Saturday, October 31, 2015

Nippert Stadium

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The UCF Knights matchup against the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday at Nippert Stadium. The opening line for this game has Cincinnati as 20.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 60.

Justin Holman finished his last game with 183 yards through the air for UCF. He completed 14 passes out of 27 attempts for a 52% completion percentage. Dontravious Wilson was the rushing leader for the Knights last game. He carried the ball 19 times for an average of 4 yards per carry and ended with 72 yards. Tre'Quan Smith was the team leader in receiving with a total of 89 yards and 7 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 13 yards per reception. As a team in that game UCF totaled 280 yards by way of 59 plays. They rushed the ball 30 times for a total of 97 yards on the game and the Knights totaled 14 first downs by getting 5 rushing, 7 passing and 2 by penalty.

Gunner Kiel finished his last game with 327 yards through the air for Cincinnati. He completed 26 passes out of 35 attempts for a 74% completion percentage. Hosey Williams was the rushing leader for the Bearcats last game. He carried the ball 13 times for an average of 11 yards per carry and ended with 140 yards. Shaq Washington was the team leader in receiving with a total of 78 yards and 8 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 10 yards per reception. Cincinnati totaled 612 yards by way of 84 plays. They rushed the ball 49 times for a total of 285 yards on the game and the Bearcats totaled 28 first downs by getting 14 rushing, 14 passing and 0 by penalty.

UCF is averaging a total of 15 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 37.5 passes per game and completing 19.4 of them for a 51.7 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 199.9 yards per game through the air as well. The Knights are running for an average of 57.8 yards per game on 27.3 attempts for an average of 2.1 yards per carry. They run 64.8 plays per game and average 4 yards per play for an average of 257.6 total yards each outing. The Knights get 16.1 first downs per game and they average 42.6 penalty yards via 5 penalties each contest.

UCF allows 236.5 passing yards per game and 33.4 points per contest on defense. They give up 18.1 completions on 28.9 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 62.8. The Knights give up 181.1 rushing yards per contest on 40.1 carries for a 4.5 average per carry. UCF allows 417.6 total yards per game including 6.1 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.8 penalties for 71 yards per game.

Cincinnati is accumulating 36.6 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 41.9 passes per game and complete 25.7 of them for a 61.4 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 353.7 yards per game through the air as well. The Bearcats run for an average of 201.9 yards per game on 43 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry this season. They run 84.9 plays per game and average 6.5 yards per play for an average of 555.6 total yards per game. The Bearcats are averaging 30 first downs per outing and accumulate 75.9 penalty yards via 8.1 penalties each game.

Cincinnati allows an average of 218.9 passing yards and 29.1 points per contest. They give up 17.4 completions on 32.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 53.3 per game. The Bearcats give up 167.1 rushing yards per game on 34.6 carries for an average of 4.8 yards per carry. Cincinnati allows 386 total yards per game for an average of 5.7 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and 7.7 penalties for 68.4 yards in each contest.

UCF Betting Trends

UCF is 4-3-1 against the over/under so far this season

UCF has an ATS record of 1-7-0 this season

Cincinnati Betting Trends

Cincinnati is 4-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Cincinnati has an ATS record of 3-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

UCF

10/26/15 RB Dontravious Wilson Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Cincinnati U
10/25/15 RB C.J. Jones Knee "?" Saturday vs. Cincinnati U
10/25/15 DB Drico Johnson Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Cincinnati U
10/25/15 RB Taj McGowan Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Cincinnati U
10/25/15 DB Jeremy Boykins Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Cincinnati U
09/22/15 RB William Stanback Dismissed dismissed from team
09/21/15 WR Jordan Akins ACL out for season
09/14/15 OL Joey Grant Shoulder out for season
08/22/15 DL Demetris Anderson Knee out for season
08/13/15 DB Chris Williams Arm out indefinitely

Cincinnati

09/21/15 DB Adrian Witty Ankle out indefinitely
09/08/15 LB Clemente Casseus Suspension out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take UCF

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