Alabama Crimson Tide vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 9/10/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Longhorns (+19)

Total/Over-Under: 62.5

DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium is where the Texas Longhorns (1-0) will attempt to defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0) on Saturday. Alabama is 19-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 62.5.

The Alabama Crimson Tide come into this game with a record of 1-0 for this season. In their last contest, the Crimson Tide faced off with the Utah State Aggies and went home with a win by a final score of 55-0. Bryce Young went 18/28 with 195 yds passing and 5 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 181.7 and finished the game with no picks. Bryce Young was the best rusher for the Crimson Tide with 5 carries for 100 yds (20.0 yds per attempt). The Alabama Crimson Tide ended up running the ball 32 different times and accumulated 278 yards, which earned them an average of 8.7 yards per carry. For the game, they had 72 plays for 559 yds. Alabama gave up 8 pass completions on 22 tries for a total of 57 yards, and a completion percentage of 36.4%. In the running game, the Crimson Tide gave up 79 yds on 37 attempts, which averages out to 2.1 yds per rush surrendered.

In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Alabama Crimson Tide were sitting at 39.9 PPG. As a unit they maintained an average of 150.1 yards rushing, giving them a rank of 77th in the country. The Crimson Tide earned 7,325 total yards last year. Alabama earned 48 touchdowns through the air and 21 rushing touchdowns. Alabama compiled 366 1st downs as a unit, and they were called for 107 penalties for 989 yards. They gave the ball to the opposition 14 times.

Concerning passing yards, the Crimson Tide gave up 3,272 yds which ranked them 109th in the country. Over the course of their 15 games played last year, they conceded 218.1 yards per contest via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 63.1%. They allowed 302.9 yards/outing which ranked them 7th in college football. They conceded 26 touchdowns via the pass and 9 touchdowns on the ground. They gave up an average of 2.6 yards per run and 84.9 rushing yards per game last year. During the campaign, they conceded 1,274 rushing yards through 15 games. The Crimson Tide sat in 18th in Division 1 regarding their opponents scoring, allowing 20.1 points per game.

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The Longhorns come into this matchup with a record of 1-0 for this year. For their last game, the Longhorns got the win with a final of 46-10 against the UL Monroe Warhawks. Quinn Ewers (2 touchdowns) finished the game with 225 yds on 16/24 passing while his quarterback rating was 164.6. He threw 1 interception and his Y/A was 9.4. Bijan Robinson ran the football 10 times for 71 yds, ending the game with 7.1 yds per attempt for Texas. Texas rushed for 4.6 yards per carry, finishing with 134 yds on 29 attempts. The Longhorns ended up finishing with 383 yards while running 58 plays (6.6 yards per play). The Longhorns pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 69.6%, surrendering 167 yards on 16 for 23 passing. Texas relinquished 41 running attempts for 92 yards (2.2 yds per carry).

The Texas Longhorns maintained an average of 424.8 yards per game, which ranked them 48th in the country. The Texas offense had 580 yds of penalties on 70 violations, which ranked them 87th in Division 1 in terms of helping out the opposition. For the prior season, the Longhorns compiled 2,705 yards through the air as well as an average of 225.4 throwing yards per outing, which ranked 72nd in the country. In terms of the points being put on the board, the Longhorns were ranked 18th in D-1 maintaining an average of 35.3 PPG.

The Longhorns allowed 31.1 points per contest, which had them in 99th in college football. Texas allowed the opposition a total of 2,429 yards rushing (202.4 yards per game) and 26 touchdowns rushing over the course of last year. Last season, they conceded 373 points in total. They gave up 16 touchdowns through the air as well as 224.0 yards/game, which had them ranked 62nd in college football. The Longhorns defense participated in 841 plays, ranking them 52nd in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's Crimson Tide/Longhorns college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Crimson Tide -19

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