Saturday, November 21, 2015

Memorial Stadium

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The West Virginia Mountaineers face the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has West Virginia as 28 point favorites and the over/under was set at 63.5.

West Virginia was led in passing last game by Skyler Howard, who finished with 122 yards through the air. He went 10 for 12 on the game, good for a 83% completion percentage. Wendell Smallwood led the Mountaineers in rushing with 165 yards. He averaged 7 yards per carry on his 24 rushing attempts for the game. Jovon Durante was the team leader in receiving with a total of 53 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 28 yards per reception. As a team in that game West Virginia had 379 total yards on 63 plays. They gained 12 rushing first downs, 6 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 18 first downs on the game. The Mountaineers rushed for 257 yards by way of 51 carries.

Kansas was led in passing last game by Ryan Willis, who finished with 203 yards through the air. He went 20 for 41 on the game, good for a 49% completion percentage. Ke'aun Kinner led the Jayhawks in rushing with 80 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 17 rushing attempts for the game. Steven Sims was the team leader in receiving with a total of 55 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 9 yards per reception. Kansas had 324 total yards on 71 plays. They gained 5 rushing first downs, 7 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 13 first downs on the game. The Jayhawks rushed for 121 yards by way of 30 carries.

West Virginia is averaging 33 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 17.4 passes per game on 30.9 attempts for a 56.5 percent completion percentage and average 227.8 yards in the passing department per game. The Mountaineers are running for an average of 224.2 yards per game on 49.8 attempts for an average of 4.5 yards per carry. They are also running 80.7 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 452 yards per contest. The Mountaineers manage 25 first downs per contest and they average a total of 79.9 penalty yards on 7.7 penalties.

West Virginia gives up an average of 238.7 passing yards and 27.6 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 17.7 completions per game on 31.9 attempts for a completion percentage of 55.4. The Mountaineers allow an average of 187.7 rushing yards per game on 41.2 carries for a 4.6 average. West Virginia allows 426.3 total yards per game including 5.8 yards per play. They force 2.4 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.1 penalties for 71.1 yards per game.

Kansas is putting 16.9 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 21.1 passes per game on 38 attempts for a 55.5 percent completion percentage and average 228.1 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Jayhawks run for an average of 117.3 yards per game on 37.9 attempts for an average of 3.1 yards per carry this season. They also run 75.9 plays per game and average 4.6 yards per play for an average of 345.4 yards in each contest. The Jayhawks are gaining 18.5 first downs per contest and they average 56.8 penalty yards on 5.9 penalties per game.

Kansas gives up 318.3 passing yards per outing and 45.9 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 24 completions on 35 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 68.6. The Jayhawks allow an average of 255.4 rushing yards per game on 46.1 carries for an average of 5.5 yards per carry. Kansas allows 573.7 total yards per game for an average of 7.1 yards per play. They force 1.5 turnovers per contest and 4.7 penalties for 40.4 yards in each contest.

West Virginia Betting Trends

West Virginia is 3-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

West Virginia has an ATS record of 3-6-0 this season

Kansas Betting Trends

Kansas is 5-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Kansas has an ATS record of 3-7-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

West Virginia

11/16/15 OL Adam Pankey Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Kansas
11/15/15 LB Jared Barber Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Kansas Saturday vs. Kansas
11/15/15 DB Jeremy Tyler Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Kansas
11/15/15 DB Terrell Chestnut Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Kansas
11/15/15 DL Yodny Cajuste Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Kansas
10/07/15 db Karl Joseph Knee out for season
08/28/15 LB Edward Muldrow Undisclosed out indefinitely

Kansas

11/15/15 WR Bobby Hartzog Knee "?" Saturday vs. West Virginia
11/15/15 DE Damani Mosby Elbow "?" Saturday vs. West Virginia
11/15/15 WR Joshua Stanford Ankle "?" Saturday vs. West Virginia
10/28/15 DB Greg Allen Groin out indefinitely
10/15/15 DL Jacky Dezir MCL out indefinitely
10/08/15 QB2 Deondre Ford Thumb out for season
10/05/15 QB1 Montell Cozart Shoulder out indefinitely
09/05/15 QB Michael Cummings Knee out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Kansas

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