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 16 yards per reception. West Virginia totaled 449 yards by way of 81 plays. They rushed the ball 57 times for a total of 300 yards on the game and the Mountaineers totaled 28 first downs by getting 17 rushing, 7 passing and 4 by penalty.

Texas is averaging 25.4 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 11.7 passes per game on 21 attempts for a 55.6 percent completion percentage and average 152.7 yards in the passing department per game. The Longhorns are running for an average of 206.9 yards per game on 42.8 attempts for an average of 4.8 yards per carry. They run 63.8 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 359.6 total yards each outing. The Longhorns get 16.6 first downs per game and they average 58.9 penalty yards via 6.1 penalties each contest.

Texas gives up an average of 247 passing yards and 29 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 20.4 completions per game on 33.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.7. The Longhorns allow an average of 187.2 rushing yards per game on 46.1 carries for a 4.1 average. Texas gives up 434.2 total yards per game including 5.4 yards per play. They force 1.8 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.6 penalties per game that total 44.4 yards as a unit.

West Virginia is putting 32.4 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 18.4 passes per game on 33.3 attempts for a 55.3 percent completion percentage and average 241 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Mountaineers run for an average of 220.1 yards per game on 49.6 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry this season. They run 82.9 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 461.1 total yards per game. The Mountaineers are averaging 25.9 first downs per outing and accumulate 83.9 penalty yards via 8 penalties each game.

West Virginia gives up 248.3 passing yards per outing and 28.5 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 18.5 completions on 33.5 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 55.2. The Mountaineers allow an average of 176.5 rushing yards per game on 39.6 carries for an average of 4.5 yards per carry. West Virginia gives up 424.8 total yards per game including an average of 5.8 per play. They create an average of 2.1 turnovers per game and 7.1 penalties for 73.1 yards each game.

Texas Betting Trends

Texas is 3-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

Texas has an ATS record of 4-5-0 this season

West Virginia Betting Trends

West Virginia is 2-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

West Virginia has an ATS record of 2-6-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Texas

09/09/15 LB Dalton Santos Ankle out for season
08/22/15 TE Blake Whiteley Knee out indefinitely

West Virginia

11/08/15 DB Jeremy Tyler Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Texas
11/08/15 DB Terrell Chestnut Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Texas
10/07/15 db Karl Joseph Knee out for season
08/28/15 LB Edward Muldrow Undisclosed out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Texas

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