Saturday, October 17, 2015

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane face the East Carolina Pirates on Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The opening line for this game has East Carolina as 11 point favorites and the over/under was set at 74.

Dane Evans finished his last game with 341 yards through the air for Tulsa. He completed 28 passes out of 44 attempts for a 64% completion percentage. D'Angelo Brewer led the Golden Hurricane in rushing with 91 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 16 rushing attempts for the game. Joshua Atkinson led the team in receiving with 9 receptions for 110 yards. He had an average of 12 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Tulsa totaled 563 yards by way of 107 plays. They rushed the ball 62 times for a total of 222 yards on the game and the Golden Hurricane totaled 31 first downs by getting 13 rushing, 16 passing and 2 by penalty.

Blake Kemp finished his last game with 371 yards through the air for East Carolina. He completed 28 passes out of 36 attempts for a 78% completion percentage. Chris Hairston led the Pirates in rushing with 77 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 15 rushing attempts for the game. Isaiah Jones led the team in receiving with 10 receptions for 95 yards. He had an average of 10 yards per reception in the contest. East Carolina totaled 518 yards by way of 74 plays. They rushed the ball 32 times for a total of 133 yards on the game and the Pirates totaled 27 first downs by getting 8 rushing, 17 passing and 2 by penalty.

Tulsa is averaging 36.6 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 25 passes per game on 41.2 attempts for a 60.7 percent completion percentage and average 367.8 yards in the passing department per game. The Golden Hurricane are running for an average of 200.2 yards per game on 51 attempts for an average of 3.9 yards per carry. They are also running 92.2 plays per game and average 6.2 yards per play for an average of 568 yards per contest. The Golden Hurricane manage 29.4 first downs per contest and they average a total of 59 penalty yards on 7.8 penalties.

Tulsa gives up an average of 284 passing yards and 35.8 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 22.6 completions per game on 36 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.8. The Golden Hurricane allow an average of 269.6 rushing yards per game on 48 carries for a 5.6 average. Tulsa allows 553.6 total yards per game including 6.6 yards per play. They force 1.6 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 9.2 penalties for 97.2 yards per game.

East Carolina is putting 32.5 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 27.5 passes per game on 38.7 attempts for a 71.1 percent completion percentage and average 293.8 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Pirates run for an average of 149.7 yards per game on 34.3 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry this season. They also run 73 plays per game and average 6.1 yards per play for an average of 443.5 yards in each contest. The Pirates are gaining 23.3 first downs per contest and they average 70 penalty yards on 7 penalties per game.

East Carolina gives up 232.3 passing yards per outing and 32 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 16.8 completions on 29.3 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 57.4. The Pirates allow an average of 187.8 rushing yards per game on 45.3 carries for an average of 4.1 yards per carry. East Carolina allows 420.2 total yards per game for an average of 5.6 yards per play. They force 1.2 turnovers per contest and 7.5 penalties for 64.5 yards in each contest.

Tulsa Betting Trends

Tulsa is 2-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Tulsa has an ATS record of 2-2-1 this season

East Carolina Betting Trends

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

East Carolina has an ATS record of 4-2-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Tulsa

10/08/15 OT Blake Belcher Knee out for season
10/04/15 WR Keevan Lucas Knee out for season

East Carolina

10/11/15 DB Corey Seargent Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Tulsa
10/11/15 WR DaQuan Barnes Hip "?" Saturday vs. Tulsa
10/11/15 DE Mike Myers Hip "?" Saturday vs. Tulsa
10/11/15 DB Rocco Scarfone Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Tulsa
10/05/15 WR Jimmy Williams Ankle out indefinitely
09/24/15 LB Devaris Brunson Knee out indefinitely
09/15/15 LB Jeton Beavers ACL out indefinitely
09/15/15 RB Marquez Grayson Foot out indefinitely
09/11/15 Backup QB Cody Keith Personal left the team
08/27/15 QB Kurt Benkert Knee out for season

Tony's Pick: Take East Carolina

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