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Cotton Bowl Playoff Semifinal: Michigan St vs. Alabama: Stat Splits

Thursday Dec 31, 2015 8:00 pm - Arlington, TX (Neutral Site)
Odds: Alabama by 10, Total Points: 44.5

Matchup Menu: MSU @ ALA

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Scoring & Yardage

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat MSU adv ALA MSU adv ALA MSU adv ALA
Avg Score Margin -16.4 +11.8 -24.7 -0.3 -12.0 +14.0
Points/Game 13.3 31.5 9.0 24.7 15.8 34.0
Opp Points/Game 29.6 19.7 33.7 25.0 27.8 20.0
First Downs/Game 16.6 19.8 13.7 19.3 18.2 21.3
Yards/Game 273.5 379.2 200.7 348.3 287.2 404.8
Opp Yards/Game 407.5 322.4 506.0 336.3 369.8 349.7

Offensive Efficiency

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat MSU adv ALA MSU adv ALA MSU adv ALA
Plays/Game 64.5 67.5 60.0 69.7 65.8 68.2
Rush Play % 46.48% 60.21% 48.33% 61.24% 46.81% 61.12%
Pass Play % 53.52% 39.79% 51.67% 38.76% 53.19% 38.88%
Yards/Play 4.2 5.6 3.3 5.0 4.4 5.9
Yards/Rush 2.8 4.0 1.7 3.7 3.6 4.2
Yards/Pass 5.9 9.4 5.4 8.1 5.2 10.1
Points/Play 0.206 0.468 0.150 0.354 0.240 0.499
3D Conversion % 28.95% 43.93% 20.00% 28.57% 25.37% 53.09%
RZ Scoring % 85.71% 91.11% 100.00% 83.33% 90.00% 89.47%

Defensive Efficiency

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat MSU adv ALA MSU adv ALA MSU adv ALA
Opp Plays/Game 70.4 66.7 72.3 61.7 70.2 69.0
Opp Rush Play % 53.10% 50.17% 53.92% 56.76% 54.70% 45.89%
Opp Pass Play % 46.90% 49.83% 46.08% 43.24% 45.30% 54.11%
Opp Yards/Play 5.8 4.8 7.0 5.5 5.3 5.1
Opp Yards/Rush 4.3 3.7 5.7 4.3 3.9 3.6
Opp Yards/Pass 8.0 6.6 8.9 7.6 7.3 6.8
Opp Points/Play 0.421 0.295 0.465 0.405 0.396 0.290
Opp 3D Conv % 36.81% 33.33% 43.59% 28.57% 37.88% 35.96%
Opp RZ Scoring % 83.67% 82.05% 93.33% 90.91% 90.00% 76.47%

Turnovers, Penalties & TOP

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat MSU adv ALA MSU adv ALA MSU adv ALA
TO Margin/Game -0.5 +0.5 -0.7 +1.3 -0.4 0.0
Opp Int Thrown % 2.64% 2.81% 0.00% 2.74% 2.67% 1.44%
Fumble Rec % 47.62% 51.52% 66.67% 55.56% 57.14% 41.67%
Penalties/Game 7.0 5.8 5.0 4.7 5.6 5.0
Opp Penalties/Game 4.8 5.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.5
TOP % (excl OT) 46.64% 52.17% 46.69% 53.45% 49.41% 52.71%