Kent State at Texas A&M - 2021 Matchup Preview

Kent State Golden Flashes at Texas A&M Aggies

Saturday, September 4th 2021 (8:00 PM EDT)
Texas A&M -29.5 (67.0)
Texas A&M 41 - Kent State: 10

Golden Flashes (7 - 7) (6 - 8 - 0)
Coach Sean Lewis (13 - 19)
Avg Score : 21 - 34 (18 - 43 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Our Line: -16.5 (SP+ TA&M -28)
Projected Score: KENT: 19 - TA&M: 36 (55)
TA&M Win prob: 99% | Cover: 51%
KENT Travel: 1109 miles, 1 hrs ahead

Aggies (8 - 4) (7 - 5 - 0)
Coach Jimbo Fisher (29 - 10)
Avg Score : 34 - 21 (31 - 15 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
KENT Players
TA&M Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Kent State's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	Kent State at Texas A&M	+29.5	67.0	L 10 - 41	U	N
Sat 9/11	Kent State vs VMI	-19.0	73.0	W 60 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Kent State at Iowa	+22.0	55.5	L 7 - 30	U	N
Sat 9/25	Kent State at Maryland	+13.0	71.5	L 16 - 37	U	N
Sat 10/2	Kent State vs Bowling Green	-16.5	56.0	W 27 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/9	Kent State vs Buffalo	-7.0	66.0	W 48 - 38	O	Y
Sat 10/16	Kent State at Western Michigan	+7.0	68.5	L 31 - 64	O	N
Sat 10/23	Kent State at Ohio	-5.0	68.5	W 34 - 27	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/3	Kent State vs Northern Illinois	-3.5	72.0	W 52 - 47	O	Y
Wed 11/10	Kent State at Central Michigan	+2.5	76.5	L 30 - 54	O	N
Sat 11/20	Kent State at Akron	-13.5	72.5	W 38 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/27	Kent State vs Miami (OH)	+1.0	68.0	W 48 - 47	O	Y
Sat 12/4	Kent State vs Northern Illinois	-3.5	75.5	L 23 - 41	U	N
Tue 12/21	Kent State vs Wyoming	+3.0	61.0	L 38 - 52	O	N

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Predictions for Kent State's Schedule

Texas A&M's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	Texas A&M vs Kent State	-29.5	67.0	W 41 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/11	Texas A&M vs Colorado	-17.5	51.0	W 10 - 7	U	N
Sat 9/18	Texas A&M vs New Mexico	-30.5	49.5	W 34 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/25	Texas A&M vs Arkansas	-4.5	47.0	L 10 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/2	Texas A&M vs Mississippi State	-7.0	45.5	L 22 - 26	O	N
Sat 10/9	Texas A&M vs Alabama	+18.5	50.5	W 41 - 38	O	Y
Sat 10/16	Texas A&M at Missouri	-11.5	59.0	W 35 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/23	Texas A&M vs South Carolina	-19.0	46.0	W 44 - 14	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/6	Texas A&M vs Auburn	-4.5	49.5	W 20 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/13	Texas A&M at Ole Miss	-1.0	57.5	L 19 - 29	U	N
Sat 11/20	Texas A&M vs Prairie View A&M	-41.5	50.0	W 52 - 3	O	Y
Sat 11/27	Texas A&M at LSU	-6.0	47.0	L 24 - 27	O	N

Important Stats (2020)

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
KENT	.47	56%	21.3	53%	3.51	283	61%	324	5.14	.26	44%	33.6	43%	46%	4.72	81.3	1	1.3
TA&M	.28	49%	33.8	51%	3.17	205	48%	227	3.92	.13	39%	21	38%	40%	3.63	56.4	0.8	1.4

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
KENT		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
TA&M		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2020

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
KENT Offense	4	21.3	17.7	55.9%	5.14	1	32	607	283	324	5.7	59%	41%	53%	61%	12%	.47
TA&M Defense	10	21	15.3	39.3%	3.63	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	42%	58%	38%	40%	19%	.13

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
KENT Defense	4	33.6	42.9	44.5%	4.72	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	61%	39%	43%	46%	18%	.26
TA&M Offense	10	33.8	31.1	49.4%	3.92	0.8	23	432	205	227	5.5	53%	47%	51%	48%	13%	.28

Additional Stats 2020

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
Kent State	4	29:08	32.3	56%	88%	9.3	81.3	1	1.3	6.3	2.8	0	30.1
Texas A&M	10	33:47	23.2	55%	38%	6.1	56.4	0.8	1.4	6.3	2.7	1	29.9

