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CFB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 12/28/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
STANFORD
 
TCU
+3  

-3  
+135

-155

49.5
 
37
Final
39

STANFORD (9 - 4) vs. TCU (10 - 3)
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Week 16 Thursday, 12/28/2017 9:00 PM
VALERO ALAMO BOWL - Alamo Dome - San Antonio, TX
Board OpenLatest
245STANFORD47.549
246TCU-2.5-3
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
STANFORD - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games9-4+36-66-732.016.2381.0(6.3)0.821.511.8399.2(5.9)1.9
Road Games3-4-4.52-43-427.114.6326.1(5.8)0.722.612.3399.9(5.7)1.6
Last 3 Games2-1+1.42-12-127.712.7349.7(5.7)0.321.711.0417.7(6.4)1.7
STANFORD - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)32.016.217.730:0334-206(6)15-2657.3%175(6.8)60-381(6.3)(11.9)
Opponents Defensive Avg.27.814.220.330:5938-166(4.4)19-3259.1%221(7)70-387(5.6)(14)
Offense Road Games27.114.615.026:5230-165(5.6)13-2650.5%162(6.1)56-326(5.8)(12)
Defense (All Games)21.511.820.929:5738-171(4.5)19-3062.8%228(7.6)68-399(5.9)(18.6)
Opponents Offensive Avg.30.615.421.830:0039-180(4.7)20-3261.8%241(7.5)71-422(6)(13.8)
Defense Road Games22.612.322.133:0840-168(4.2)19-3063.8%232(7.6)71-400(5.7)(17.7)

TCU - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games10-3+2.96-73-933.216.9413.9(6)1.117.611.5328.5(5)1.4
Road Games4-3+0.94-31-624.112.6365.6(5.4)1.420.014.1365.4(5.5)1.3
Last 3 Games2-101-21-229.716.0347.7(5.4)1.022.015.3393.7(5.7)1.7
TCU - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)33.216.921.330:5839-176(4.5)20-3066.1%238(7.9)69-414(6)(12.5)
Opponents Defensive Avg.32.817.521.530:5138-166(4.4)21-3362.8%265(8)71-431(6.1)(13.1)
Offense Road Games24.112.620.430:2837-164(4.4)18-3061.7%202(6.8)67-366(5.4)(15.1)
Defense (All Games)17.611.516.629:0234-100(2.9)16-3152.3%229(7.3)66-329(5)(18.7)
Opponents Offensive Avg.31.216.92130:1437-151(4.1)20-3361.4%271(8.2)70-422(6)(13.5)
Defense Road Games20.014.118.629:3236-135(3.8)16-3152.8%230(7.5)66-365(5.5)(18.3)
Average power rating of opponents played: STANFORD 41.2,  TCU 38.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
STANFORD - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/4/2017@ WASHINGTON ST21-24L0L55U27-939-20-105129-9334-48-3371
11/10/2017WASHINGTON30-22W7W50O44-19516-27-211033-13517-23-1901
11/18/2017CALIFORNIA17-14W-13.5L57U38-19317-26-185128-15520-29-1821
11/25/2017NOTRE DAME38-20W3W57.5O38-15214-22-176044-15412-29-2613
12/1/2017*USC28-31L3.5W58O38-15110-22-192043-17617-24-3251
12/28/2017*TCU            

TCU - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/4/2017TEXAS24-7W-6.5W46U46-17719-27-166026-921-44-2540
11/11/2017@ OKLAHOMA20-38L5.5L64U32-15514-29-269041-20018-27-3330
11/18/2017@ TEXAS TECH27-3W-7W54U42-2046-17-85141-17418-36-1532
11/24/2017BAYLOR45-22W-26L53O36-11226-36-325029-7921-34-3143
12/2/2017*OKLAHOMA17-41L7.5L63.5U24-8327-37-234243-21815-23-2430
12/28/2017*STANFORD            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
STANFORD: It's not easy to replace the production of RB Christian McCaffrey, but the Cardinal could choose to air it out more this season. QB Keller Chryst is recovering from a torn ACL, but he is the most talented QB they've had since Andrew Luck. Stanford's D, meanwhile, is as good as anybody's.
TCU: TCU is coming off of a down year, but the team was young and should be ready to make some major improvements this season. The Horned Frogs return 17 starters, and two of those are QB Kenny Hill and WR KaVontae Turpin. Hill should be one of the better QBs in the conference, and Turpin is as explosive as they come in the open field. The offense should click. The defense, however, desperately needs the secondary to improve fast.
PREVIEW
TCU, Stanford bring frustrations to Alamo Bowl
 

