Army Black Knights at Stanford Cardinal

Army	0
Stanford	35

Black Knights Cardinal Game Recap

Stanford 35, Army 0: Kevin Hogan threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns as the Cardinal bounced back by blanking the visiting Black Knights.

Devon Cajuste caught three TD passes and Ty Montgomery ran for a score to go along with eight catches for 86 yards and a TD for Stanford (2-1), which fell at home to Southern Cal last week. Hogan went 20-of-28 and the Cardinal defense shut down Army’s triple option offense for most of the afternoon.

A.J. Schurr ran for 65 yards on six carries for the Black Knights (1-1), who piled up 341 yards on the ground in a win over Buffalo last week but were held to 198 on 56 carries by Stanford. Angel Santiago completed both of his passes for 13 yards and added 29 yards rushing.

The Cardinal set the tone with a TD on the opening drive when Hogan hit Cajuste with a 23-yard pass to cap a nine-play march, and turned a recovered fumble into a 14-0 halftime lead when Hogan found Cajuste with a 2-yard TD pass. Hogan needed nine plays to cover 98 yards in the third quarter, connecting with Cajuste again on a 15-yard scoring pass in the right corner of the end zone.

Montgomery took over in the fourth quarter, rushing in from four yards out with 11:35 left before catching a 32-yard TD pass from Hogan with 6:09 to play. Army nearly broke the shutout on its final drive before being stopped on fourth-and-1 from the Stanford 2-yard line.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Cardinal defense has forced a turnover in 40 of its last 42 games and recorded a tackle for a loss in 49 straight games. … Army was stopped on a fake punt attempt on the opening play of the fourth quarter. … Stanford has not lost consecutive games since 2009.

Preview: Army Black Knights at Stanford Cardinal

Stanford’s shot at the new college football playoff took a big hit last week with a loss to Southern Cal, but the Cardinal remain a dangerous team. Stanford will try to bounce back from that tight loss when it hosts Army on Saturday. The Cardinal have not lost back-to-back games since 2009 and are taking on a Black Knights team under the guidance of first-year coach Jeff Monken, who added a touch more passing to the triple-option offense.

Stanford recovered from losses to win the Pac-12 in each of the past two seasons and believes it is capable of the same in 2014. “The charge is to our guys, our coaches and players, to be better,” coach David Shaw told reporters after the loss to USC. “Not to scrap what we’ve done, not at all, but to be better than we were (against the Trojans).” Stanford struggled in the red zone in the loss and gave up 156 yards rushing, something the team will need to focus on against Army.

TV: 5 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network. LINE: Stanford -28

ABOUT ARMY (1-0): The Black Knights used their running game to keep the Buffalo offense off the field in a 47-39 opening win and ended up with 341 yards on the ground. Always one of the better rushing teams in the nation, Army under Monken is picking its spots to throw the ball and Angel Santiago completed all six of his attempts against the Bulls to keep drives alive. “We can’t masquerade what we’re trying to do very much,” Monken told reporters. “We want to run the football. They know that, we know that, and if we hope to have any success we’re going to have to be able to run the ball successfully.”

ABOUT STANFORD (1-1): The Cardinal did better than most at controlling the triple option when the teams met last season, holding the Black Knights to 284 yards rushing in a 34-20 road win. Stanford outgained USC 413-291 but turned the ball over twice in a scoreless second half and missed a pair of field goals in the 13-10 setback. Quarterback Kevin Hogan, who threw three scoring passes at Army last season, was the bright spot for the offense against the Trojans, going 22-for-30 for 285 yards.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Stanford has not lost consecutive games since 2009.

2. Army RB Larry Dixon led the team with 174 yards on 20 attempts against Buffalo.

3. The Cardinal have recorded at least one sack in 35 of the last 36 games, with the 2013 matchup against the Black Knights the exception.

PREDICTION: Stanford 41, Army 20

Away Spread Consensus 30% Black Knights (29.5) Home Spread Consensus 70% Cardinal (-29.5)

Total Over Consensus 57% Over (54.5) Total Under Consensus 43% Under (54.5)

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Wagering Trends

Cardinal are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games as a home underdog.
Cardinal are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog.
Cardinal are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog of 10.5 or greater.
Cardinal are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0.
Cardinal are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as a home underdog of 3.5-10.0.
Black Knights are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a road favorite of 3.5-10.0.
Black Knights are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win.
Black Knights are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games as a road favorite of 0.5-3.0.
Black Knights are 0-10 ATS in their last 10 games as a road favorite.
Black Knights are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a road underdog of 10.5 or greater.
Black Knights are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games on grass.
Under is 5-0 in Cardinal last 5 games as an underdog.
Under is 4-0 in Black Knights last 4 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game.

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