Sugar Bowl RB Breakdown
NEW ORLEANS, LA (The Spread) – The 2015 Sugar Bowl will feature two powerful backs in Ezekiel Elliott and T.J. Yeldon. Which one will have the bigger night?
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According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, the over/under for total rushing yards for Yeldon has been set at 85.5, while the over/under total for rushing yards for Elliott has been set at 90.5.
Yeldon is part of a combo of himself and Derrick Henry that have combined for nearly 2,000 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns this season. Yeldon leads the team with 932 yards and 10 scores and he is up against an Ohio State defense that gives up 139.5 rushing yards per game. Yeldon has played in 12 games this year and he has rushed for at least 86 yards in four games. He has failed to get less than 13 carries in a game since the fourth week of the season.
Elliott has rushed for 1,402 yards this season to go with 12 touchdowns. The second-leading rusher was quarterback J.T. Barrett. With him out, it could lead to more rushing options from Elliott, but Cardale Jones is a big body that Urban Meyer may like to use often on the ground. The Alabama defense is giving up just 88.4 rushing yards per game this season, making it one of the best in the country. Elliott has rushed for at least 91 yards in eight of the 13 games he played in this season, including his last five games.
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