Saturday, November 7, 2015

H. A. Chapman Stadium

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The UCF Knights take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Saturday at H. A. Chapman Stadium. The opening line for this game has Tulsa as 11.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 64.

UCF was led in passing last game by Justin Holman, who finished with 101 yards through the air. He went 12 for 23 on the game, good for a 52% completion percentage. The Knights were led in rushing by C.J. Jones, who finished with 123 yards on 18 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 7 yards per carry. Tre'Quan Smith was the team leader in receiving with a total of 59 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 12 yards per reception. As a team in that game UCF got a total of 16 first downs by way of 9 rushing, 6 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 64 total plays for 313 yards for the game. The Knights ran for 212 yards on 41 attempts.

Tulsa was led in passing last game by Dane Evans, who finished with 240 yards through the air. He went 19 for 27 on the game, good for a 70% completion percentage. The Golden Hurricane were led in rushing by D'Angelo Brewer, who finished with 119 yards on 23 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Justin Hobbs was the team leader in receiving with a total of 150 yards and 7 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 21 yards per reception. Tulsa got a total of 22 first downs by way of 12 rushing, 10 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 84 total plays for 419 yards for the game. The Golden Hurricane ran for 179 yards on 57 attempts.

UCF is scoring 14.1 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 18.6 passes on 35.9 attempts for a 51.7 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 188.9 yards per game through the air as well. The Knights are running for an average of 74.9 yards per game on 28.8 attempts for an average of 2.6 yards per carry. They also run 64.7 plays per contest and average 4.1 yards per play for an average of 263.8 yards per game. The Knights are averaging 16.1 first downs per game and they accumulate 45.7 penalty yards per game via 5.1 penalties.

UCF allows 264.6 passing yards per game and 35.4 points per contest on defense. They give up 19.1 completions on 29.2 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 65.4. The Knights allow 187.3 rushing yards per game on 40.3 carries for a 4.6 average per play. UCF allows 451.9 total yards per game including 6.5 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.7 penalties for 70 yards per game.

Tulsa averages 35.3 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 23.4 passes per game on 38.8 attempts for a 60.3 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 348.5 yards through the air per game thus far. The Golden Hurricane run for an average of 183.5 yards per game on 50.3 attempts for an average of 3.7 yards per carry this season. They also run 89 plays per game and average 6 yards per play for a total of 532 yards per game. The Golden Hurricane get an average of 27.3 first downs per game and they average 61.8 penalty yards per game via 8 penalties.

Tulsa allows an average of 303.5 passing yards and 38.3 points per contest. They give up 23.5 completions on 37.4 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.9 per game. The Golden Hurricane allow 229 rushing yards per contest on 45.9 carries for a 5 average per rush. Tulsa allows 532.5 total yards per game for an average of 6.4 yards per play. They force 1.5 turnovers per contest and 8.5 penalties for 86.8 yards in each contest.

UCF Betting Trends

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

UCF has an ATS record of 1-8-0 this season

Tulsa Betting Trends

Tulsa is 3-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Tulsa has an ATS record of 4-3-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

UCF

10/31/15 DL Tony Guerad Personal has left the team
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

Tulsa

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tulsa

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