Saturday, September 17, 2016

Camp Randall Stadium

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The Georgia State Panthers take on the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Camp Randall Stadium. The opening line for this game has Wisconsin as 33.5 point favorites. This season the Panthers are 0-2-0 against the spread and their over/under record is 1-1-0. The Badgers have an over/under record of 1-1-0 and they are 2-0-0 against the spread.

Conner Manning finished with 135 yards through the air for Georgia State last week. He completed 8 passes out of 24 attempts for a 33% completion percentage. The Panthers were led in rushing by Kendrick Dorn, who finished with 15 yards on 5 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 3 yards per carry. Robert Davis was the team leader in receiving with a total of 79 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 26 yards per reception. As a team in that game Georgia State got a total of 6 first downs by way of 0 rushing, 6 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 41 total plays for 169 yards for the game. The Panthers ran for 27 yards on 14 attempts.

Bart Houston finished with 231 yards through the air for Wisconsin last week. He completed 15 passes out of 22 attempts for a 68% completion percentage. The Badgers were led in rushing by Corey Clement, who finished with 111 yards on 21 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Jazz Peavy was the team leader in receiving with a total of 100 yards and 7 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 14 yards per reception. Wisconsin got a total of 32 first downs by way of 12 rushing, 18 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 82 total plays for 586 yards for the game. The Badgers ran for 294 yards on 55 attempts.

Georgia State scores 17.5 points per game on offense this season, which ranks 115th in Division 1. In the passing department, they average 17 passes on 33.5 attempts for a 50.7 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 168.5 yards per game through the air as well, which ranks them 104th in college football. The Panthers run for an average of 52 yards per game on 19.5 attempts for an average of 2.7 yards per carry. That ranks them 127th in the nation. They also run 53 plays per contest and average 4.2 yards per play for an average of 220.5 yards per game, ranking their offense 127th overall this season. The Panthers average 12.5 first downs per game which ranks them 125th in the country. They accumulate 38.5 penalty yards per game via 5.5 penalties, which ranks 110th in the nation.

Georgia State allows 98.5 passing yards per game, ranking 7th in D-1, and they allow 39.5 points per contest on defense, which ranks 115th. They give up 9 completions on 19 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 47.4. The Panthers allow 394.5 rushing yards per game on 67.5 carries for an average of 5.8 yards per carry, which ranks their rush defense 128th in the country. Georgia State allows 493 total yards per game including 5.7 yards per play, which ranks their overall defense 112th in terms of yards per game. They force 1.5 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 3.5 penalties for 34.5 yards per game, ranking them 14th among D-1 teams.

Wisconsin averages 35 points per game this season on offense, which ranks them 56th in the country. In the passing department, they complete 19.5 passes per game on 29 attempts for a 67.2 percent completion percentage. They throw for 248.5 yards through the air per game, ranking them 54th in Division 1. The Badgers run for an average of 214 yards per game on 48.5 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry this season, which ranks them 43rd on the ground. They also run 77.5 plays per game and average 6 yards per play for a total of 462.5 yards per game, ranking them 46th in the country on offense. The Badgers get an average of 26.5 first downs per game, which ranks 24th in the nation. They average 47.5 penalty yards per game via 4 penalties, ranking them 85th in college football.

Wisconsin allows an average of 133.5 passing yards yards per game, which ranks 19th in Division 1. Their defense overall allows 12 points per contest, which has them ranked 18th in the nation. They give up 13 completions on 23 attempts for a completion percentage of 56.5 per game. The Badgers allow 107 rushing yards per contest on 25 carries for a 4.3 average per rush, ranking their overall rush defense 36th in the country. Wisconsin allows 240.5 total yards per game for an average of 5 yards per play, which ranks 14th in D-1. They force 2.5 turnovers per contest and 6.5 penalties for 61.5 yards in each contest, ranking 78th in the nation.

Georgia State Betting Trends

Georgia State is 1-1-0 against the over/under this season

Georgia State has an ATS record of 0-2-0 this season

Wisconsin Betting Trends

Wisconsin is 1-1-0 against the over/under this season

Wisconsin has an ATS record of 2-0-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Georgia State

09/11/16 WR Penny Hart Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Wisconsin
09/11/16 WR Todd Boyd Back injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Wisconsin

Wisconsin

09/10/16 OL George Panos Undisclosed out for season
09/05/16 LB Chris Orr Leg out for season
08/25/16 OL Dan Voltz Knee out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Georgia State

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