San Jose State Spartans vs. Texas Longhorns Betting Preview
Where: Memorial Stadium – Austin, TX
When: Saturday, September 9, 2017 – 3:30 PM ET
Line: San Jose State Spartans (+26) vs. Texas Longhorns (-26); total: 63.5 – view all NCAA Football odds and lines
TV Broadcast: LHN
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Betting on the San Jose State Spartans (+26)
The Spartans split their first two games of the season. After a 20-point rout in the hands of South Florida during the opener, they bounced back with a commanding 34-13 win over Cal Poly State in Week 2.
Sophomore Josh Love and freshman Montel Aaron are currently sharing quarterback duties, as they are still battling for the starting job. The latter is emerging as the favourite, thanks to two-straight quality performances. He’s a combined 18-for-30 with four touchdowns and zero interceptions – he tossed three passing scores in the victory this past Saturday.
Love is struggling. He is only completing 48.9 percent of his passes and has an abysmal 2-3 TD-INT ratio.
The QBs’ weapons on the wing and on the backfield, meanwhile, have two notable guys – receiver Bailey Gaither, who’s racking up 17.3 yards per catch and already has three TD grabs, and running back Zamore Zigler, who’s netting 70.5 yards per game on an efficient 6.7 yards per carry.
Defensively, although they are allowing 27.5 points and 390.5 yards per game, it’s good that opposing QBs are only completing 47.2 of their throws. Frank Ginda, Jamal Scott, and William Ossai each have a pair of tackles for loss on the season, with Ginta also having 13 tackles.
Dating back to last season, the Spartans have lost five of their last six games on the road (2-4 ATS).
Betting on the Texas Longhorns (-26)
Texas lost in a shootout against Maryland in its season-opener, 51-41. As you might’ve noticed from the high-scoring affair, the defensive units had a long day.
On the Longhorns’ side, it felt like cornerback Holton Hill was the only man in his group to show up. He had a 31-yard pick-six, 65-yard TD return off a blocked field goal, and eight solo tackles. Every other Texas defender was almost non-existent, with the front seven only tallying one sack and two tackles for loss, and giving up 6.1 yards per carry, and the pass defense allowing the opposing QB to go 12-for-15 for 215 yards and two TDs.
The offense, of course, was the complete opposite. They performed way, way better than the D.
Shane Buechele completed 34 of his 52 throws for 375 yards, with two TDs and one pick. Collin Johnson and Reggie Hemphill-Mapps were his favourite targets for the day, as each had seven catches – the former gained 125 yards in those receptions and also had one score. Last year’s team leader in receiving yards, Armanti Foreman, twin brother of their former workhorse and the now-pro D’Onta Foreman, also shined, catching five passes for 57 yards and a TD.
As expected, the hole that D’Onta left in the running game is apparent. The RBs only rushed for 98 yards on a pedestrian 3.2 yards per carry.
Dating back to last season, the Longhorns are 4-4 at home (5-3 ATS).
Writer’s Prediction
The Longhorns (-26) win, but fail to cover the spread, 38-14.
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