Florida Atlantic at Marshall - 2018 Matchup Preview

Florida Atlantic Owls at Marshall Thundering Herd

Saturday, October 20th 2018 (2:30 PM EDT)
Florida Atlantic -2.5 (59.5)
Marshall 31 - Florida Atlantic: 7 (Conference USA)

Owls (5 - 7) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 30 - 36 (22 - 37 on Road)
'18 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

FAU coming off BYE
MRSH is playing their 5th straight game
Our Line: -3.5 (SP+ MRSH -2)
Projected Score: FAU: 27 - MRSH: 34 (61)
FAU Win prob: 55% | Cover: 49%
FAU Travel: 843 miles

Thundering Herd (9 - 4) (5 - 8 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 31 - 30 (31 - 25 @ Home)
'18 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
FAU Players
MRSH Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Florida Atlantic's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/1	Florida Atlantic at Oklahoma	+18.5	67.0	L 14 - 63	O	N
Sat 9/8	Florida Atlantic vs Air Force	-8.0	61.0	W 33 - 26	U	N
Sat 9/15	Florida Atlantic vs Bethune-Cookman	-41.0
Fri 9/21	Florida Atlantic at UCF	+14.0	74.5	L 36 - 56	O	N
Sat 9/29	Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee	-2.5	63.5	L 24 - 25	U	N
Sat 10/6	Florida Atlantic vs Old Dominion	-13.5	63.5	W 52 - 33	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/20	Florida Atlantic at Marshall	-2.5	59.5	L 7 - 31	U	N
Fri 10/26	Florida Atlantic vs Louisiana Tech	-3.5	58.5	L 13 - 21	U	N
Sat 11/3	Florida Atlantic at Florida International	+2.0	59.5	W 49 - 14	O	Y
Sat 11/10	Florida Atlantic vs Western Kentucky	-17.5	59.5	W 34 - 15	U	Y
Thu 11/15	Florida Atlantic at North Texas	+4.5	63.5	L 38 - 41	O	Y
Sat 11/24	Florida Atlantic vs Charlotte	-16.5	54.5	L 24 - 27	U	N

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
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Predictions for Florida Atlantic's Schedule

Marshall's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/1	Marshall at Miami (OH)	+1.0	51.5	W 35 - 28	O	Y
Sat 9/8	Marshall vs Eastern Kentucky	-32.5
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/22	Marshall vs NC State	+6.0	56.0	L 20 - 37	O	N
Sat 9/29	Marshall at Western Kentucky	-3.5	52.0	W 20 - 17	U	N
Fri 10/5	Marshall vs Middle Tennessee	-3.0	50.5	L 24 - 34	O	N
Sat 10/13	Marshall at Old Dominion	-3.5	57.0	W 42 - 20	O	Y
Sat 10/20	Marshall vs Florida Atlantic	+2.5	59.5	W 31 - 7	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/3	Marshall at Southern Miss	-3.0	47.5	L 24 - 26	O	N
Sat 11/10	Marshall vs Charlotte	-13.0	42.0	W 30 - 13	O	Y
Sat 11/17	Marshall vs UTSA	-27.5	48.0	W 23 - 0	U	N
Sat 11/24	Marshall at Florida International	-3.5	52.5	W 28 - 25	O	N
Sat 12/1	Marshall at Virginia Tech	+3.5	51.5	L 20 - 41	O	N
Thu 12/20	Marshall at South Florida	-3.5	51.0	W 38 - 20	O	Y

Important Stats (2017)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
FAU	.31	48%	29.5	51%	3.18	285	41%	213	4.65	.15	42%	36.3	42%	40%	3.43	52.4	0.9	1.8
MRSH	.13	40%	30.8	34%	2.46	140	44%	240	3.15	.07	38%	30.3	35%	39%	3.13	59.8	1.8	1.2

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
FAU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
MRSH		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2017

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
FAU Offense	14	29.5	21.8	48%	4.65	0.9	24	498	285	213	6	62%	37%	51%	41%	13%	.31
MRSH Defense	13	30.3	24.7	37.9%	3.13	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	49%	50%	35%	39%	18%	.07

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
FAU Defense	14	36.3	37.2	41.9%	3.43	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	50%	49%	42%	40%	15%	.15
MRSH Offense	13	30.8	31.3	39.8%	3.15	1.8	20	380	140	240	4	48%	51%	34%	44%	15%	.13

Additional Stats 2017

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Florida Atlantic	14	27:27	24.3	40%	62%	5.9	52.4	0.9	1.8	6.1	2.9	1	32.8
Marshall	13	31:01	20.4	44%	43%	6.5	59.8	1.8	1.2	7.2	2.5	5	31.6

