TCU Horned Frogs vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 8/30/2024 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: Stanford Stadium in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Cardinal (+9)

Total/Over-Under: 59

The TCU Horned Frogs (5-7 last year) are en route to Stanford Stadium on Friday, August 30, 2024 where they will attempt to beat the Stanford Cardinal (3-9 last season). TCU is 9.0-point favorites. The over/under is 59.

The TCU Horned Frogs wrapped up their season having earned a 5-7 record. In their last game, the Horned Frogs faced the Oklahoma Sooners and ended up losing by a score of 69-45. On the ground, the Horned Frogs gave up 207 yards on 41 attempts, which averages out to 5.0 yds per rush allowed. TCU surrendered 24 pass completions on 38 attempts for 400 yards, and a completion percentage of 63.2%. At the end of the game, they tallied 87 plays which totaled 520 yards. The TCU Horned Frogs ended up running the ball 29 times and tallied 176 yds, which earned them an average of 6.1 yds per attempt.

The Horned Frogs earned 5,600 total yards for the prior season. TCU totaled 28 passing touchdowns and 19 rushing touchdowns. They gave the ball to the opposition 19 times. TCU accumulated 301 1st downs as an offense, and they were called for 74 penalties for 643 yards. As a team they held an average of 154.5 yards on the ground, ranking them 71st in the country. Regarding getting in the endzone, the TCU Horned Frogs averaged 31.3 points per outing.

The Horned Frogs were ranked 79th in Division 1 when it comes to team defense, allowing 27.8 points per contest. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.0 yards per run and 154.7 rushing yards per contest last season. Overall, they conceded 1,856 rushing yards through 12 games. Regarding yards through the air, the Horned Frogs conceded 3,044 yds which had them sitting in 98th in Division 1. Over the course of their 12 games played last season, they gave up 253.7 yards per contest through the air in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 59.8%. They conceded 408.3 yards/outing which had them sitting 103rd in Division 1. They yielded 16 touchdowns through the air as well as 22 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Cardinal ended the year holding a 3-9 record. In their last game, the Cardinal went home defeated by a final of 56-23 against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Stanford ran the ball for 4.6 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 143 yds on 31 attempts. The Cardinal ended up finishing with 359 yards and they ran 73 plays (4.9 yards per play). The Cardinal secondary gave up a completion percentage of 53.3%, surrendering 140 yds on 8 out of 15 through the air. Stanford allowed 48 attempts on the ground for 381 yds (7.9 yds per carry).

The Stanford Cardinal had an average of 351.6 yards per game, which had them ranked 91st in college football. The Stanford offense totaled 709 yards of penalties on 77 infractions, which ranked them 57th in the country in terms of helping out the opposition. They had an average of 118.6 yards per game via the ground game and rushed for 1,423 yards for last year. They gave away 10 picks while letting opponents recover 5 fumbles and they earned 235 1st downs. Concerning how much they scored, the Cardinal ranked 112th in college football by scoring 20.6 points per game. Last year, the Cardinal threw for a total of 2,796 passing yards in addition to an average of 233.0 passing yards per outing, which had them ranked 58th in the nation.

The Cardinal gave up 37.7 PPG, which put them in 132nd in the nation. Stanford allowed the opposition a total of 1,964 yards via the ground game (163.7 yards/game) and 29 touchdowns via the rush last season. Overall, they allowed 452 total points. They gave up 32 touchdowns through the air in addition to 298.0 yards per outing, which put them in 133rd in the nation. The Cardinal defense participated in 844 plays, ranking them 61st in Division 1. They compiled 4 fumbles and 8 picks last year.

Who will win tonight's Horned Frogs/Cardinal college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Cardinal +9.0

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