The Valero Alamo Bowl consists of Stanford and TCU, programs having comparable frustrations of being good but not good enough in terms of the College Football Playoff.

They have knocked on the door of the College Football Playoff in recent years but have been unable to get in. They also are coming off defeats in their respective conference championship games.

No. 13 Stanford (9-4) lost a close game to USC 31-28 in the Pac-12 championship game. The Cardinal lost twice to the Trojans this season.

No. 15 TCU (10-3) also lost a pair of games to Oklahoma, including the Big 12 title game 41-17.

TCU coach Gary Patterson is trying to put a positive spin on the Horned Frogs making their second Alamo Bowl appearance in three seasons. Following the 2015 season, TCU made a dramatic comeback against Oregon in the Alamo Bowl to win 47-41 in three overtimes.

The Horned Frogs rallied from a 31-0 halftime deficit by scoring on all nine of their possessions in the second half and overtime sessions.

"We're excited," Patterson said. "There's no bad bowl game. So for us, a chance to stay in the state of Texas, come down to San Antonio, be a part of the Valero Alamo Bowl, it's awesome. You couldn't ask for any more."

The quarterback matchup between Stanford's K.J. Costello and TCU's Kenny Hill brings with it some uncertainty. Both have been great at times and frustratingly inconsistent at other times.

Hill, who once backed up Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M, will play the last college game of his career. He has completed 242 of 360 pass attempts for 2,838 yards with 21 touchdowns and six interceptions.

Since replacing Kelley Chryst, Costello has completed 109 of 184 pass attempts for 1,361 yards with 11 touchdowns and two interceptions.

Both face defenses that can apply a tremendous amount of pressure. Stanford has tallied 32 sacks this season while TCU has 41, which ranks No. 4 in the FBS. TCU's Mat Boesen has 11.5 sacks to lead the Horned Frogs.

"They play physical," Stanford coach David Shaw said of TCU's defense. "When we turn the film on, you see it. Guys are running to the ball on defense, and they hustle. They go full speed.

"Offensively, they're always going to have a dynamic quarterback. They're always going to have a good runner. They're always going to have different ways to attack you. (Not only) the screens, but also down the field. As well as being a physical running team. So they present a lot of issues for us."

Boesen leads a defense that allows only 99 rushing yards a game, which is fourth-best in the nation. The Horned Frogs will be challenged by Heisman finalist Bryce Love, who enters the game with 1,973 yards and 8.3 yards per carry.

Love getting to 2,000 yards will be a source of pride for Stanford's teammates, according to Shaw.

"As usual, it's probably more important to the other guys than it is to Bryce. Bryce just shrugs his shoulders at all those things," Shaw said. "Most rushes over 50 yards record, all that stuff, he kind of shrugs his shoulders, OK, that's great. When is practice?

"Bryce is the same guy that he was last week, two weeks ago, three years ago when we recruited him: a positive young man that just wants to be part of the football team."

Love has broken free for 50 yards or more in 10 of Stanford's 12 games, including the second half of the season while he has battled a high ankle sprain.

Love won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's best running back. The Pac-12 named Love its Offensive Player of the Year. Love also was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team.

TCU is playing closer to home than Stanford, but the Cardinal always take a business-like approach under Shaw. The location and matchup with the Horned Frogs should not be overwhelming for the Cardinal.

"Stanford is one of those teams that creates challenges," Patterson said. "You heard the record of how they've done in bowl games (4-2 under Shaw, including two Rose Bowl wins). They've been in four (Pac-12) championship games. They won three of them.

"They know how to get ready for these kind of ballgames. That's kind of the way TCU is."


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