Run Game Stats (2018)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
FAU Offense	14	62%	51%	47.5	285.3	6	52	.29	3.18	81%	10%	1.1
MRSH Defense	13	49%	35%	-	-	-	-	-.03	2.35	70%	12%	0.94

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
FAU Defense	14	50%	42%	-	-	-	-	.14	3.15	69%	9%	1
MRSH Offense	13	48%	34%	35	140.2	4	14	-.04	2.46	72%	9%	1.05

Pass Game Stats (2018)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
FAU Offense	14	37%	41%	16.7	25.8	213.1	8.3	12.8	21	7	.35	1.7	29%	37%	.51	4%	2
MRSH Defense	13	50%	39%	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	.18	1.6	37%	31%	.2	6%	1.8

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
FAU Defense	14	49%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	.18	1.6	33%	35%	.34	6%	1.8
MRSH Offense	13	51%	44%	20.5	34.1	239.6	7	11.7	25	14	.29	1.6	35%	33%	.28	6%	1.9

Florida Atlantic's Power Ratings
Florida Atlantic's Power Rating: NR
Florida Atlantic's Offense Rating: NR
Florida Atlantic's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating: #67
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Florida Atlantic's 2018 Expected Record: -
Florida Atlantic's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -0.8 #81
Florida Atlantic's Offense SP+ Rating: 30.8 #49
Florida Atlantic's Defense SP+ Rating: 29.9 #82

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Florida Atlantic: Marshall: 3

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Florida Atlantic: -0.8 Marshall: 1.0

Marshall's Power Ratings
Marshall's Power Rating: 3 NR
Marshall's Offense Rating: NR
Marshall's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating: #82
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Marshall's 2018 Expected Record: -
Marshall's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.0 #73
Marshall's Offense SP+ Rating: 22.0 #111
Marshall's Defense SP+ Rating: 20.5 #22

Average Talent
Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Florida Atlantic Scoring
Offense: 29.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 21.8
Defense: 36.3 PPG
Defense on Road: 37.2

Florida Atlantic's 2018 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 7
Record on Road: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 6 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Marshall 34
Florida Atlantic 27

Projected Total Points: 61

Marshall Scoring
Offense: 30.8 PPG
Offense at Home: 31.3
Defense: 30.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 24.7

Marshall's 2018 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 5 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 9 - 4
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2021	11/06	Florida Atlantic	13	Marshall	28	Marshall -1	Marshall	58.0	Under
2020	10/24	Marshall	20	Florida Atlantic	9	Marshall -20	Florida Atlantic	50.5	Under
2019	10/18	Florida Atlantic	31	Marshall	36	Florida Atlantic -3.5	Marshall	58.5	Over
2018	10/20	Marshall	31	Florida Atlantic	7	Florida Atlantic -2.5	Marshall	59.5	Under
2017	11/03	Florida Atlantic	30	Marshall	25	Florida Atlantic -6.5	Marshall	63.0	Under
2016	10/15	Marshall	27	Florida Atlantic	21	Marshall -12	Florida Atlantic	61.0	Under
2015	10/17	Florida Atlantic	17	Marshall	33	Marshall -6.5	Marshall	46.5	Over
2014	10/25	Marshall	35	Florida Atlantic	16	Marshall -26.5	Florida Atlantic	0
2013	10/12	Florida Atlantic	23	Marshall	24	Marshall -13	Florida Atlantic	0

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Marshall	8	5	2 Overs
Florida Atlantic	1	4	5 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	5 - 4	2 - 7	0 - 5	2 - 2
Road Teams	4 - 5	7 - 2	2 - 2	5 - 0

(#) FAU at (#) MRSH

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	FAU	MRSH
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#81	#73
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#67	#82
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Florida Atlantic Injury Report

Marshall Injury Report

Florida Atlantic on Offense


CategoryCat	FAU Off	MRSH Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#49	#22
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Florida Atlantic Run Game


CategoryCat	FAU Off	MRSH Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Florida Atlantic Pass Game


CategoryCat	FAU Off	MRSH Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Marshall on Offense


CategoryCat	MRSH Off	FAU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#111	#82
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Marshall Run Game


CategoryCat	MRSH Off	FAU Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Marshall Pass Game


CategoryCat	MRSH Off	FAU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
MRSH 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to Top G5

FAU 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to Average G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 8
Florida Atlantic 2.5 (59.5)
Marshall won vs Florida Atlantic this year (31-7)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

FAU's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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FAU's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

MRSH's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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MRSH's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD