Friday, October 23, 2015

Qualcomm Stadium

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The Utah State Aggies matchup against the San Diego State Aztecs on Friday at Qualcomm Stadium. The opening line for this game has Utah State as 5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 47.

Kent Myers finished his last game with 157 yards through the air for Utah State. He completed 17 passes out of 24 attempts for a 71% completion percentage. The Aggies were led in rushing by Kent Myers, who finished with 63 yards on 14 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. LaJuan Hunt led the team in receiving. He had a total of 51 yards on 2 receptions for an average of 26 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Utah State totaled 334 yards by way of 67 plays. They rushed the ball 43 times for a total of 177 yards on the game and the Aggies totaled 15 first downs by getting 5 rushing, 9 passing and 1 by penalty.

Maxwell Smith finished his last game with 144 yards through the air for San Diego State. He completed 10 passes out of 14 attempts for a 71% completion percentage. The Aztecs were led in rushing by Donnel Pumphrey, who finished with 152 yards on 20 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 8 yards per carry. Donnel Pumphrey led the team in receiving. He had a total of 55 yards on 3 receptions for an average of 18 yards per catch in the game. San Diego State totaled 377 yards by way of 62 plays. They rushed the ball 48 times for a total of 233 yards on the game and the Aztecs totaled 23 first downs by getting 15 rushing, 6 passing and 2 by penalty.

Utah State is scoring 30.7 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 17.2 passes on 28.8 attempts for a 59.5 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 185.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Aggies are averaging 169.3 rushing yards per game on 38 attempts per contest for an average of 4.5 yards per carry. They run 66.8 plays per game and average 5.3 yards per play for an average of 354.7 total yards each outing. The Aggies get 17.8 first downs per game and they average 82.8 penalty yards via 8.7 penalties each contest.

Utah State allows 212.3 passing yards per game and 20.3 points per contest on defense. They give up 18.7 completions on 33.8 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 55.2. The Aggies allow an average of 91 rushing yards per game on 35.3 carries for a 2.6 average. Utah State gives up 303.3 total yards per game including 4.4 yards per play. They force 2.8 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.7 penalties per game that total 56 yards as a unit.

San Diego State averages 24.4 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 10.6 passes per game on 21.7 attempts for a 48.7 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 150 yards through the air per game thus far. The Aztecs rush for an average of 188 yards per contest on 45 attempts for an average of 4.2 yards per carry for the season. They run 66.7 plays per game and average 5.1 yards per play for an average of 338 total yards per game. The Aztecs are averaging 17 first downs per outing and accumulate 54.4 penalty yards via 6.3 penalties each game.

San Diego State allows an average of 202.3 passing yards and 19.6 points per contest. They give up 16.4 completions on 30.3 attempts for a completion percentage of 54.2 per game. The Aztecs allow an average of 93.9 rushing yards per game on 34.1 carries for an average of 2.7 yards per carry. San Diego State gives up 296.1 total yards per game including an average of 4.6 per play. They create an average of 2.1 turnovers per game and 4.1 penalties for 30.9 yards each game.

Utah State Betting Trends

Utah State is 4-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Utah State has an ATS record of 4-2-0 this season

San Diego State Betting Trends

San Diego State is 2-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

San Diego State has an ATS record of 3-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Utah State

09/27/15 QB Chuckie Keeton Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
09/14/15 WR Brandon Swindall Undisclosed out for season
09/11/15 NG Travis Seefeldt Undisclosed out indefinitely

San Diego State

10/15/15 FB Parker Wells Personal left the team
10/13/15 DL Dakota Turner Knee out for season
10/13/15 DL Randy Ricks Toe expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/13/15 OL William Tuihalamaka Personal has left the team
09/12/15 DB Trey Lomax Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Utah State

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