September 12, 2015

High Point Solutions Stadium

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The Washington State Cougars take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium. The opening line for this game has Rutgers as 1 point favorites and the over/under was set at 63.

The Cougars are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game and 15-6 ATS in their last 21 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game. They are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. loss and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss. The under is 10-4 in the Cougars last 14 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and 13-6-1 in their last 20 road games. On the other hand, the over is 36-17-1 in their last 54 games in September and 54-26-1 in their last 81 games following a ATS loss.

The Scarlet Knights are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 non-conference games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game. They are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games after accumulating more than 450 total yards in their previous game and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-1 in the Scarlet Knights last 6 games following an ATS win and 5-1 in their last 6 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game. The under is also 17-4 in their last 21 games following a straight up win of more than 20 points and 4-1 in their last 5 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.

Washington State ended up with 17 points last game on the offensive side of the ball. They completed 28 passes for the game on 45 attempts for a 62.2 percent completion percentage and totaled 307 yards in the passing department. The Cougars ran for a total of 104 yards last game on 30 attempts for an average of 3.5 yards per carry. They also ran 75 plays during their last game and averaged 5.5 yards per play for a total of 411 yards for the game. The Cougars ended up with 21 first downs in the game and they accumlated 32 penalty yards for the game via 5 penalties.

Washington State gave up 61 passing yards in their last outing and 24 points in that game on the defensive side of the ball. They allowed 7 completions on 12 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.3. The Cougars gave up 233 rushing yards on 48 carries for a 4.9 average per carry. Washington State gave up 294 total yards last game including 4.9 per play. They forced no turnovers and were flagged for 5 penalties that totaled 61 yards as a unit.

Rutgers put 63 points on the board last game on the offensive side of the ball. They completed 13 passes per game on 15 attempts for a 86.7 percent completion percentage and averaged 248 yards in the passing department. The Scarlet Knights ran for a total of 291 yards last game on 47 attempts for an average of 6.2 yards per carry. They also ran 62 plays last game and had 8.7 yards per play for a total of 539 yards in that game. The Scarlet Knights totaled 26 first downs and they had 60 penalty yards in the game via 9 penalties.

Rutgers gave up 199 passing yards last outing and 13 points for the game on the defensive side of the ball. They allowed 18 completions on 29 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.1. The Scarlet Knights held their opponent to -3 rushing yards on 23 carries for a total of -0.1 yards per play. Rutgers gave up 196 total yards last game including an average of 3.8 per play. They forced 1 turnover and 8 penalties for 51 yards as a unit.

Washington State Betting Trends

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

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

Rutgers Betting Trends

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

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

Injuries to Watch

Washington State

09/09/15 QB Luke Falk Shoulder is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Rutgers

Rutgers

09/08/15 P Tim Gleeson Lower Body expected to miss Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 DE Kemoko Turay Upper Body is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 TE George Behr Lower Body expected to miss Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 OL Jacquis Webb Lower Body expected to miss Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 WR Jawuan Harris Lower Body expected to miss Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 WR John Tsimis Lower Body doubtful Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 QB Chris Laviano None expected to start Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 DT Darius Hamilton Lower Body is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 Backup RB Desmon Peoples Upper Body expected to miss Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 DE Djwany Mera Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 WR Dontae Owens Lower Body expected to miss Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 LB Austin Rosa Lower Body expected to miss Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 DB Brian Verbitski Lower Body doubtful Saturday vs. Washington State
09/08/15 Backup RB Charles Snorweah Upper Body expected to miss Saturday vs. Washington State
09/05/15 DB Nadir Barnwell Dismissed has been dismissed
09/05/15 DB Delon Stephenson Dismissed has been dismissed
09/05/15 DB Razohnn Gross Dismissed has been dismissed
09/05/15 DB Ruhann Peele Dismissed has been dismissed
09/05/15 DB Andre Boggs Dismissed has been dismissed

Tony's Pick: Take Washington State

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