Their backup Bean was a multi year FBS starter at UNT. It's not like they're trotting out some freshman. Also keep in mind their starting RB is out since he was injured against us. I think Vegas is playing the injuries here.Navy +12 at SMU maybe? Think the Mustangs might tank given the turmoil there.
Kansas +9 seems like free money, but there’s cause for pause. You figure the Sooners really want to get right going into the bye and Kansas will be playing with a back up QB, even though he did play well against TCU.
Iowa State +13 or Texas -13?Texas +13 easy money
Honestly, all of the Big 12 lines are within a point of what Sagarin would predict. Sagarin has Texas #4 and Iowa State #27.I have no confidence in winning but Texas gets up for OU and sleeps on everybody else. It’s their dna.
That’s probably already well reflected in 13 points though.
Books I use all had it at 14 so I took it.Texas is going to kick the **** out of ISU. I’d hammer anything up to 17.
I have no confidence in winning but Texas gets up for OU and sleeps on everybody else. It’s their dna.
That’s probably already well reflected in 13 points though.
My bad. Typed too quick. Still easy money.Iowa State +13 or Texas -13?
I figure Ewers is going to have at least one game where he reminds everybody he’s a freshman. Hoping it’s against us.Yeah, its good 'trap game' position for ISU between OU and a top 10 OSU team.
But man, even if our defense gives an outstanding performance and holds them down to 20 instead of their average of 40 in conference games, would you count on our offense to get a TD to cover right now against one of the better defenses in the league?
Texas is going to kick the **** out of ISU. I’d hammer anything up to 17.
Honestly, all of the Big 12 lines are within a point of what Sagarin would predict. Sagarin has Texas #4 and Iowa State #27.
I could see Heacock/our defense giving Ewers some trouble. I wouldn’t touch that line, but if I were forced to, I’d actually bet on ISU.
Wouldn't surprise me if Texas plays flat (tweener game, early start, etc.) but I do feel like they are getting their "mojo" with Ewers back. Also wouldn't surprise me if the culture comments we have made the last year or two after the game might give the Horns some motivation. That and the blowout loss we gave them last season.The play TJ Tampa made to get the ball back to our offense with time to work with was just insane. As good of a defensive stop and result as I can remember at a moment that could have won a game.
If it were any other team I'd think we would get stomped but for some reason Texas seems more aware of an 0-3 conference opponent being 0-3 than any other program.
I think some years we overstate that, but this year it’s legitimately true.In any other league OU/WV/ISU have some conference wins already unless they were SEC teams who happen to have played exclusively top ten teams. FFS, those three teams could be 8-0 in B10W instead of 0-8 in B12.