Saturday, November 7, 2015

University Stadium

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The Utah State Aggies matchup against the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday at University Stadium. The opening line for this game has Utah State as 14.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 58.5.

Utah State was led last game by Kent Myers, who totaled 246 yards through the air. He had a 82% completion percentage, completing 14 passes on 17 attempts. The Aggies were led in rushing by Devante Mays, who finished with 176 yards on 22 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 8 yards per carry. Wyatt Houston was the team leader in receiving with a total of 66 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 17 yards per reception. As a team in that game Utah State totaled 592 yards by way of 62 plays. They rushed the ball 43 times for a total of 296 yards on the game and the Aggies totaled 34 first downs by getting 18 rushing, 13 passing and 3 by penalty.

New Mexico was led last game by Austin Apodaca, who totaled 130 yards through the air. He had a 40% completion percentage, completing 8 passes on 20 attempts. The Lobos were led in rushing by Teriyon Gipson, who finished with 99 yards on 9 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 11 yards per carry. Teriyon Gipson was the team leader in receiving with a total of 44 yards and 1 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 44 yards per reception. New Mexico totaled 335 yards by way of 52 plays. They rushed the ball 32 times for a total of 205 yards on the game and the Lobos totaled 15 first downs by getting 9 rushing, 4 passing and 2 by penalty.

Utah State is scoring 32 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 16 passes on 26.5 attempts for a 60.4 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 187.9 yards per game through the air as well. The Aggies are running for an average of 182 yards per game on 38.4 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry. They run 64.9 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 369.9 total yards each outing. The Aggies get 19.5 first downs per game and they average 72.1 penalty yards via 7.5 penalties each contest.

Utah State allows 181.3 passing yards per game and 24.6 points per contest on defense. They give up 16 completions on 28.9 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 55.4. The Aggies give up 144 rushing yards per contest on 40.3 carries for a 3.6 average per carry. Utah State allows 325.3 total yards per game including 4.7 yards per play. They force 2.1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.3 penalties for 53.6 yards per game.

New Mexico averages 29.9 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 10.8 passes per game on 20.4 attempts for a 52.8 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 130.4 yards through the air per game thus far. The Lobos run for an average of 252.3 yards per game on 46.9 attempts for an average of 5.4 yards per carry this season. They run 67.3 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 382.6 total yards per game. The Lobos are averaging 19 first downs per outing and accumulate 62.3 penalty yards via 6.5 penalties each game.

New Mexico allows an average of 212.8 passing yards and 28 points per contest. They give up 16.4 completions on 27.1 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.4 per game. The Lobos give up 209.4 rushing yards per game on 44.9 carries for an average of 4.7 yards per carry. New Mexico allows 422.1 total yards per game for an average of 5.9 yards per play. They force 1.8 turnovers per contest and 6.6 penalties for 52.1 yards in each contest.

Utah State Betting Trends

Utah State is 6-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

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

New Mexico Betting Trends

New Mexico is 4-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

New Mexico has an ATS record of 3-5-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Utah State

11/01/15 QB Chuckie Keeton Knee "?" Saturday vs. New Mexico
11/01/15 NG David Moala Knee "?" Saturday vs. New Mexico
11/01/15 DE Ricky Ali'ifua Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. New Mexico
09/14/15 WR Brandon Swindall Undisclosed out for season
09/11/15 NG Travis Seefeldt Undisclosed out indefinitely

New Mexico

11/01/15 DB Bijon Parker Collarbone "?" Saturday vs. Utah State
11/01/15 DL Chris Lee Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Utah State
11/01/15 DL Garrett Hughes Leg "?" Saturday vs. Utah State
11/01/15 DL Sam Mabany Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Utah State
10/15/15 CB Isaiah Brown Suspension out indefinitely
10/15/15 S Markel Byrd Suspension out indefinitely
10/05/15 DL Kene Okonkwo Ankle out indefinitely
09/06/15 C Toye Adewon Undisclosed out for season
09/01/15 OT Johnny Vizcaino Concussion out for season
09/01/15 LB Richard Winston Headache out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New Mexico

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