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Baylor visits Arizona State in Big 12 matchup

Baylor (3-1) at Arizona State (2-1), Oct. 3 at 10:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Arizona State by 4. Against the spread: Arizona State 2-1, Baylor 3-1.

How to watch: ESPN

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Baylor visits Arizona State in Big 12 matchup

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Baylor (3-1) at Arizona State (2-1), Oct. 3 at 10:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Arizona State by 4. Against the spread: Arizona State 2-1, Baylor 3-1.

How to watch: ESPN

Key stats

Arizona State Offense

Overall: 426 yards per game (53rd in FBS)

Passing: 260.3 yards per game (45th)

Rushing: 165.7 yards per game (61st)

Scoring: 38 points per game (32nd)

Arizona State Defense

Overall: 285.7 yards per game (32nd in FBS)

Passing: 161.3 yards per game (19th)

Rushing: 124.3 yards per game (64th)

Scoring: 24 points per game (79th)

Baylor Offense

Overall: 435.8 yards per game (41st in FBS)

Passing: 285 yards per game (25th)

Rushing: 150.8 yards per game (88th)

Scoring: 29.8 points per game (78th)

Baylor Defense

Overall: 306 yards per game (38th in FBS)

Passing: 209 yards per game (74th)

Rushing: 97 yards per game (28th)

Scoring: 13 points per game (16th)

Arizona State ranks 127th in third down percentage, converting 30.8% of the time. Baylor ranks 73rd on defense, holding its opponents to 36.9%.

Baylor is 121st in the FBS averaging 74.8 penalty yards per game, compared to Arizona State's 42nd-ranked 49.7 per-game average.

Baylor is 116th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 76.5% of trips. Arizona State's red zone defense ranks 58th at 83.3%.

Team leaders

Arizona State

Passing: Cutter Boley, 736 yards, 9 TDs, 2 INTs, 63.1 completion percentage

Rushing: Kyson Brown, 227 yards on 43 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Reed Harris, 374 yards on 19 catches, 5 TDs

Baylor

Passing: Nate Bennett, 567 yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs, 75.0 completion percentage

Rushing: Dawson Pendergrass, 288 yards on 72 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Gavin Freeman, 364 yards on 35 catches, 2 TDs

Last game

Arizona State defeated Kansas 24-17 on Sept. 19. Boley led Arizona State with 95 yards on 11-of-23 passing (47.8%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the ball 11 times for 25 yards and one rushing touchdown. Brown had 81 rushing yards on 24 carries, adding one reception for seven yards. Harris put up 48 yards on four catches with one touchdown.

Baylor won 23-13 over Colorado on Sept. 26. D.J. Lagway threw for 221 yards on 19-of-39 attempts (48.7%) with two touchdowns and one interception. Pendergrass carried the ball 16 times for 85 yards. Freeman put up 59 yards on six catches with one touchdown.

Next game

Arizona State hosts Hawaii on Oct. 10. Baylor hosts TCU on Oct. 17.

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