Sentences with phrase «points per game defense»

They showed a stat last night of the difference with Joel and without during the win streak — it's minimal — offense 3 more points per game defense just a shade less effective - so to think the Sixers won't maintain the pace is not accurate.

Not exact matches

Shumpert is also a decent three - point shooter and gives the Cavs another outside threat the defense must respect and since the trades and LeBron's return no team is making more 3 - pointers per game.

Not only has Cleveland's offense taken off since James took his hiatus, but the defense has improved, allowed 2.3 fewer points per game.

The Titans finished the regular season 9 - 7, with a 19th ranked offense that averaged 20.9 points per game and a 17th ranked defense that averaged 22.3 points allowed per game.

Minnesota was second in both passing defense (192.4) and rushing defense (83.6) and first overall in total defense and scoring defense (15.8 points per game).

Final committee No. 2 Oklahoma gave up more points per game than UCF did and had a worse defense, according to both schedule - adjusted S&P + and the events of New Year's Day.

Considering this game pits the nation's top ranked defense (Alabama allows just 10.3 points per game) against Manti Te'o and the nation's second - ranked D (allowing 10.7 ppg), that modest total is hardly a surprise.

These guys too are near the top in terms of Defense as they are tied for 5th in the points against category, allowing just 64 points per Game.

A player once known for his defense, Holiday has blossomed into a 20 point per game scorer as a junior in part because of his improved perimeter shooting (44 percent from three).

The 2017 No. 5 overall pick is in a prime position to bounce back against a Texans defense that's allowed an additional 6.1 points per game and 75.3 passing yards per game since losing J.J. Watt (leg, IR) and Whitney Mercilus (pec, IR) in Week 5.

CLOVIS WEST KEYS TO VICTORY: Against top teams the Golden Eagles have been near or above their 74.1 points per game scoring average, and if they can score at least 70 points and play solid team ball with the kind of defense they have shown — except in the second game against Centennial - Las Vegas when they lost 70 - 46 at the MLK in Stockton — coach Craig Campbell and his girls should win again just like they did in a 70 - 67 overtime victory over Poly at the Nike TOC.

Sunday's matchup against the Lions sets up well for Collins with the Ravens as 3 - point home favorites against a Lions defense that's allowed an additional 8.4 points per game and 76.2 rushing yards per game since losing defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (biceps, IR) in Week 5.

The first half of the matchup is obvious — the Patriots lead the league in scoring at 36.6 points per game, while the Jets lead in scoring defense at 15.0.

Although the Eagles ranked third nationally in total offense last year, the defense gave up 22 points per game.

Miami comes in with a middle - of - the - road defense ranked No. 15 (23 points per game allowed) to go against the Jags» bottom - ranked offense, which has posted just 15 points per contest.

Oh, and they are 13th in scoring defense (despite having faced Oklahoma, West Virginia and Texas Tech), allowing just 17.1 points per game.

Michigan's defense is currently holding teams to 11.9 points and 240 - yards per game.

Maryland (7 - 6) could only muster 222 total yards, including just eight yards on the ground against the Cardinal, which came into the game ranked second in the nation in scoring defense (16.0 points per game) and fourth in total yards allowed per game (287).

He could use the fact that a Rex Ryan lead defense has not finished in the top 10 in points allowed per game in 6 years to fire him though.

The Hoos take an average of 21 seconds off the shot clock on every possession, making them the slowest team of the 351 in Division I. Bennett's defenses are awesome, and when you combine their awesomeness with the offense's pace, you get a defense that allowed (entering Saturday) 56 points per game.

Texas» defense has allowed just 4.1 yards per play and allowed just 27 combined points in three games against teams not named BYU.

The Cardinals faced third - and - five on their own 42 in the second quarter last Saturday at home against a defense that had dominated the previous five years, giving up 17.0 points per game, second - best in the nation.

Nobody obliterates a lesser team's defense like the Tigers, who have, over the last two seasons, averaged 66 points per game against UConn, Eastern Michigan, Idaho, Missouri State, and Delaware State.

While the offense has been grabbing the headlines, the Trojans defense has played great on the winning streak, allowing only 18.6 points per game.

I all season, Cincy earned its honors with a disciplined defense that held foes to 52.3 points per game and a tantalizingattack.

New England finished the season ranked eighth in scoring defense, allowing only 19.6 points per game, but has been particularly good recently, allowing only 13.7 points per game over the team's last six games.

Washington has the best defense in the country in terms of yards per game, and has allowed over 20 points just once this season.

Atlanta's defense, one of the youngest in the NFL, has been incredible as of late, shutting down Aaron Rodgers» Packers in the first half of the NFC Championship and surrendering just 20.5 points per game in the playoffs.

Between 2009 - 14, Borland's worst UWW defense allowed 12.2 points per game and 4.4 yards per play.

This is a defense that surrendered fewer points per game than last year's Broncos team and the 2014 Seahawks.

The Patriots are tops in scoring defense, allowing just 15.6 points per game, while the Falcons allowed 25.4 points per contest, No. 27 in the league.

In terms of adjusted points per game, the defense improved by eight points, the offense by 5.5.

Based on national averages for fumble recovery rates and passes defensed, Utah's turnovers luck was worth about 4.3 points per game last year, fourth - highest in the country.

Lost in all of the attention paid to Folsom's offense is a stout defense that allowed an average of 11 points per game in the Sac - Joaquin Section's best and deepest league.

DL — SAM WHITNEY Folsom Sr. 6 - 3, 225 Sacramento State - commit was leader of stingy Bulldogs» defense that allowed just 10 points per game.

The Folsom defense has allowed an average of 10.1 points per game and allowed more than 14 points in just two games this year.

Texas lost tight early games to Cal and Oklahoma because its defense allowed nearly 50 points per game and over 7 yards per play.

«J.J. and Shelden won't have to pace themselves,» says Krzyzewski, who hopes a 10 - man rotation will enable Duke to extend its defense, crank up the offense (into the 80s or 90s from last season's 78.2 points per game) and give all the starters time for a breather.

Defense has been the team's calling card for much of the season, limiting opponents to an average of 17 points per game.

Snyder knows that it is Arizona State's defense, which surrendered a league - high 30 points and 426 yards per game last fall, that will largely dictate the Sun Devils» fate this season.

These players figure to push for significant roles on a defense that ranked 14th overall and allowed a mediocre 21.8 points per game in 2014.

For its part, Illinois, though a frustrated 6 - 3, possessed the nation's No. 2 scoring defense (11.3 points per game).

Davis, a 6» 10» forward, averaged 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds — however it is his defense (NCAA - best 4.6 blocks per game) that makes the freshman must - see TV.

How many times has a team averaging 40 points per game faced a defense allowing less than 14 points per game?

The defense is also keeping opponents in check to the tune of 8.75 points per game.

Some combination of poor turnovers luck (nearly three points per game), a lack of big plays on offense, and a slow degrading of the defense turned the tide late.

The 6» 10» senior ranks third on the team in scoring (11.3 points per game), helps facilitate the offense with his excellent passing ability (team - leading 3.4 assists per game) and anchors the defense (1.5 blocks per game).

The Denver defense, meanwhile, is allowing 314.8 yards (would be seventh) and 15.5 points per game (would be second).

Maryland (10 - 1) leads the nation with 24 interceptions, 10 more than any other team in the ACC, and leads the league in rushing defense (90.6 yards allowed per game), scoring defense (19.1 points allowed per game) and net punting (40.4 net yards per punt).

USC's defense was one of just three in the Pac - 12 that gave up fewer points than the Huskies 2013, averaging 21.2 points per game.