September 11, 2015

Rice-Eccles Stadium

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The Utah State Aggies face the Utah Utes on Friday at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The opening line for this game has Utah as 12 point favorites and the over/under was set at 47.

The Aggies are 4-0 against the spread in their last 4 games following an ATS loss and 19-6-1 ATS in their last 26 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. They are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games after accumulating less than 275 total yards in their previous game and 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game. The under is 4-1 in the Aggies last 5 games after allowing less than 275 total yards in their previous game and 8-2 in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The under also is 11-3 in their last 14 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game and 19-7 in their last 26 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game.

The Utes are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game and 9-2 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. They are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The under is 6-0-1 in the Utes last 7 games following a straight up win and 6-1 in their last 7 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game. The under is also 5-1-1 in their last 7 games following an ATS win and 9-2-1 in their last 12 games overall.

Utah State scored 12 points last game on offense. In the passing department, they completed 16 passes on 33 attempts for a 48.5 percent completion percentage. They threw for a total of 110 yards through the air as well. The Aggies ran for a total of 140 yards last game on 35 attempts for an average of 4 yards per carry. They also ran 68 plays in last weeks game and averaged 3.7 yards per play for a total of 250 yards for the contest. The Aggies managed 15 first downs for the game and they had a total of 123 penalty yards on 11 penalties.

Utah State allowed 111 passing yards last game and 9 points in the contest on defense. They gave up 17 completions on 34 attempts for a completion percentage of 50. The Aggies allowed 52 rushing yards on 30 carries for a 1.7 average per play. Utah State gave up 163 total yards last game including 2.5 per play. They didn't force any turnovers and were flagged for 12 penalties that totaled 85 yards as a unit.

Utah ended up with 24 points in the game last week on offense. In the passing department, they completed 24 passes last game on 33 attempts for a 72.7 percent completion percentage. They totaled 208 yards through the air as well. The Utes ran for a total of 129 yards last game on 37 attempts for an average of 3.5 yards per carry. They also ran 70 plays last game and averaged 4.8 yards per play for a total of 337 yards in the contest. The Utes had 20 first downs and they had 55 penalty yards on 6 penalties.

Utah allowed 279 passing yards last game and 17 points in their last matchup. They gave up 27 completions on 43 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.8. The Utes allowed 76 rushing yards on 29 carries for a 2.6 average. Utah gave up 355 total yards last game including an average of 4.9 per play. They forced 3 turnovers and 3 penalties for 25 yards as a unit.

Utah State Betting Trends

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

Utah State has an ATS record of 0-1-0 this season

Utah Betting Trends

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

Utah has an ATS record of 1-0-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Utah State

09/07/15 WR Brandon Swindall Achilles "?" Friday vs. Utah
09/07/15 WR Hunter Sharp Suspension expected to miss Friday vs. Utah
09/07/15 OL Tyshon Mosley Suspension expected to miss Friday vs. Utah
09/07/15 WR Zach Van Leeuwen Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Friday vs. Utah
09/06/15 CB Bryant Hayes Suspension expected to miss Friday vs. Utah

Utah

09/08/15 TE Evan Moeai Leg is downgraded to out for season
09/06/15 WR Tim Patrick Undisclosed "?" Friday vs. Utah State

Guy's Pick: Take Utah

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