Saturday, November 1, 2014

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The Texas Longhorns (3-5) will go on the road on Saturday to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-5), who have one of the worst defenses in the country. The Longhorns were able to pick up a dominant 41-16 win over the Red Raiders last season.

Texas was never able to get their offense going against Kansas State over the weekend and ended up being shut out 23-0 on the road. They had just 196 total yards in that loss while going 4-for-13 on their third down chances.

The Longhorns have surprisingly had one of the worst offenses in the country this season by only scoring 20.8 points per game. Wide receiver John Harris has been their best player by catching 43 passes for 649 yards and six touchdowns. Quarterback Tyrone Swoopes has completed 60.1 percent of his passes for 1,495 yards with eight touchdowns and five interceptions.

Texas Tech gave up a conference-record amount of points last Saturday when they were blown out 82-27 by TCU on the road. Their defense gave up 785 total yards in that loss, including 480 through the air.

The Red Raiders are currently 10th in the country throwing the ball by averaging 332.3 passing yards per game. Quarterback Davis Webb has 2,539 passing yards with 24 touchdowns, but he has also thrown 13 interceptions. Wide receiver Bradley Marquez has caught 47 passes for 582 yards with a team-leading seven touchdown grabs.

Texas Longhorns Betting Trends

Texas Longhorns are 4-4-0 Against the Spread

Texas Longhorns are 3-5-0 against the Over/Under

Texas Tech Red Raiders Betting Trends

Texas Tech Red Raiders are 3-5-0 Against the Spread

Texas Tech Red Raiders are 4-4-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Texas Longhorns

10/27/14 WR Daje Johnson Hamstring doubtful Saturday vs. Texas Tech
10/27/14 DB Jason Hall Knee probable Saturday vs. Texas Tech
10/23/14 DT Alex Norman Back out indefinitely
10/23/14 OL Elijah Rodriguez Concussion out indefinitely
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

Texas Tech Red Raiders

10/27/14 OL Rashod Fortenberry Back probable Saturday vs. Texas
10/26/14 DL Demetrius Alston Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Texas
10/26/14 DL Anthony Smith Knee "?" Saturday vs. Texas
10/26/14 QB Davis Webb Ankle injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Texas
10/26/14 WR Jordan Davis Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Texas
10/26/14 LB Sam Eguavoen Leg "?" Saturday vs. Texas
10/21/14 DB Josh Keys Disciplinary has been dismissed
10/11/14 CB Jah'Shawn Johnson Shoulder out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Texas

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