Saturday, December 26th, 2015

Heart of Dallas Bowl

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The Washington Huskies take on the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles on Saturday, December 26th, 2015 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. The opening line for this game has Washington as 8.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.5.

Jake Browning finished his last game with 203 yards through the air for Washington. He completed 14 passes out of 20 attempts for a 70% completion percentage. Myles Gaskin led the Huskies in rushing with 138 yards. He averaged 4 yards per carry on his 32 rushing attempts for the game. Jaydon Mickens led the team in receiving with 5 receptions for 81 yards. He had an average of 16 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Washington got a total of 22 first downs by way of 14 rushing, 7 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 75 total plays for 443 yards for the game. The Huskies ran for 240 yards on 55 attempts.

Nick Mullens finished his last game with 181 yards through the air for Southern Mississippi. He completed 15 passes out of 30 attempts for a 50% completion percentage. Ito Smith led the Golden Eagles in rushing with 105 yards. He averaged 7 yards per carry on his 15 rushing attempts for the game. Michael Thomas led the team in receiving with 6 receptions for 90 yards. He had an average of 15 yards per reception in the contest. Southern Mississippi got a total of 14 first downs by way of 6 rushing, 8 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 62 total plays for 340 yards for the game. The Golden Eagles ran for 159 yards on 32 attempts.

Washington is averaging 29.5 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 18.5 passes per game on 30.2 attempts for a 61.3 percent completion percentage and average 235.5 yards in the passing department per game. The Huskies carry the ball for an average of 152.8 yards per game on 36.1 attempts for an average of 4.2 yards per carry this season. They also run 66.3 plays per contest and average 5.9 yards per play for an average of 388.3 yards per game. The Huskies are averaging 19.5 first downs per game and they accumulate 50.1 penalty yards per game via 5.5 penalties.

Washington gives up 17.8 points per contest and an average of 216 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 19 completed passes on 33.3 attempts for a completion percentage of 57.1. The Huskies give up 133.9 rushing yards per contest on 38.8 carries for a 3.5 average per carry. Washington gives up 349.9 total yards per game including 4.9 yards per play. They force 2.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.8 penalties per game that total 48.5 yards as a unit.

Southern Mississippi is putting 40.6 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 24 passes per game on 37.8 attempts for a 63.4 percent completion percentage and average 327.9 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Golden Eagles carry the ball for an average of 191.9 yards per game on 36.3 attempts for an average of 5.3 yards per carry. They also run 74.2 plays per game and average 7 yards per play for a total of 519.8 yards per game. The Golden Eagles get an average of 23.2 first downs per game and they average 68.2 penalty yards per game via 7.2 penalties.

Southern Mississippi surrenders 24.2 points per game and 223.3 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 19.1 completed passes per game on 35.2 attempts for a completion percentage of 54.1. The Golden Eagles give up 140.8 rushing yards per game on 35.5 carries for an average of 4 yards per carry. Southern Mississippi gives up 364.1 total yards per game including an average of 5.1 per play. They create an average of 1.8 turnovers per game and 5.8 penalties for 56.7 yards each game.

Washington Betting Trends

Washington is 4-8-0 against the over/under so far this season

Washington has an ATS record of 7-5-0 this season

Southern Mississippi Betting Trends

Southern Mississippi is 5-8-0 against the over/under so far this season

Southern Mississippi has an ATS record of 10-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Washington

10/25/15 DB Brandon Beaver ACL out for season
10/16/15 TE David Ajamu Knee out for season
10/15/15 OL Dane Crane Back out for season
09/15/15 CB Austin Joyner Knee out for season
08/29/15 WR John Ross Knee out for season

Southern Mississippi

09/30/15 DL Wil Freeman Undisclosed out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Southern Mississippi

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