Saturday, October 24, 2015

Gillette Stadium

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The Toledo Rockets take on the UMass Minutemen on Saturday at Gillette Stadium. The opening line for this game has Toledo as 9.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 57.

Phillip Ely finished his last game with 327 yards through the air for Toledo. He completed 18 passes out of 27 attempts for a 67% completion percentage. Terry Swanson was the rushing leader for the Rockets last game. He carried the ball 4 times for an average of 24 yards per carry and ended with 97 yards. Cody Thompson was the team leader in receiving with a total of 110 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 55 yards per reception. As a team in that game Toledo got a total of 23 first downs by way of 9 rushing, 14 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 62 total plays for 611 yards for the game. The Rockets ran for 238 yards on 29 attempts.

Blake Frohnapfel finished his last game with 171 yards through the air for UMass. He completed 17 passes out of 33 attempts for a 52% completion percentage. Marquis Young was the rushing leader for the Minutemen last game. He carried the ball 9 times for an average of 8 yards per carry and ended with 68 yards. Rodney Mills was the team leader in receiving with a total of 96 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 24 yards per reception. UMass got a total of 16 first downs by way of 6 rushing, 6 passing, and 4 by penalty. They ran 60 total plays for 257 yards for the game. The Minutemen ran for 86 yards on 27 attempts.

Toledo is averaging a total of 34.7 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 34.3 passes per game and completing 19.2 of them for a 55.8 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 241.7 yards per game through the air as well. The Rockets are running for an average of 204.5 yards per game on 37.8 attempts for an average of 5.4 yards per carry. They also run 72.2 plays per contest and average 6.2 yards per play for an average of 446.2 yards per game. The Rockets are averaging 21.8 first downs per game and they accumulate 76.2 penalty yards per game via 8.8 penalties.

Toledo allows 242.5 passing yards per game and 13.2 points per contest on defense. They give up 22.7 completions on 39.5 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 57.4. The Rockets allow 121.2 rushing yards per game on 35.7 carries for a 3.4 average per play. Toledo allows 363.7 total yards per game including 4.8 yards per play. They force 1.8 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 8.2 penalties for 75.2 yards per game.

UMass is accumulating 22.7 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 47 passes per game and complete 27.8 of them for a 59.2 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 327.5 yards per game through the air as well. The Minutemen run for an average of 98 yards per game on 27.3 attempts for an average of 3.6 yards per carry this season. They also run 74.3 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for a total of 425.5 yards per game. The Minutemen get an average of 22.8 first downs per game and they average 69.5 penalty yards per game via 7.7 penalties.

UMass allows an average of 258.7 passing yards and 37.7 points per contest. They give up 23.3 completions on 34.2 attempts for a completion percentage of 68.3 per game. The Minutemen allow 230.8 rushing yards per contest on 45.3 carries for a 5.1 average per rush. UMass allows 489.5 total yards per game for an average of 6.2 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and 8.5 penalties for 89.5 yards in each contest.

Toledo Betting Trends

Toledo is 1-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Toledo has an ATS record of 5-0-1 this season

UMass Betting Trends

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

UMass has an ATS record of 2-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Toledo

10/18/15 RB Damion Jones-Moore Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Massachusetts
10/18/15 CB Jordan Martin Leg "?" Saturday vs. Massachusetts
10/18/15 LB Josh High MCL "?" Saturday vs. Massachusetts
10/18/15 CB Trevon Mathis Leg "?" Saturday vs. Massachusetts
10/01/15 CB Cameron Cole Foot out indefinitely
10/01/15 QB Jalen Reese Achilles out for season
08/29/15 TE Adam Kulon Knee out for season

UMass

10/18/15 LB Peter Ngobidi Leg "?" Saturday vs. Toledo
10/18/15 DE Sha-Ki Holines Knee "?" Saturday vs. Toledo
09/30/15 WR Jalen Williams Quad out for season
09/30/15 DB Khary Bailey-Smith Knee out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Toledo

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