Saturday, December 26th, 2015

Foster Farms Bowl

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The UCLA Bruins take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday, December 26th, 2015 in the Foster Farms Bowl. The opening line for this game has UCLA as 6.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 60.

Josh Rosen finished his last game with 227 yards through the air for UCLA. He completed 19 passes out of 37 attempts for a 51% completion percentage. Paul Perkins was the rushing leader for the Bruins last game. He carried the ball 17 times for an average of 6 yards per carry and ended with 95 yards. Thomas Duarte was the team leader in receiving with a total of 63 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 21 yards per reception. As a team in that game UCLA got a total of 23 first downs by way of 7 rushing, 12 passing, and 4 by penalty. They ran 66 total plays for 367 yards for the game. The Bruins ran for 140 yards on 29 attempts.

Tommy Armstrong finished his last game with 296 yards through the air for Nebraska. He completed 25 passes out of 45 attempts for a 56% completion percentage. Imani Cross was the rushing leader for the Cornhuskers last game. He carried the ball 19 times for an average of 3 yards per carry and ended with 55 yards. Cethan Carter was the team leader in receiving with a total of 76 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 19 yards per reception. Nebraska got a total of 22 first downs by way of 7 rushing, 14 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 83 total plays for 433 yards for the game. The Cornhuskers ran for 137 yards on 38 attempts.

UCLA is averaging a total of 32.5 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 39.1 passes per game and completing 22.8 of them for a 58.4 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 286.4 yards per game through the air as well. The Bruins are running for an average of 186 yards per game on 37 attempts for an average of 5 yards per carry. They also run 76.1 plays per contest and average 6.2 yards per play for an average of 472.4 yards per game. The Bruins are averaging 23.6 first downs per game and they accumulate 71.5 penalty yards per game via 8.4 penalties.

UCLA allows 205.7 passing yards per game and 25.1 points per contest on defense. They give up 20.8 completions on 36.5 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 56.8. The Bruins allow 187.8 rushing yards per game on 43.8 carries for a 4.3 average per play. UCLA allows 393.4 total yards per game including 4.9 yards per play. They force 1.5 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.9 penalties for 48.3 yards per game.

Nebraska is accumulating 32.5 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 36.6 passes per game and complete 20.3 of them for a 55.6 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 274.7 yards per game through the air as well. The Cornhuskers run for an average of 167.8 yards per game on 36.2 attempts for an average of 4.6 yards per carry this season. They also run 72.8 plays per game and average 6.1 yards per play for a total of 442.5 yards per game. The Cornhuskers get an average of 22.1 first downs per game and they average 65.9 penalty yards per game via 7.3 penalties.

Nebraska allows an average of 288.2 passing yards and 27.8 points per contest. They give up 22.2 completions on 38.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 57.3 per game. The Cornhuskers allow 113.4 rushing yards per contest on 30.3 carries for a 3.7 average per rush. Nebraska allows 401.6 total yards per game for an average of 5.8 yards per play. They force 1.1 turnovers per contest and 6.4 penalties for 57.9 yards in each contest.

UCLA Betting Trends

UCLA is 3-8-1 against the over/under so far this season

UCLA has an ATS record of 6-6-0 this season

Nebraska Betting Trends

Nebraska is 7-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Nebraska has an ATS record of 6-6-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

UCLA

12/06/15 OL Alex Redmond Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Nebraska
12/06/15 OL Conor McDermott Knee "?" Saturday vs. Nebraska
12/06/15 RB Steven Manfro Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Nebraska
11/21/15 LB Josh Woods Hamstring out for season
10/19/15 WR Tyler Scott Knee out for season
10/14/15 OT Simon Goines Undisclosed out for season
10/12/15 WR Mossi Johnson Knee out for season
10/09/15 P Adam Searl Legal problems out indefinitely
09/23/15 LB Myles Jack Knee out for season
09/22/15 DB Fabian Moreau Foot out for season
09/07/15 DL Eddie Vanderdoes Knee out for season

Nebraska

11/23/15 RB Mikale Wilbon Knee out for season
11/07/15 Backup RB Jordan Stevenson Personal quit the team
11/07/15 OT Matt Finnin Personal quit the team
11/02/15 WR De'Mornay Pierson-El Knee out for season
09/08/15 TE David Sutton Ankle out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take UCLA

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