Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

Boca Raton Bowl

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The Toledo Rockets take on the Temple Owls on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015 in the Boca Raton Bowl. The opening line for this game has Temple as 1 point favorites and the over/under was set at 55.

Phillip Ely finished his last game with 280 yards through the air for Toledo. He completed 16 passes out of 33 attempts for a 48% completion percentage. The Rockets were led in rushing by Kareem Hunt, who finished with 139 yards on 20 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 7 yards per carry. Cody Thompson led the team in receiving with 2 receptions for 96 yards. He had an average of 48 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Toledo totaled 481 yards by way of 72 plays. They rushed the ball 39 times for a total of 201 yards on the game and the Rockets totaled 22 first downs by getting 10 rushing, 10 passing and 2 by penalty.

P.J. Walker finished his last game with 287 yards through the air for Temple. He completed 26 passes out of 44 attempts for a 59% completion percentage. The Owls were led in rushing by Jahad Thomas, who finished with 69 yards on 19 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Robbie Anderson led the team in receiving with 12 receptions for 150 yards. He had an average of 13 yards per reception in the contest. Temple totaled 385 yards by way of 71 plays. They rushed the ball 27 times for a total of 98 yards on the game and the Owls totaled 19 first downs by getting 5 rushing, 13 passing and 1 by penalty.

Toledo is scoring 35.3 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 19.2 passes on 34.7 attempts for a 55.2 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 250.1 yards per game through the air as well. The Rockets carry the ball for an average of 213.7 yards per game on 41.6 attempts for an average of 5.1 yards per carry this season. They run 76.4 plays per game and average 6.1 yards per play for an average of 463.8 total yards each outing. The Rockets get 22.7 first downs per game and they average 68.6 penalty yards via 7.9 penalties each contest.

Toledo gives up an average of 260.7 passing yards and 21.1 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 23 completions per game on 39.2 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.7. The Rockets give up 118.2 rushing yards per contest on 34.7 carries for a 3.4 average per carry. Toledo allows 378.9 total yards per game including 5.1 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 8.1 penalties for 77.5 yards per game.

Temple averages 30.8 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 17.4 passes per game on 30.5 attempts for a 57.1 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 215.5 yards through the air per game thus far. The Owls carry the ball for an average of 153.7 yards per game on 37.3 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry. They run 67.8 plays per game and average 5.4 yards per play for an average of 369.2 total yards per game. The Owls are averaging 19.3 first downs per outing and accumulate 57.2 penalty yards via 5.9 penalties each game.

Temple gives up 202.9 passing yards per outing and 19.2 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 19.2 completions on 33.7 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 56.8. The Owls give up 126.3 rushing yards per game on 33.5 carries for an average of 3.8 yards per carry. Temple allows 329.2 total yards per game for an average of 4.9 yards per play. They force 1.7 turnovers per contest and 7.3 penalties for 70.2 yards in each contest.

Toledo Betting Trends

Toledo is 3-8-0 against the over/under so far this season

Toledo has an ATS record of 8-2-1 this season

Temple Betting Trends

Temple is 5-8-0 against the over/under so far this season

Temple has an ATS record of 9-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Toledo

10/19/15 LB Jaylen Coleman Leg out for season
10/01/15 QB Jalen Reese Achilles out for season
08/29/15 TE Adam Kulon Knee out for season

Temple

11/19/15 RB T.J. Simmons Personal has left team
09/08/15 DL Jullian Taylor Undisclosed out indefinitely
08/24/15 DL Josiah Bronson Ankle out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Temple

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