The No. 19 Texas Longhorns (2-1) take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-1) Saturday with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Texas vs. Texas Tech odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
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The Longhorns beat UTSA last week 41-20 largely in part to RB Bijan Robinson, who carried the ball 20 times for 183 yards and 3 touchdowns. QB Hudson Card completed 15 of 23 passes for 161 yards and a TD, while the Texas offense finished with 459 total yards. The Longhorns are still without star QB Quinn Ewers (shoulder) and will continue to lean on Robinson moving forward.
Texas Tech lost to NC State 27-14 last week. QB Donovan Smith struggled throwing 2 interceptions and only 1 TD, while accumulating 214 yards through the air on 21 completions of 36 attempts. He also had a rushing TD, but on 11 total carries, he had -9 yards.
The Red Raiders struggled on 3rd- and 4th-down conversions as well going 2-for-12 and 1-for-4, respectively. They will hope to clean up their play Saturday as they look for a big win over a talented Texas team.
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Texas at Texas Tech odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:42 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Texas -270 (bet $270 to win $100) | Texas Tech +220 (bet $100 to win $220)
- Against the spread (ATS): Texas -7.5 (-103) | Texas Tech +7.5 (-117)
- Over/Under (O/U): 60.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Texas at Texas Tech picks and predictions
Prediction
Texas 31, Texas Tech 21
Money line
Texas (-270) will win.
It is clear that without Ewers, the Longhorns are putting more emphasis on the run game with Robinson, and he has shown no signs of slowing down with all eyes on him. Plus, Card has stepped up well under center, but I can’t justify suggesting a play with so much juice.
Against the spread
TEXAS -7.5 (-103) is the play.
The Longhorns are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings at the Red Raiders. Robinson will prove to be too much for the Tech defense.
Over/Under
TAKE UNDER 60.5 (-105).
This is a Texas defense that held Alabama to only 20 points. With a focus on the running game, the Longhorns will look to largely control possession. Their Under is 4-0 in their last 4 away games and 4-0 in their last 4 away games against a team with a winning home record.
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