Saturday, October 25, 2014

Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan

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On Saturday afternoon, the Texas Longhorns (3-4) will be facing the very tough offense of the #11 Kansas State Wildcats (5-1). The Longhorns were able to beat the Wildcats 31-21 at home in 2013.

Texas was in a shootout with Iowa State last weekend that they came out of as 48-45 winners. They had 321 passing yards in that win and their defense was able to force three turnovers.

Through seven games, the Longhorns are 103rd in the country in scoring with just 23.7 points per game. Wide receiver John Harris has been Texas' best player this season by catching 40 passes for 607 yards and six touchdowns. Quarterback Tyrone Swoopes has thrown for 1,389 yards with eight touchdowns and five interceptions.

Last Saturday, Kansas State picked up their third win in a row by defeating #11 Oklahoma 31-30 on the road. They did give up 533 yards in that game, but their offense was 5-for-11 on their third down opportunities and they didn't turn the ball over.

The Wildcats have one of the highest-scoring offenses in the nation right now after scoring 39.2 points per game in their first six games. Quarterback Jake Waters has completed 65.1 percent of his passes this season for 1,431 yards with nine touchdowns and three interceptions. Waters is also the team's best rusher with 371 rushing yards and seven more scores.

Texas Longhorns Betting Trends

Texas Longhorns are 4-3-0 Against the Spread

Texas Longhorns are 3-4-0 against the Over/Under

Kansas State Wildcats Betting Trends

Kansas State Wildcats are 4-2-0 Against the Spread

Kansas State Wildcats are 4-2-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Texas Longhorns

10/19/14 WR Daje Johnson Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Kansas State
10/19/14 DB Jason Hall Knee "?" Saturday vs. Kansas State
09/23/14 OT Kennedy Estelle Suspension dismissed from team
09/17/14 DT Desmond Jackson Foot out for season
09/05/14 LB Deoundrei Davis Dismissed has left team
09/04/14 OT Desmond Harrison Suspension out indefinitely
09/04/14 S Erik Huhn Knee out for season
09/01/14 QB David Ash Concussion out for season
09/01/14 C Dominic Espinosa Ankle out for season
08/18/14 OL Rami Hammad Personal has left team
08/14/14 QB/TE Miles Onyegbule Knee out for season

Kansas State Wildcats

10/15/14 DB Travis Green Leg out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Texas

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