The TCU Horned Frogs (0-1) will take on the Texas Longhorns (2-0) Saturday at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium for a noon ET kickoff. We analyze the TCU-Texas college football betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Texas is ranked ninth in the Amway Coaches Poll.
TCU at Texas: Betting odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 9:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Texas -400 (bet $400, win $100) | TCU +300 (bet $100, win $300)
- Against the spread/ATS: Texas -10 (-110) | TCU +10 (-110)
- Over/Under: 62.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
TCU at Texas: Three things to know
- TCU has lost five of its last six games against Big 12 opponents dating back to 2019.
- Texas has won 12 straight games when as the betting favorite. The Longhorns are favored to beat TCU by 10 points Saturday.
- Texas QB Sam Ehlinger has thrown for 688 yards and 10 touchdowns in the first two games of the college football season for the Longhorns.
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TCU at Texas: Odds, betting lines and picks
Prediction
Texas 35, TCU 17
Money line (ML)
TEXAS (-400) is a huge money line favorite. The Longhorns barely beat Texas Tech, but blew out UTEP in Week 1 of the College Football season. TCU is still searching for its first win of the season, but it doesn’t have the offense to keep up with the Longhorns.
Take Texas to win and win easily, as the Longhorns should be able to score 30-plus points with their veteran offense.
Against the spread (ATS)
TEXAS -10 (-110) is a double-digit favorite over TCU in this Big 12 matchup. Dating back to the 2019 season, Texas has covered in four of its previous six contests. Meanwhile, TCU is just 3-6 against the spread in its last nine games and could really struggle to keep this game competitive.
Look for some early struggles from both sides, but for Texas to pull away in the second half and cover this 10-point spread.
Over/Under (O/U)
The total for this Big 12 matchup is set at 62.5 points, which feels a bit high. While both teams are certainly capable of scoring into the 30s and potentially 40s, it doesn’t feel like a great matchup for TCU.
The Horned Frogs just don’t have the same athletes on defense to keep up with this Longhorns attack for very long. Take the UNDER 62.5 (-110) in this contest, expecting both offenses to look sluggish out of the gate.
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- Texas Christian vs. Texas: 5 Bold Predictions ahead of kickoff (Longhorns Wire)
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