Friday, August 26, 2016

California Memorial Stadium

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The Hawaii Warriors take on the California Golden Bears on Friday, August 26, 2016 at California Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has California as 23 point favorites and the over/under was set at 63. Last season the Warriors were 3-10-0 against the spread and their over/under record was 7-6-0. The Golden Bears had an over/under record of 5-8-0 and they were 6-7-0 against the spread.

Hawaii scored 17.6 points per game on offense last season, which ranked 118th in Division 1. In the passing department, they averaged 15.5 passes on 32.5 attempts for a 47.9 percent completion percentage last season. They threw for a total of 192.4 yards per game through the air as well, which ranked them 98th in college football. The Warriors ran for an average of 123.9 yards per game on 32.6 attempts for an average of 3.8 yards per carry. That ranked them 116th in the nation. They also ran 65.1 plays per contest and averaged 4.9 yards per play for an average of 316.3 yards per game, ranking their offense 121st overall last season. The Warriors averaged 16.5 first downs per game which ranked them 121st in the country. They accumulated 69 penalty yards per game via 8.2 penalties, which ranked 15th in the nation.

Hawaii allowed 208.9 passing yards per game, ranking 43rd in D-1, and they allowed 35.6 points per contest on defense, which ranked 105th. They gave up 17.2 completions on 28 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 61.5. The Warriors allowed 240.2 rushing yards per game on 52.8 carries for a 4.5 average per play, which ranked their rush defense 120th in the country. Hawaii allowed 449.1 total yards per game including 5.6 yards per play, which ranked their overall defense 105th in terms of yards per game. They forced 0.8 turnovers per contest and got flagged for 6.8 penalties for 61.8 yards per game, ranking them 99th among D-1 teams.

California averaged 37.9 points per game last season on offense, which ranked them 17th in the country. In the passing department, they completed 27.1 passes per game on 42.3 attempts for a 64 percent completion percentage. They threw for 375.9 yards through the air per game last year, ranking them 3rd in Division 1. The Golden Bears ran for an average of 152.8 yards per game on 33.8 attempts for an average of 4.5 yards per carry last season, which ranked them 92nd on the ground. They also ran 76.1 plays per game and averaged 7 yards per play for a total of 528.8 yards per game, ranking them 8th in the country on offense. The Golden Bears got an average of 26.2 first downs per game, which ranked 10th in the nation. They averaged 43.7 penalty yards per game via 5.2 penalties, ranking them 104th in college football.

California allowed an average of 243.9 passing yards yards per game, which ranked 92nd in Division 1. Their defense overall allowed 30.7 points per contest, which had them ranked 89th in the nation. They gave up 18.4 completions on 30.9 attempts for a completion percentage of 59.5 per game. The Golden Bears allowed 209.8 rushing yards per contest on 43.5 carries for a 4.8 average per rush, ranking their overall rush defense 106th in the country. California allowed 453.7 total yards per game for an average of 6.1 yards per play, which ranked 109th in D-1. They forced 2.1 turnovers per contest and 6.7 penalties for 63.5 yards in each contest, ranking 107th in the nation.

Ikaika Woolsey finished his last game of last season with 116 yards through the air for Hawaii. He completed 8 passes out of 16 attempts for a 50% completion percentage. The Warriors were led in rushing by Paul Harris, who finished with 166 yards on 27 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. Marcus Kemp was the team leader in receiving with a total of 44 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 15 yards per reception. As a team in that game Hawaii got a total of 22 first downs by way of 14 rushing, 5 passing, and 3 by penalty. They ran 70 total plays for 356 yards for the game. The Warriors ran for 240 yards on 54 attempts.

Jared Goff finished his last game of last season with 467 yards through the air for California. He completed 25 passes out of 37 attempts for a 68% completion percentage. The Golden Bears were led in rushing by Tre Watson, who finished with 70 yards on 13 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Bryce Treggs was the team leader in receiving with a total of 143 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 36 yards per reception. California got a total of 27 first downs by way of 9 rushing, 16 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 71 total plays for 586 yards for the game. The Golden Bears ran for 119 yards on 34 attempts.

Hawaii Betting Trends

Hawaii were 7-6-0 against the over/under last season

Hawaii had an ATS record of 3-10-0 last season

California Betting Trends

California were 5-8-0 against the over/under last season

California had an ATS record of 6-7-0 last season

Injuries to Watch

Hawaii

No key injuries to report

California

08/18/16 DB Damariay Drew Knee out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Hawaii

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