Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 9/17/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022

Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Tigers (-13)

Total/Over-Under: 62

The Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-1) are traveling to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Memphis Tigers (1-1). Arkansas State opens this matchup as 13-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 62.

The Arkansas State Red Wolves come into this game with a record of 1-1 this year. In their last game, the Red Wolves faced the Ohio State Buckeyes and took a loss by a score of 45-12. James Blackman connected on 20/34 with 188 yards passing. He had a quarterback rate of 105.3 and walked away from the contest without throwing a pick. Champ Flemings was the best rusher for the Red Wolves with 2 carries for 20 yards (10.0 yds per attempt). The Arkansas State Red Wolves rushed the ball a total of 34 different times and amassed 53 yards, which earned them an average of 1.6 yds per attempt. In all, they tallied 76 plays which converted into 276 yds. Arkansas State relinquished 19 pass completions on 28 tries for a total of 370 yds, and a completion rate of 67.9%. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Red Wolves conceded 168 yds on 26 tries, which is 6.5 yards per run allowed.

The Red Wolves have tallied 848 total yards for this campaign. When it comes to scoring, Arkansas State has earned 2 touchdowns via the pass and 6 rushing touchdowns. They have given the ball to the opposition 0 different times. Arkansas State has 49 1st downs offensively, and they have committed 13 infractions for 143 yards. Offensively they are averaging 196.0 yards rushing which ranks them 44th in Division 1. In terms of scoring, the Arkansas State Red Wolves are averaging 35.0 points per contest.

When talking about yards via the pass, the Red Wolves have conceded 422 yards which has them sitting in 59th in Division 1. They have given up 211.0 yards per outing through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 50.0%. Overall, they have surrendered 320.0 yards per game which ranks them 52nd in college football. They have yielded 4 touchdowns through the air as well as 2 touchdowns running the ball. They are allowing an average of 3.7 yards per rushing attempt and 109.0 yards on the ground per game so far this season. In total, they have conceded 218 yards via the ground game in 2 outings. The Red Wolves rank 71st in the nation when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 24.0 points per game.

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The Tigers head into this game 1-1 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 37-13 against the Navy Midshipmen. Asa Martin carried the football 5 times for 56 yds, finishing the game with 11.2 yds per attempt for Memphis. Seth Henigan (2 TDs) walked away from the game with 415 yds on 24/34 through the air while his quarterback rating was 192.5. He kept the ball away from the defense with no picks and his average yards per attempt was 12.2. Memphis gave up 58 running attempts for 215 yds (3.7 yds per rush). The Tigers secondary conceded a completion rate of 27.3%, surrendering 99 yards on 3 out of 11 through the air. The Tigers finished the contest with a total of 506 yds while they ran 67 plays (7.6 yards per play). Memphis rushed the ball for 2.8 yds per attempt, finishing the game with 91 yds on 32 attempts.

The Memphis Tigers average 400.0 yards/contest, ranking them 70th in the country. The Memphis offense has compiled 103 yards of penalties on 16 infractions, which has them sitting 39th in Division 1 in terms of hurting your team. Over the course of the season so far, the Tigers have a total of 580 yards via the pass together with an average of 290.0 passing yards per game, ranking them 31st in college football. When it comes to how much they score, the Tigers rank 80th in Division 1 maintaining an average of 30.0 PPG.

Memphis has allowed a total of 312 yards on the ground (156.0 yards per contest) in addition to 3 touchdowns on the ground for the campaign. They have given up 6 touchdowns from the passing game and 274.5 yards/game, which has them ranked 110th in Division 1. The Tigers defense has participated in 152 plays, which is 102nd in the nation. The Tigers are surrendering 31.0 points per contest, which puts them 99th in college football. In total, they have conceded 62 pts.

Who will win tonight's Red Wolves/Tigers college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Red Wolves +13

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