Thursday, October 27, 2016

Glass Bowl

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The Ohio Bobcats take on the Toledo Rockets on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Glass Bowl. The opening line for this game has Toledo as 17.5 point favorites. This season the Bobcats are 4-4-0 against the spread and their over/under record is 1-7-0. The Rockets have an over/under record of 4-3-0 and they are 5-2-0 against the spread.

Quinton Maxwell finished with 127 yards through the air for Ohio last week. He completed 11 passes out of 19 attempts for a 58% completion percentage. The Bobcats were led in rushing by Dorian Brown, who finished with 110 yards on 12 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 9 yards per carry. Sebastian Smith was the team leader in receiving with a total of 58 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 15 yards per reception. As a team in that game Ohio got a total of 13 first downs. Of those first downs, 10 came on the ground while 3 came through the air. They ran 55 total plays for 335 yards for the game. The Bobcats ran for 208 yards on 36 attempts.

Logan Woodside finished with 264 yards passing for Toledo last week. He went 23 for 32, resulting in a 72% completion percentage. The Rockets were led on the ground by Kareem Hunt, who finished with 87 yards on 20 carries. He ended the game with an average of 4 yards per rush. Cody Thompson led the team in receiving with 122 yards and 7 catches. He finished the game with an average of 17 yards per reception. Toledo had 23 first downs total. 6 came from running the ball and 13 came from a pass. They ran 69 total plays for 404 yards for the contest. The Rockets ran for 140 yards on 37 carries as a team.

Ohio scores 28.5 points per game on offense this season, which ranks 70th in Division 1. In the passing department, they average 19.9 passes on 34.3 attempts for a 58 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 220.5 yards per game through the air as well, which ranks them 79th in college football. The Bobcats run for an average of 191.3 yards per game on 41.9 attempts for an average of 4.6 yards per carry. That ranks them 50th in the nation. They also run 76.1 plays per contest and average 5.4 yards per play for an average of 411.8 yards per game, ranking their offense 69th overall this season. The Bobcats average 22.3 first downs per game which ranks them 47th in the country. They accumulate 65.4 penalty yards per game via 6.5 penalties, which ranks 31st in the nation.

Ohio allows 238.9 passing yards per game, ranking 79th in D-1, and they allow 24.3 points per contest on defense, which ranks 45th. They give up 21.5 completions on 34 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 63.2. The Bobcats allow 115.1 rushing yards per game on 36.3 carries for an average of 3.2 yards per carry, which ranks their rush defense 18th in the country. Ohio allows 354 total yards per game including 5 yards per play, which ranks their overall defense 30th in terms of yards per game. They force 2.1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.8 penalties for 59.3 yards per game, ranking them 84th among D-1 teams.

Toledo averages 41.3 points per game this season on offense, which ranks them 13th in the country. In the passing department, they complete 21.9 passes per game on 31 attempts for a 70.5 percent completion percentage. They throw for 334.1 yards through the air per game, ranking them 12th in Division 1. The Rockets run for an average of 208 yards per game on 43.6 attempts for an average of 4.8 yards per carry this season, which ranks them 36th on the ground. They also run 74.6 plays per game and average 7.3 yards per play for a total of 542.1 yards per game, ranking them 7th in the country on offense. The Rockets get an average of 25.6 first downs per game, which ranks 13th in the nation. They average 64.6 penalty yards per game via 6.9 penalties, ranking them 33rd in college football.

Toledo allows an average of 211 passing yards per game, which ranks 45th in Division 1. Their defense overall allows 22.4 points per contest, which has them ranked 35th in the nation. They give up 15.4 completions on 29.4 attempts for a completion percentage of 52.4 per game. The Rockets allow 146.7 rushing yards per contest on 32.7 carries for a 4.5 average per rush, ranking their overall rush defense 49th in the country. Toledo allows 357.7 total yards per game for an average of 5.8 yards per play, which ranks 33rd in D-1. They force 0.7 turnovers per contest and 7.7 penalties for 77.7 yards in each contest, ranking 125th in the nation.

Ohio Betting Trends

Ohio is 1-7-0 against the over/under this season

Ohio has an ATS record of 4-4-0 this season

Toledo Betting Trends

Toledo is 4-3-0 against the over/under this season

Toledo has an ATS record of 5-2-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Ohio

10/23/16 WR Brendan Cope Shoulder "?" Thursday vs. Toledo
10/23/16 LB Corey Quallen Shoulder "?" Thursday vs. Toledo
10/23/16 S Mayne Williams Head "?" Thursday vs. Toledo
10/23/16 SS Tyler Tupa Illness "?" Thursday vs. Toledo
10/23/16 RB Vinny Emanuele Head "?" Thursday vs. Toledo
09/05/16 RB A.J. Ouellette Foot out for season

Toledo

10/23/16 OL Mike Ebert Knee "?" Thursday vs. Ohio
08/22/16 WR Andrew Davis ACL out for season
08/22/16 LB Jaylen Coleman ACL out for season
08/22/16 WR Neru N'Shaka ACL out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Ohio

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