Saturday, October 31, 2015

Scheumann Stadium

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The UMass Minutemen matchup against the Ball State Cardinals on Saturday at Scheumann Stadium. The opening line for this game has Ball State as 4 point favorites and the over/under was set at 65.

UMass was led in passing last game by Blake Frohnapfel, who finished with 240 yards through the air. He went 27 for 49 on the game, good for a 55% completion percentage. Marquis Young led the Minutemen in rushing with 80 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 13 rushing attempts for the game. Tajae Sharpe led the team in receiving. He had a total of 159 yards on 12 receptions for an average of 13 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game UMass totaled 388 yards by way of 73 plays. They rushed the ball 24 times for a total of 148 yards on the game and the Minutemen totaled 19 first downs by getting 6 rushing, 12 passing and 1 by penalty.

Ball State was led in passing last game by Riley Neal, who finished with 187 yards through the air. He went 25 for 40 on the game, good for a 63% completion percentage. James Gilbert led the Cardinals in rushing with 55 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 11 rushing attempts for the game. Corey Lacanaria led the team in receiving. He had a total of 72 yards on 10 receptions for an average of 7 yards per catch in the game. Ball State totaled 299 yards by way of 69 plays. They rushed the ball 29 times for a total of 112 yards on the game and the Cardinals totaled 17 first downs by getting 7 rushing, 9 passing and 1 by penalty.

UMass is averaging 24.4 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 27.7 passes per game on 47.3 attempts for a 58.6 percent completion percentage and average 315 yards in the passing department per game. The Minutemen are averaging 105.1 rushing yards per game on 26.9 attempts per contest for an average of 3.9 yards per carry. They run 74.1 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 420.1 total yards each outing. The Minutemen get 22.3 first downs per game and they average 78.7 penalty yards via 8.7 penalties each contest.

UMass gives up 39.6 points per contest and an average of 272.4 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 23.7 completed passes on 36 attempts for a completion percentage of 65.9. The Minutemen give up 235.7 rushing yards per contest on 47.1 carries for a 5 average per carry. UMass allows 508.1 total yards per game including 6.1 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 8.7 penalties for 88.3 yards per game.

Ball State is putting 26.1 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 23.9 passes per game on 40.8 attempts for a 58.6 percent completion percentage and average 233.1 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Cardinals rush for an average of 166.3 yards per contest on 37.5 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry for the season. They run 78.3 plays per game and average 5.1 yards per play for an average of 399.4 total yards per game. The Cardinals are averaging 23.1 first downs per outing and accumulate 37.5 penalty yards via 3.9 penalties each game.

Ball State surrenders 33.8 points per game and 298 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 24.5 completed passes per game on 35 attempts for a completion percentage of 70. The Cardinals give up 186.3 rushing yards per game on 40.9 carries for an average of 4.6 yards per carry. Ball State allows 484.3 total yards per game for an average of 6.4 yards per play. They force 1.8 turnovers per contest and 7.9 penalties for 71.1 yards in each contest.

UMass Betting Trends

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

UMass has an ATS record of 2-5-0 this season

Ball State Betting Trends

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

Ball State has an ATS record of 3-5-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

UMass

10/26/15 DB James Oliphant Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Ball State
10/26/15 WR Marken Michel Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Ball State
09/30/15 WR Jalen Williams Quad out for season
09/30/15 DB Khary Bailey-Smith Knee out for season

Ball State

10/25/15 WR KeVonn Mabon Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Massachusetts
08/29/15 RB Horactio Banks Shin out for season

Tony's Pick: Take UMass

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