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Cotton Bowl: Michigan St vs. Baylor: Stat Splits

Thursday Jan 1, 2015 12:30 pm - Arlington, TX (Neutral Site)
Odds: Baylor by 3, Total Points: 69.5

Matchup Menu: MSU @ BAY

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Scoring & Yardage

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat MSU adv BAY MSU adv BAY MSU adv BAY
Avg Score Margin -16.4 -13.3 -24.7 -20.7 -12.0 -13.0
Points/Game 13.3 22.5 9.0 24.3 15.8 19.6
Opp Points/Game 29.6 35.7 33.7 45.0 27.8 32.6
First Downs/Game 16.6 19.3 13.7 19.0 18.2 18.3
Yards/Game 273.5 376.6 200.7 337.7 287.2 374.6
Opp Yards/Game 407.5 443.0 506.0 500.3 369.8 424.6

Offensive Efficiency

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat MSU adv BAY MSU adv BAY MSU adv BAY
Plays/Game 64.5 74.0 60.0 72.3 65.8 71.9
Rush Play % 46.48% 44.84% 48.33% 51.61% 46.81% 43.54%
Pass Play % 53.52% 55.16% 51.67% 48.39% 53.19% 56.46%
Yards/Play 4.2 5.1 3.3 4.7 4.4 5.2
Yards/Rush 2.8 3.0 1.7 3.1 3.6 2.9
Yards/Pass 5.9 7.3 5.4 6.7 5.2 7.6
Points/Play 0.206 0.303 0.150 0.336 0.240 0.272
3D Conversion % 28.95% 35.58% 20.00% 30.23% 25.37% 33.66%
RZ Scoring % 85.71% 71.43% 100.00% 75.00% 90.00% 64.00%

Defensive Efficiency

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat MSU adv BAY MSU adv BAY MSU adv BAY
Opp Plays/Game 70.4 67.3 72.3 66.0 70.2 66.6
Opp Rush Play % 53.10% 55.54% 53.92% 52.53% 54.70% 57.08%
Opp Pass Play % 46.90% 44.46% 46.08% 47.47% 45.30% 42.92%
Opp Yards/Play 5.8 6.6 7.0 7.6 5.3 6.4
Opp Yards/Rush 4.3 5.1 5.7 5.1 3.9 4.8
Opp Yards/Pass 8.0 8.9 8.9 10.5 7.3 9.0
Opp Points/Play 0.421 0.531 0.465 0.682 0.396 0.489
Opp 3D Conv % 36.81% 46.48% 43.59% 48.48% 37.88% 45.05%
Opp RZ Scoring % 83.67% 79.55% 93.33% 85.71% 90.00% 84.62%

Turnovers, Penalties & TOP

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat MSU adv BAY MSU adv BAY MSU adv BAY
TO Margin/Game -0.5 +0.1 -0.7 -1.0 -0.4 +0.3
Opp Int Thrown % 2.64% 1.91% 0.00% 0.00% 2.67% 2.63%
Fumble Rec % 47.62% 43.75% 66.67% 0.00% 57.14% 50.00%
Penalties/Game 7.0 4.3 5.0 3.3 5.6 4.7
Opp Penalties/Game 4.8 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.6
TOP % (excl OT) 46.64% 52.12% 46.69% 53.62% 49.41% 50.44%