Friday, November 13, 2015

Folsom Field

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The USC Trojans take on the Colorado Buffaloes on Friday at Folsom Field. The opening line for this game has USC as 14.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 60.5.

Cody Kessler finished his last game with 243 yards through the air for USC. He completed 22 passes out of 36 attempts for a 61% completion percentage. The Trojans were led in rushing by Ronald Jones II, who finished with 177 yards on 19 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 9 yards per carry. JuJu Smith led the team in receiving with 8 receptions for 138 yards. He had an average of 17 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game USC got a total of 23 first downs by way of 10 rushing, 10 passing, and 3 by penalty. They ran 76 total plays for 472 yards for the game. The Trojans ran for 229 yards on 40 attempts.

Sefo Liufau finished his last game with 125 yards through the air for Colorado. He completed 10 passes out of 18 attempts for a 56% completion percentage. The Buffaloes were led in rushing by Sefo Liufau, who finished with 43 yards on 7 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. Nelson Spruce led the team in receiving with 5 receptions for 75 yards. He had an average of 15 yards per reception in the contest. Colorado got a total of 15 first downs by way of 7 rushing, 7 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 53 total plays for 231 yards for the game. The Buffaloes ran for 83 yards on 30 attempts.

USC is scoring 37.4 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 23 passes on 33.2 attempts for a 69.2 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 305.7 yards per game through the air as well. The Trojans carry the ball for an average of 174.4 yards per game on 37 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry this season. They also run 70.2 plays per contest and average 6.8 yards per play for an average of 480.1 yards per game. The Trojans are averaging 22.2 first downs per game and they accumulate 69 penalty yards per game via 7.1 penalties.

USC gives up an average of 254.2 passing yards and 22.6 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 21.9 completions per game on 35.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 61.2. The Trojans allow 142.3 rushing yards per game on 36.3 carries for a 3.9 average per play. USC allows 396.6 total yards per game including 5.5 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 4.9 penalties for 46.2 yards per game.

Colorado averages 27.9 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 21.6 passes per game on 35.5 attempts for a 60.8 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 239.3 yards through the air per game thus far. The Buffaloes carry the ball for an average of 185.5 yards per game on 44.4 attempts for an average of 4.2 yards per carry. They also run 79.9 plays per game and average 5.3 yards per play for a total of 424.8 yards per game. The Buffaloes get an average of 23.4 first downs per game and they average 59.3 penalty yards per game via 6.5 penalties.

Colorado gives up 219.3 passing yards per outing and 28.3 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 18.2 completions on 32.5 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 56. The Buffaloes allow 208.9 rushing yards per contest on 40.5 carries for a 5.2 average per rush. Colorado allows 428.2 total yards per game for an average of 5.9 yards per play. They force 1.7 turnovers per contest and 6 penalties for 52 yards in each contest.

USC Betting Trends

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

USC has an ATS record of 5-4-0 this season

Colorado Betting Trends

Colorado is 4-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

Colorado has an ATS record of 3-6-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

USC

11/08/15 DB Johathan Lockett Groin "?" Friday vs. Colorado
11/08/15 DB Leon McQuay III Knee "?" Friday vs. Colorado
10/26/15 DB Marvell Tell III Collarbone expected to miss 6-8 weeks
10/26/15 OL Toa Lobendahn Knee out for season
10/16/15 WR Issac Whitney Collarbone out indefinitely
10/12/15 C Max Tuerk Knee out for season

Colorado

11/08/15 OL Gerrad Kough Concussion "?" Friday vs. USC
11/08/15 WR Jay MacIntyre Concussion "?" Friday vs. USC
11/08/15 RB Michael Adkins II Hamstring "?" Friday vs. USC
11/08/15 FS Ryan Moeller Concussion "?" Friday vs. USC
11/08/15 LB Ryan Severson Ankle "?" Friday vs. USC
10/22/15 LB Addison Gillam Knee out for season
09/16/15 OT Jeromy Irwin Knee out for season
08/13/15 DL Tyler Henington Leg out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado

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