Saturday, October 10, 2015

Lincoln Financial Field

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The Tulane Green Wave matchup against the Temple Owls on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. The opening line for this game has Temple as 14.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 49.

Tulane was led in passing last game by Tanner Lee, who finished with 190 yards through the air. He went 15 for 26 on the game, good for a 58% completion percentage. The Green Wave were led in rushing by Josh Rounds, who finished with 93 yards on 14 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 7 yards per carry. Teddy Veal 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. As a team in that game Tulane totaled 395 yards by way of 73 plays. They rushed the ball 44 times for a total of 170 yards on the game and the Green Wave totaled 17 first downs by getting 8 rushing, 7 passing and 2 by penalty.

Temple was led in passing last game by P.J. Walker, who finished with 116 yards through the air. He went 11 for 23 on the game, good for a 48% completion percentage. The Owls were led in rushing by Jahad Thomas, who finished with 109 yards on 20 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Jahad Thomas was the team leader in receiving with a total of 48 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 16 yards per reception. Temple totaled 322 yards by way of 68 plays. They rushed the ball 45 times for a total of 206 yards on the game and the Owls totaled 19 first downs by getting 11 rushing, 6 passing and 2 by penalty.

Tulane is scoring 25 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 18.5 passes on 33.8 attempts for a 54.8 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 235 yards per game through the air as well. The Green Wave are running for an average of 117.8 yards per game on 35.5 attempts for an average of 3.3 yards per carry. They run 69.3 plays per game and average 5.1 yards per play for an average of 352.8 total yards each outing. The Green Wave get 17.3 first downs per game and they average 47.8 penalty yards via 5.8 penalties each contest.

Tulane allows 262.8 passing yards per game and 35 points per contest on defense. They give up 21.3 completions on 36 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 59. The Green Wave give up 175.8 rushing yards per contest on 40 carries for a 4.4 average per carry. Tulane allows 438.5 total yards per game including 5.8 yards per play. They force 2.5 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.5 penalties for 50.8 yards per game.

Temple averages 30.8 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 17 passes per game on 28.3 attempts for a 60.2 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 189 yards through the air per game thus far. The Owls run for an average of 159.3 yards per game on 40.3 attempts for an average of 4 yards per carry this season. They run 68.5 plays per game and average 5.1 yards per play for an average of 348.3 total yards per game. The Owls are averaging 17.8 first downs per outing and accumulate 60.5 penalty yards via 6.5 penalties each game.

Temple allows an average of 263.5 passing yards and 15.5 points per contest. They give up 20.8 completions on 39.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 52.2 per game. The Owls give up 118.8 rushing yards per game on 31.8 carries for an average of 3.7 yards per carry. Temple allows 382.3 total yards per game for an average of 5.3 yards per play. They force 2.3 turnovers per contest and 6.8 penalties for 60.8 yards in each contest.

Tulane Betting Trends

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

Tulane has an ATS record of 2-2-0 this season

Temple Betting Trends

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

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

Injuries to Watch

Tulane

No injuries to report

Temple

09/08/15 DL Jullian Taylor Undisclosed out indefinitely
08/24/15 DL Josiah Bronson Ankle out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Tulane

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