BYU Cougars vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 10/28/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: BYU Cougars vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023

Location: DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Longhorns (-19)

Total/Over-Under: 51.5

DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium is the location where the Texas Longhorns (6-1) will attempt to beat the BYU Cougars (5-2) on Saturday, October 28, 2023. Texas opens this contest as 19-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 51.5.

The BYU Cougars head into this matchup 5-2 for this season. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Cougars played against the Texas Tech Red Raiders and took home the win by a score of 27-14. Kedon Slovis finished 15/27 with 127 yds passing and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 119.5 and ended the contest without throwing an interception. LJ Martin was the rushing leader for the Cougars with 10 attempts for 93 yds (9.3 yards per attempt). The BYU Cougars ran the football 30 different times and totaled 150 yards, which came out to an average of 5.0 yds per attempt. In the game, they ran 57 plays which gave them a total of 277 yds. BYU conceded 19 pass completions on 37 tries for 236 yards, and a completion rate of 51.4%. Against the rush, the Cougars conceded 153 yds on 43 tries, which is an average of 3.6 yds per run allowed.

The Cougars have earned 2,113 total yards for this campaign. In terms of scoring, BYU has amassed 13 touchdowns through the air and 10 touchdowns via the ground. They have turned the football over 7 times. BYU has 114 first downs offensively, and they have been called for 34 infractions for 265 yds. As a team they have an average of 79.3 yards in the run game which has them sitting 130th in D-1. When talking about getting in the endzone, the BYU Cougars are averaging 27.6 points per game.

In terms of passing yardage, the Cougars have given up 1,725 yards which has them sitting in 88th in the nation. They are giving up 246.4 yards per contest through the air in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 60.7%. In total, they have allowed 396.7 yards/outing ranking them 98th in college football. They have surrendered 13 touchdowns through the air in addition to 4 touchdowns via the ground game. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.3 yards per rush and 150.3 rushing yards per game so far this season. For the year, they have given up 1,052 rushing yards through 7 games. The Cougars sit in 61st in D-1 when it comes to the opposition scoring, giving up 24.3 points per contest.

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The Longhorns head into this game 6-1 for this season. In their last game, the Longhorns walked away with a victory by a final of 31-24 against the Houston Cougars. Quinn Ewers (2 TDs) ended the contest with 211 yards on 23/29 passing while his quarterback rating was 163.2. He didn't toss any picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.3. Jonathon Brooks ran the ball 20 times for 99 yards, finishing the contest with 5.0 yds per attempt for Texas. The Longhorns finished the game with a total of 360 yds on 69 plays (5.2 yds per play). Texas ran the ball for 3.8 yards per attempt, finishing with a total of 141 yards on 37 attempts. Texas allowed 19 attempts on the ground for 14 yds (0.7 yards per rush). The Longhorns pass defense allowed a completion rate of 69.6%, surrendering 378 yds on 32 out of 46 passing.

When it comes to their ability to score points, the Longhorns rank 27th in Division 1 maintaining an average of 34.4 PPG. The Texas Longhorns have an average of 468.4 yards per outing, which ranks them 15th in college football. The Texas offense has 304 penalty yds on 36 violations, which is good for 104th in college football in terms of hurting your team. They have thrown 3 picks while losing 4 fumbles and they have obtained 161 1st downs. For the year thus far, the Longhorns have a total of 2,023 yards through the air as well as an average of 289.0 passing yards per contest, which ranks 23rd in D-1. They maintain an average of 179.4 rushing yards per game and have rushed for 1,256 yards for the season.

The Longhorns are allowing 17.4 PPG, which has them ranked 17th in the country. Texas has conceded a total of 688 yards rushing (98.3 yards per contest) in addition to 5 touchdowns via the rush this year. This season, they have allowed 122 points. They have given up 8 touchdowns from the passing game and 234.9 yards/outing, which has them sitting 77th in the country. The Longhorns defense has been on the field for 455 plays, which ranks 34th in college football. Their defense has 3 fumbles recovered and 7 interceptions so far this year.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Longhorns -19

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