Saturday, December 19, 2015

AT&T Stadium

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The New York Jets face the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday at AT&T Stadium. The opening line for this game has New York as 3 point favorites and the over/under was set at 41.5.

Ryan Fitzpatrick finished his last game with 263 yards through the air for New York. He completed 21 passes out of 36 attempts for a 58% completion percentage. The Jets were led in rushing by Christopher Ivory, who finished with 101 yards on 22 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Brandon Marshall was the team leader in receiving with a total of 125 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 21 yards per reception. As a team in that game New York had 439 total yards on 71 plays. They gained 11 rushing first downs, 13 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 24 first downs on the game. The Jets rushed for 183 yards by way of 34 carries.

Matt Cassel finished his last game with 114 yards through the air for Dallas. He completed 13 passes out of 29 attempts for a 45% completion percentage. The Cowboys were led in rushing by Darren McFadden, who finished with 111 yards on 9 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 12 yards per carry. Jason Witten was the team leader in receiving with a total of 40 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 8 yards per reception. Dallas had 270 total yards on 51 plays. They gained 5 rushing first downs, 5 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 11 first downs on the game. The Cowboys rushed for 171 yards by way of 20 carries.

New York is scoring 25 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 23 passes on 37 attempts for a 62% percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 253 yards per game through the air as well. The Jets are running for an average of 118 yards per game on 29 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry. They are also running 68 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 371 yards per contest. The Jets manage 21 first downs per contest and they average a total of 49.7 penalty yards on 5.8 penalties.

New York allows 245 passing yards per game and 20 points per contest on defense. They give up 22 completions on 39 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 56%. The Jets allow 79 rushing yards per game on 22 carries for a 3.6 average per play. New York gives up 324 total yards per game including 5.1 yards per play. They force 1.8 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.1 penalties per game that total 50.8 yards as a unit.

Dallas averages 18 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 21 passes per game on 32 attempts for a 66% percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 208 yards through the air per game thus far. The Cowboys run for an average of 118 yards per game on 27 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry this season. They also run 61 plays per game and average 5.3 yards per play for an average of 326 yards in each contest. The Cowboys are gaining 19 first downs per contest and they average 55.3 penalty yards on 7.2 penalties per game.

Dallas allows an average of 221 passing yards and 23 points per contest. They give up 21 completions on 33 attempts for a completion percentage of 64% per game. The Cowboys allow 114 rushing yards per contest on 28 carries for a 4.1 average per rush. Dallas gives up 335 total yards per game including an average of 5.4 per play. They create an average of 0.6 turnovers per game and 7.3 penalties for 58.2 yards each game.

New York Betting Trends

New York is 7-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

New York has an ATS record of 7-5-1 this season

Dallas Betting Trends

Dallas is 5-8-0 against the over/under so far this season

Dallas has an ATS record of 4-9-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

New York

12/15/15 WR Devin Smith ACL IR
12/15/15 WR Jeremy Kerley Calf "?" Saturday vs. Dallas
12/13/15 DB Marcus Williams Knee "?" Saturday vs. Dallas
12/13/15 DB Dion Bailey Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Dallas
11/12/15 RB Zac Stacy Ankle IR
11/11/15 G Willie Colon Knee IR
11/09/15 K Nick Folk Quad expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/30/15 S Jaiquawn Jarrett Knee IR
09/04/15 S Antonio Allen Achilles IR
09/04/15 TE Zach Sudfeld Knee IR
09/01/15 TE Jace Amaro Shoulder IR

Dallas

12/14/15 LB Rolando McClain Concussion "?" Saturday vs. NY Jets
11/29/15 QB Tony Romo Collarbone out for season
10/05/15 RB Lance Dunbar Knee IR
09/25/15 DT Terrell McClain Toe out for season
08/26/15 CB Orlando Scandrick Knee IR

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas

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