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Cotton Bowl Playoff Semifinal: Michigan St vs. Alabama: Matchup Stats

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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Michigan St vs Alabama Overall

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	ALA
Points/Game	13.3 (#132)	19.7 (#16)	Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game	273.5 (#129)	322.4 (#18)	Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play	0.206 (#132)	0.295 (#20)	Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play	4.2 (#128)	4.8 (#19)	Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion %	28.95% (#127)	33.33% (#24)	Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion %	52.38% (#65)	40.74% (#24)	Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring %	85.71% (#53)	82.05% (#55)	Opp RZ Scoring %

Alabama vs Michigan St Overall

ALA	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
Points/Game	31.5 (#31)	29.6 (#87)	Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game	379.2 (#69)	407.5 (#93)	Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play	0.468 (#24)	0.421 (#86)	Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play	5.6 (#54)	5.8 (#88)	Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion %	43.93% (#24)	36.81% (#41)	Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion %	71.43% (#11)	75.00% (#130)	Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring %	91.11% (#16)	83.67% (#67)	Opp RZ Scoring %

Michigan St vs Alabama Rushing

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	ALA
Rush Play %	46.48% (#104)	50.17% (#43)	Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush	2.8 (#130)	3.7 (#31)	Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game	30.0 (#113)	33.5 (#31)	Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game	83.1 (#129)	124.8 (#31)	Opp Rush Yards/Game

Alabama vs Michigan St Rushing

ALA	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
Rush Play %	60.21% (#14)	53.10% (#87)	Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush	4.0 (#84)	4.3 (#66)	Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game	40.6 (#16)	37.4 (#92)	Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game	161.7 (#56)	158.8 (#73)	Opp Rush Yards/Game

Michigan St vs Alabama Passing

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	ALA
Pass Play %	53.52% (#29)	49.83% (#91)	Opp Pass Play %
Completion %	56.74% (#101)	59.95% (#52)	Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass	5.9 (#125)	6.6 (#20)	Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game	32.4 (#60)	30.2 (#54)	Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game	190.5 (#98)	197.5 (#26)	Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown %	3.65% (#113)	2.81% (#56)	Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked %	6.32% (#68)	9.26% (#7)	Sack %

Alabama vs Michigan St Passing

ALA	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
Pass Play %	39.79% (#120)	46.90% (#47)	Opp Pass Play %
Completion %	62.79% (#44)	61.00% (#68)	Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass	9.4 (#6)	8.0 (#106)	Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game	23.2 (#126)	31.0 (#62)	Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game	217.5 (#72)	248.7 (#98)	Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown %	1.99% (#31)	2.64% (#66)	Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked %	13.75% (#132)	6.06% (#71)	Sack %

Michigan St vs Alabama Kicking

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	ALA
FG Conversion %	70.59% (#83)	65.00% (#24)	Opp FG Conv %

Alabama vs Michigan St Kicking

ALA	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
FG Conversion %	87.50% (#15)	65.22% (#27)	Opp FG Conv %

Michigan St vs Alabama Turnovers

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	ALA
TO Margin/Game	-0.5 (#103)	-0.5 (#22)	Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game	1.8 (#113)	1.4 (#63)	Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game	1.4 (#65)	0.8 (#11)	Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown %	3.65% (#113)	2.81% (#56)	Opp Int Thrown %

Alabama vs Michigan St Turnovers

ALA	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
TO Margin/Game	+0.5 (#22)	+0.5 (#103)	Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game	0.8 (#11)	1.4 (#65)	Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game	1.4 (#63)	1.8 (#113)	Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown %	1.99% (#31)	2.64% (#66)	Opp Int Thrown %

Michigan St vs Alabama Penalties

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	ALA
Penalties/Play	0.05 (#120)	0.04 (#96)	Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game	7.0 (#113)	5.2 (#106)	Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game	60.7 (#108)	40.2 (#116)	Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen	8.7 (#61)	7.8 (#124)	Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Alabama vs Michigan St Penalties

ALA	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
Penalties/Play	0.04 (#70)	0.04 (#112)	Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game	5.8 (#65)	4.8 (#116)	Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game	48.5 (#56)	49.5 (#71)	Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen	8.4 (#37)	10.3 (#1)	Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Michigan St vs Alabama Other

MSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	ALA
TOP % (excl OT)	46.64% (#114)	47.83% (#33)	Opp TOP % (excl OT)

Alabama vs Michigan St Other

ALA	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MSU
TOP % (excl OT)	52.17% (#33)	53.36% (#114)	Opp TOP % (excl OT)