Saturday, November 14, 2015

Rynearson Stadium

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The UMass Minutemen matchup against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Saturday at Rynearson Stadium. The opening line for this game has Massachusetts as 7.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 67.5.

Blake Frohnapfel finished his last game with 173 yards through the air for UMass. He completed 19 passes out of 43 attempts for a 44% completion percentage. Marquis Young was the rushing leader for the Minutemen last game. He carried the ball 15 times for an average of 3 yards per carry and ended with 52 yards. Rodney Mills was the team leader in receiving with a total of 62 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 10 yards per reception. As a team in that game UMass totaled 261 yards by way of 76 plays. They rushed the ball 32 times for a total of 88 yards on the game and the Minutemen totaled 19 first downs by getting 8 rushing, 9 passing and 2 by penalty.

Reginald Bell Jr. finished his last game with 59 yards through the air for Eastern Michigan. He completed 5 passes out of 13 attempts for a 38% completion percentage. Shaq Vann was the rushing leader for the Eagles last game. He carried the ball 6 times for an average of 10 yards per carry and ended with 62 yards. Cody Tuttle was the team leader in receiving with a total of 37 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 19 yards per reception. Eastern Michigan totaled 192 yards by way of 59 plays. They rushed the ball 39 times for a total of 103 yards on the game and the Eagles totaled 10 first downs by getting 5 rushing, 5 passing and 0 by penalty.

UMass is averaging a total of 21.6 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 46.6 passes per game and completing 27.2 of them for a 58.5 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 293 yards per game through the air as well. The Minutemen are running for an average of 112.6 yards per game on 28.4 attempts for an average of 4 yards per carry. They run 75 plays per game and average 5.4 yards per play for an average of 405.6 total yards each outing. The Minutemen get 22.3 first downs per game and they average 73.9 penalty yards via 8.3 penalties each contest.

UMass allows 261.8 passing yards per game and 34.9 points per contest on defense. They give up 22.3 completions on 34.6 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 64.6. The Minutemen give up 217.4 rushing yards per contest on 46.1 carries for a 4.7 average per carry. UMass allows 479.2 total yards per game including 5.9 yards per play. They force 1.6 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.8 penalties for 78.7 yards per game.

Eastern Michigan is accumulating 26 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 32.8 passes per game and complete 20.1 of them for a 61.3 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 215.8 yards per game through the air as well. The Eagles run for an average of 176.7 yards per game on 36.5 attempts for an average of 4.8 yards per carry this season. They run 69.3 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 392.5 total yards per game. The Eagles are averaging 20.5 first downs per outing and accumulate 59.9 penalty yards via 6.6 penalties each game.

Eastern Michigan allows an average of 191.6 passing yards and 44.2 points per contest. They give up 14.8 completions on 24 attempts for a completion percentage of 61.7 per game. The Eagles give up 329.4 rushing yards per game on 49.6 carries for an average of 6.6 yards per carry. Eastern Michigan allows 521 total yards per game for an average of 7.1 yards per play. They force 0.9 turnovers per contest and 5.5 penalties for 48.3 yards in each contest.

UMass Betting Trends

UMass is 4-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

UMass has an ATS record of 2-7-0 this season

Eastern Michigan Betting Trends

Eastern Michigan is 8-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Eastern Michigan has an ATS record of 3-6-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

UMass

11/09/15 DB Kelton Brackett Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Eastern Michigan
11/09/15 LB Trey Seals Undisclosed probable Saturday vs. Eastern Michigan
11/08/15 DB James Oliphant Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Eastern Michigan
11/08/15 WR Marken Michel Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Eastern Michigan
10/29/15 RB Sekai Lindsay Ankle out for season
09/30/15 WR Jalen Williams Quad out for season
09/30/15 DB Khary Bailey-Smith Knee out for season

Eastern Michigan

10/18/15 LB Anthony Zappone Knee out for season
10/06/15 DL Jeremiah Harris Undisclosed out indefinitely
08/29/15 DL Pat O'Connor Shoulder out for season

Guy's Pick: Take UMass

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