Run Game Stats (2021)

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
KENT Offense	4	59%	53%	49.8	283	5.7	13	.31	3.51	89%	9%	0.97
TA&M Defense	10	42%	38%	-	-	-	-	.03	2.97	74%	11%	0.83

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
KENT Defense	4	61%	43%	-	-	-	-	.34	3.22	89%	11%	1.43
TA&M Offense	10	53%	51%	37.4	205	5.5	21	.21	3.17	80%	7%	0.92

Pass Game Stats (2021)

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
KENT Offense	4	41%	61%	22.5	31.5	323.5	10.3	14.4	14	2	.7	1.6	24%	40%	.87	3%	2.5
TA&M Defense	10	58%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	.21	1.7	34%	26%	.22	7%	2.3

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
KENT Defense	4	39%	46%	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	.15	1.5	31%	35%	.31	7%	1.9
TA&M Offense	10	47%	48%	18.9	30.1	226.7	7.5	12	20	4	.37	1.5	30%	39%	.39	6%	1.8

Kent State's Power Ratings
Kent State's Power Rating: NR
Kent State's Offense Rating: NR
Kent State's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #113
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Kent State's 2021 Expected Record: -
Kent State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -6.4 #94
Kent State's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.3 #45
Kent State's Defense SP+ Rating: 36.9 #121

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Kent State: Texas A&M: 13.05

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Kent State: -6.4 Texas A&M: 21.1

Texas A&M's Power Ratings
Texas A&M's Power Rating: 13.05 NR
Texas A&M's Offense Rating: NR
Texas A&M's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #7
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Texas A&M's 2021 Expected Record: -
Texas A&M's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 21.1 #6
Texas A&M's Offense SP+ Rating: 33.6 #35
Texas A&M's Defense SP+ Rating: 14.9 #7

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Kent State Scoring
Offense: 21.3 PPG
Offense on Road: 17.7
Defense: 33.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 42.9

Kent State's 2021 Record
Record: 7 - 7
Record vs Spread: 6 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 8
Record on Road: 2 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 5 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 6 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 0 - 5 - 0

Projected Score
Texas A&M 36
Kent State 19

Projected Total Points: 55

Texas A&M Scoring
Offense: 33.8 PPG
Offense at Home: 31.1
Defense: 21 PPG
Defense at Home: 15.3

Texas A&M's 2021 Record
Record: 8 - 4
Record vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 7
Record at home: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 6 - 1 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 5 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2021	09/04	Texas A&M	41	Kent State	10	Texas A&M -29.5	Texas A&M	67.0	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Texas A&M	1	1	0 Overs
Kent State	0	0	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 0	1 - 0	1 - 0	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0	0 - 1

(#) KENT at (#) TA&M

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	KENT	TA&M
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#94	#6
Perf GradeGrade	#81	#22
OffenseOff	#24	#43
DefenseDef	#116	#21
Spec TeamsST	#37	#60
TalentTal	#113	#7
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Kent State Injury Report

Texas A&M Injury Report

Kent State on Offense


CategoryCat	KENT Off	TA&M Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#24	#21
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#45	#7
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Kent State Run Game


CategoryCat	KENT Off	TA&M Def
Run GameRun	#1	#27
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#51	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#22

Kent State Pass Game


CategoryCat	KENT Off	TA&M Def
Pass GamePass	#17	#31
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#64	#46
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Texas A&M on Offense


CategoryCat	TA&M Off	KENT Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#43	#116
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#35	#121
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Texas A&M Run Game


CategoryCat	TA&M Off	KENT Def
Run GameRun	#9	#125
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#28	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#110

Texas A&M Pass Game


CategoryCat	TA&M Off	KENT Def
Pass GamePass	#43	#94
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#108	#116
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
TA&M 5 Year Profile: Consistent CFP Hopefuls
'21 Profile: Up to Title Contenders

KENT 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg G5
'21 Profile: Up to Average G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Kyle Field
Conditions:
Temp: 89° - Wind: 7 mph

Rematch from Week 1
Texas A&M -29.5 (67.0)
Texas A&M won vs Kent State this year (41-10)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

KENT's OC Andrew Sowder (in his first season)

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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KENT's DC Tom Kaufman (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

TA&M's OC Darrell Dickey (in his first season)

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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TA&M's DC Mike Elko (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD