Saturday, October 24, 2015

Tiger Stadium

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The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers matchup against the LSU Tigers on Saturday at Tiger Stadium. The opening line for this game has LSU as 17 point favorites and the over/under was set at 66.

Brandon Doughty finished his last game with 350 yards through the air for Western Kentucky. He completed 26 passes out of 37 attempts for a 70% completion percentage. Anthony Wales led the Hilltoppers in rushing with 193 yards. He averaged 9 yards per carry on his 21 rushing attempts for the game. Taywan Taylor led the team in receiving. He had a total of 134 yards on 7 receptions for an average of 19 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Western Kentucky totaled 683 yards by way of 83 plays. They rushed the ball 40 times for a total of 283 yards on the game and the Hilltoppers totaled 35 first downs by getting 17 rushing, 17 passing and 1 by penalty.

Brandon Harris finished his last game with 202 yards through the air for LSU. He completed 13 passes out of 19 attempts for a 68% completion percentage. Leonard Fournette led the Tigers in rushing with 180 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 31 rushing attempts for the game. Malachi Dupre led the team in receiving. He had a total of 115 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 29 yards per catch in the game. LSU totaled 423 yards by way of 60 plays. They rushed the ball 41 times for a total of 221 yards on the game and the Tigers totaled 18 first downs by getting 10 rushing, 8 passing and 0 by penalty.

Western Kentucky is averaging 44 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 29.3 passes per game on 39.3 attempts for a 74.5 percent completion percentage and average 407.1 yards in the passing department per game. The Hilltoppers are averaging 129 rushing yards per game on 32.3 attempts per contest for an average of 4 yards per carry. They run 71.6 plays per game and average 7.5 yards per play for an average of 536.1 total yards each outing. The Hilltoppers get 24.7 first downs per game and they average 57.7 penalty yards via 6.3 penalties each contest.

Western Kentucky gives up 24 points per contest and an average of 265.4 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 20.3 completed passes on 35.1 attempts for a completion percentage of 57.7. The Hilltoppers give up 173.9 rushing yards per contest on 38.7 carries for a 4.5 average per carry. Western Kentucky allows 439.3 total yards per game including 5.9 yards per play. They force 2.7 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.4 penalties for 46 yards per game.

LSU is putting 37.3 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 10.7 passes per game on 18.2 attempts for a 58.7 percent completion percentage and average 135.3 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Tigers rush for an average of 325.5 yards per contest on 47 attempts for an average of 6.9 yards per carry for the season. They run 65.2 plays per game and average 7.1 yards per play for an average of 460.8 total yards per game. The Tigers are averaging 21.5 first downs per outing and accumulate 63.2 penalty yards via 7.5 penalties each game.

LSU surrenders 23 points per game and 205 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 18.3 completed passes per game on 32.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 55.8. The Tigers give up 92.2 rushing yards per game on 29.7 carries for an average of 3.1 yards per carry. LSU allows 297.2 total yards per game for an average of 4.8 yards per play. They force 1.2 turnovers per contest and 5.2 penalties for 42.3 yards in each contest.

Western Kentucky Betting Trends

Western Kentucky is 5-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Western Kentucky has an ATS record of 4-3-0 this season

LSU Betting Trends

LSU is 5-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

LSU has an ATS record of 3-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Western Kentucky

10/18/15 RB D'Andre Ferby Head "?" Saturday vs. LSU
10/18/15 TE Tyler Higbee Leg "?" Saturday vs. LSU
09/14/15 DB Wonderful Terry Ankle expected to miss 2-3 weeks
09/13/15 RB Leon Allen Knee out for season
08/13/15 OL Matt Nord Foot out indefinitely

LSU

10/14/15 TE John David Moore Knee out indefinitely
09/09/15 OL Chidi Valentine-Okeke Redshirt out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Western Kentucky

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