UL Monroe Warhawks vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 9/3/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UL Monroe Warhawks vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX

TV: LHN

Odds/Point Spread: Longhorns (-37)

Total/Over-Under: 67.5

The Texas Longhorns (5-7 last year) welcome the UL Monroe Warhawks (4-8 last season) at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Texas opens this game as 37-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 67.5.

The UL Monroe Warhawks wrapped up their year having earned a 4-8 record. In their last game, the Warhawks faced off with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and took a loss by a score of 21-16. Rhett Rodriguez connected on 11/24 with 145 yds through the air and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rating of 110.3 and ended the game without throwing an interception. Malik Jackson was the rushing leader for the Warhawks with 23 attempts for 112 yds (4.9 yds per carry). For the game, they had 74 plays which gave them 325 yds. The UL Monroe Warhawks ran the football 40 times and totaled 164 yds, earning them an average of 4.1 yards per tote. Against the run, the Warhawks gave up 166 yards on 37 tries, which averages out to 4.5 yards per run surrendered. UL Monroe allowed 15 pass completions on 24 tries for a total of 217 yds, and a completion rate of 62.5%.

The Warhawks earned 3,941 yards in total for the prior season. UL Monroe totaled 16 touchdowns via the pass and 13 touchdowns via the ground. They surrendered the ball 16 times. UL Monroe recorded 223 1st downs, and they committed 46 penalties for 391 yds. As a team they had an average of 134.4 yards on the ground, ranking them 94th in college football. When it comes to putting the ball in the endzone, the UL Monroe Warhawks had an average of 20.9 PPG.

The Warhawks were ranked 111th in Division 1 in terms of their opponents scoring, giving up 33.5 points per game. The opposition ran for 4.5 yards per run and 162.8 rushing yards per game last year. Over the course of last season, they allowed 1,954 rushing yards through 12 games. Regarding yards through the air, the Warhawks allowed 3,484 yds which ranked them 121st in Division 1. Over the course of their 12 games, they conceded 290.3 yards per game via the pass as well as allowing a completion percentage of 67.2%. They surrendered 453.2 yards per game which ranked them 116th in the nation. They surrendered 30 passing touchdowns as well as 22 rushing touchdowns.

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The Longhorns ended the season having earned a 5-7 record. The last time they took the gridiron, the Longhorns took home the win by a final score of 22-17 when they faced the Kansas State Wildcats. Casey Thompson (1 TD) ended the contest with 170 yards on 17/23 through the air while his quarterback rating was 141.7. He had 1 pick and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.4. Roschon Johnson carried the ball 31 times for 179 yds, walking away from the contest with 5.8 yds per attempt for Texas. The Longhorns ended up finishing with 381 yards while they ran 68 plays (5.6 yds per play). Texas ran the football for 4.8 yards per attempt, finishing with 209 yds on 44 attempts. Texas conceded 35 rush attempts for 228 yds (6.5 yds per rush). The Longhorns secondary gave up a completion percentage of 69.2%, surrendering 65 yds on 9 out of 13 through the air.

The Texas Longhorns maintained an average of 424.8 yards per contest, ranking them 49th in Division 1. The Texas offense totaled 580 yds of penalties on 70 infractions, which was good for 84th in D-1 in terms of making mistakes. Last year, the Longhorns had a total of 2,705 passing yards as well as averaging 225.4 throwing yards per outing, which ranked 70th in the country. Regarding their ability to score points, the Longhorns had a ranking of 20th in Division 1 averaging 35.3 PPG.

The Longhorns relinquished 31.1 points per game, which put them in 99th in college football. Texas gave up a total of 2,434 yards via the ground game (202.8 yards per game) as well as 26 touchdowns via the rush last season. Last season, they relinquished 373 total points. They surrendered 16 touchdowns through the air as well as 224.0 yards per outing, which had them sitting 64th in the country. The Longhorns defense took part in 844 plays, which ranked 57th in D-1.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Warhawks +37

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