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Study Hall: Rutgers 55, SMU 52

Saturday saw lots of crazy comebacks and upset attempts that didn't actually change my perceptions of teams involved. I didn't think more highly of Tennessee after almost beating Georgia, I didn't think any lower of South Carolina after almost allowing Kentucky to come back, and my opinions of these two teams didn't change despite the fact that I like Rutgers a decent amount and don't like SMU at all. Hmm, maybe that's on me, not them.

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Rutgers 55, SMU 52

Rutgers SMU Rutgers SMU
Close % 92.3% STANDARD DOWNS
Field Position % 55.3% 44.9% Success Rate 53.6% 43.4%
Leverage % 65.9% 63.1% PPP 0.41 0.65
S&P 0.949 1.087
TOTAL
EqPts 46.7 54.1 PASSING DOWNS
Close Success Rate 45.9% 35.7% Success Rate 31.0% 22.6%
Close PPP 0.55 0.58 PPP 0.81 0.45
Close S&P 1.008 0.934 S&P 1.121 0.674
RUSHING TURNOVERS
EqPts 20.4 9.6 Number 2 1
Close Success Rate 51.0% 36.4% Turnover Pts 6.3 6.0
Close PPP 0.42 0.43 Turnover Pts Margin -0.3 +0.3
Close S&P 0.927 0.792
Line Yards/carry 3.14 2.92 Q1 S&P 1.097 0.568
Q2 S&P 1.036 1.064
PASSING Q3 S&P 1.137 1.098
EqPts 26.3 44.5 Q4 S&P 0.554 1.110
Close Success Rate 38.9% 35.5%
Close PPP 0.73 0.63 1st Down S&P 0.854 0.937
Close S&P 1.119 0.985 2nd Down S&P 0.860 0.707
SD/PD Sack Rate 11.8% / 5.3% 5.3% / 8.3% 3rd Down S&P 1.576 1.064
Projected Pt. Margin: Rutgers +-7.7 | Actual Pt. Margin: Rutgers +3