Louisiana Tech @

(22) BYU

Fri, Oct 2
ESPN2
6:00 PM Pacific
Rotation: 103
Odds: BYU -24, Total: 59

Game Analysis

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BYU (-24)  42   Louisiana Tech  13

BYU has been the nation’s most dominant team thus far, as the Cougars have won their two games 55-3 and 48-7 while being favored by an average of just 8 points in those games. Veteran quarterback Zach Wilson spoke very confidently about a vastly improved offense before the season started and he’s certainly done his part to back that up by completing 80% of his passes and averaging 12.5 yards per pass play. Overall, the Cougars have averaged 626 total yards at 8.3 yards per play, which is simply ridiculous and can’t possibly continue. However, they should still score a good number of points against a Louisiana Tech defense that’s allowed an average of 34 points and 5.9 yards per play to below average teams Southern Miss and Houston Baptist, who would combine to average only 5.1 yppl against an average defensive team.

The Bulldogs’ offense put up 66 points on Houston Baptist last week, but the 7.6 yppl in that game was just average (Houston Baptist would allow 7.7 yppl on the road to an average FBS team) and the 5.2 yppl against a bad Southern Miss defense the week before is a sign of trouble for the Louisiana Tech attack. BYU’s defense gave up just 3.6 yppl in their opener against an unprepared Navy team that has practiced without contact leading up to that game, but the Cougars followed that up by yielding just 195 yards at 3.6 yppl to a decent Troy attack.

BYU can’t possibly be as good as they’ve been their first two games, in which they out-gained their opponents by an average of 446 total yards and 4.7 yards per play but my ratings favor the Cougars by 28 points and they apply to a 111-43-4 ATS big home favorite momentum situation tonight.

  • Team Stats
  • Game Log
  • Louisiana Tech
  • BYU
LATC
Offense
Defense

Rush

  • Run Plays 36.0 26.5
  • Run Yards 183.5 106.0
  • YPRP 5.4 4.9




Pass





  • Pass Comp 23.5 30.5
  • Pass Att 36.5 45.0
  • Comp % 64.4% 67.8%
  • Pass Yards 289.0 328.5
  • Sacks 2.0 2.5
  • Sack Yards 12.0 25.0
  • Sack % 5.2% 5.3%
  • Pass Plays 38.5 47.5
  • Net Pass Yards 277.0 303.5
  • YPPP 7.2 6.4

Total

  • Total Plays 74.5 74.0
  • Total Yards 472.5 434.5
  • YPPL 6.3 5.9

TO


  • Int 1.0 1.0
  • Int % 2.7% 2.2%
  • Fumbles 0.0 0.5
  • Turnovers 1.0 1.5
 
  • Points 48.5 34.0
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