Arkansas State Red Wolves Host the Appalachian State Mountaineers

Arkansas State Needs Win in Key Sun Belt Conference Game

The Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Arkansas State Red Wolves meet on National Television on Tuesday. Centennial Bank Stadium will host the Sun Belt Conference matchup.  ESPN2 will have the telecast at 8:00 pm EST.

Oddsmakers have the Mountaineers as a 10-point favorite. The total is down to 59 after opening at 60.5.

The Appalachian State Mountaineers are riding high right now. They are starting to gather some support in the national polls and want to look good on national television.

This past week they received 38 points in the Coaches' poll (29th highest total) and eleven voting points in the Associated Press poll.

Statistically speaking, they're very impressive. Even when stepping up in competition they have punched with some authority.

The Arkansas State Red Wolves have not done as well as expected. Especially with the caliber of quarterback they have on hand.

Appalachian State Looks to Stay Perfect in Sun Belt Play

The Mountaineers gave Penn State a heart attack in the season opener, losing 45-38 in overtime. Appalachian State has prospered by going 3-1 straight up and 4-0 against the spread. They have swept through its last three opponents with ease.

The Mountaineers have held each of them to single-digit point totals. That's the first time that has happened in 20 years. As far as average margin between yards gained and yards allowed, App State is tops in the nation. They have the second-best scoring margin.

Quarterback Zac Thomas is a 6-1 sophomore and has been pretty close to perfect. He is ranked ninth in the nation in passing efficiency with 10.54 yards per attempt. That is fourth best. The Mountaineers have averaged 6.5 yards per carry, which is also among the top five in the country.

Special teams have indeed been special and has delivered a score on a blocked punt recovery, kickoff and punt return. They are the only program in the country to have achieved that trifecta. The team is Currently averaging 51.8 points per game.

They are among the top dozen teams in FBS football in both rushing defense and pass efficiency defense.  What is scary is that they are a young team. Among the nation's 130 FBS teams, only Illinois and Coastal Carolina have a higher percentage of underclassmen on their roster.

Their last game was ten days ago, a 52-7 win over South Alabama.

Arkansas State Has to Play Better

Arkansas State's last outing was rather  disappointing. They lost 28-21 to Georgia Southern. They allowed the Eagles to ramble for 409 yards, despite only one pass completion.

The defense could not stiffen up with the game on the line. They allowed a 47-yard touchdown run with just 19 seconds to go.

Quarterback Justice Hansen is as skilled as it gets in the Sun Belt Conference, has thrown for at least one touchdown in 21 of his last 22 games.

Arkansas State is 3-2 SU and 1-4 ATS. BUT these games taking place on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday is a different story. The Red Wolves have won 15 of their last 18 in that situation.

ASU's punter is definitely a weapon. Cody Grace has had only 11% of his punts returned since his collegiate career began. Only ONE of them has been a touch-back. So he is the reason the Red Wolves are #1 in the nation in the category of Punt Return Defense.

No other team in the country has won five conference titles in the last seven years. This Tuesday night game has some significance, as Appalachian State looks very much like the class of the Sun Belt at the moment.

PREDICTION: Appalachian State 35, Arkansas State 21

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Appalachian State	3-1	4-0	51.75	17.00	34.75	2-0	2-0	4-0	2-0	2-0
Arkansas State	3-2	1-4	26.40	29.20	-2.8	0-2	1-2	2-3	1-1	1-2

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
APP-ST	10.12	16.25	-6.13
ARK.ST	17.95	13.46	4.5

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
APP-ST	14.31	9.99	4.32
ARK.ST	11.66	11.75	-0.09

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
APP-ST	6.49	2.81	3.68
ARK.ST	4.65	5.70	-1.05

Team Records

Appalachian State Mountaineers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	3-1	2-0	1-1	4-0	2-0	2-0	51.75	17.00	34.75
vs Conf	1-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	52.00	7.00	45.00
Last 3	3-0	2-0	1-0	3-0	2-0	1-0	56.33	7.67	48.66

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	3-2	2-0	1-2	1-4	0-2	1-2	26.40	29.20	-2.80
vs Conf	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	21.00	28.00	-7.00
Last 3	2-1	1-0	1-1	1-2	0-1	1-1	25.67	22.67	3.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	51.75	5	29.20	87
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	293.50	25	93.00	4
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	149.00	65	216.00	117
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	26.40	89	17.00	19
Hme Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	348.00	13	169.00	21
Hme Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	192.50	64	149.50	54

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Appalachian State	1-1	1-1	2-0	32.00	201.00	4.32	29.00	63.79	306.00	507.00	2.50
Arkansas State	1-1	1-1	2-0	36.00	238.00	5.80	27.00	51.85	177.50	415.50	0.50

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Nov 5, 2015	ARK.ST	APP-ST	40-27	309	208	517	0	108	357	465	3
Nov 15, 2014	APP-ST	ARK.ST	37-32	294	255	549	2	167	147	314	1

NCAA Football Betting Odds & Trends

Appalachian State Mountaineers
App State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Appalachian State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Appalachian State's last 6 games
Appalachian State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Appalachian State is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games on the road

Arkansas State Red Wolves
Ark State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Arkansas State is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Ark State is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Arkansas State is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home

Team Last 5 Games

Appalachian State Mountaineers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sp 29, 2018	S.ALA	52-7	W	-25/56.5	W/O	348	169	517	83	225	308	1	H
Sep 22, 2018	GWEBB	72-7	W	-44/56	W/O	432	260	692	34	126	160	-2	H
Sp 8, 2018	CHARLT	45-9	W	-14/48.5	W/O	139	295	434	95	108	203	0	A
Sp 1, 2018	PENNST	38-45	L	24/54	W/O	159	292	451	204	230	434	1	A
Dec 23, 2017	TOLEDO	34-0	W	6/61	W/U	327	131	458	22	124	146	-4	A

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sp 29, 2018	GASOU	21-28	L	-3/53.5	L/U	117	376	493	348	61	409	1	A
Sep 22, 2018	UNLV	27-20	W	-7.5/66	L/U	197	199	396	310	23	333	-3	H
Sp 15, 2018	TULSA	29-20	W	2/71.5	W/U	214	191	405	167	172	339	-2	A
Sep 8, 2018	ALAB	7-57	L	36.5/63	L/O	173	218	391	278	321	599	0	A
Sp 1, 2018	SE.MIS	48-21	W	-31.5/		188	497	685	122	163	285	3	H

Next up:
Appalachian State home to Louisiana-Lafayette Saturday, October 20
Arkansas State home to Georgia State Thursday, October 18

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