UTSA Roadrunners vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/14/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 14, 2024

Venue:  Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UTSA +35, Texas -35; Over/Under:  53.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UTSA +35, Texas -35; Over/Under:  53.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UTSA +35.5, Texas -35.5; Over/Under:  53.5 points

UTSA Roadrunners:  1-1 (0-0) (11th place, AAC)

Texas Longhorns:  2-0 (0-0) (7th place, SEC)

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UTSA Roadrunners:  lost their last game on the road against the Texas State Bobcats 49-10.

Texas Longhorns:  won their last game on the road against the Michigan Wolverines 31-12.

UTSA is entering this game with a 1-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Texas State 49-10. Owen McCown was the starting QB and he completed 10/23 passes for 105 passing yards before getting replaced by Eddie Lee Marburger who completed 14/27 passes for 147 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Robert Henry led the team in rushing yards with 26. Willie McCoy led the receivers with 59 receiving yards on 3 receptions and 1 TD. Ken Robinson led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Jimmori Robinson led the defense in sacks with 1. Zach Morris came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Texas is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 1-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Michigan 31-12. Quinn Ewers was the starting QB and he completed 24/36 passes for 246 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Ryan Wingo led the team in rushing yards with 55. Gunnar Helm led the receivers with 98 receiving yards on 7 receptions and 1 TD. David Gbenda led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Colin Simmons led the defense in sacks with 1. Derek Williams Jr. and Andrew Mukuba each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Texas listed as a 35 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Texas has looked really good in their games this season with their 2-0 record overall. They went to the college football playoff last season and lost in the Sugar Bowl to Washington, but they have picked up right where they left off last season. This is their 1st year in the SEC and they have a real chance to make the playoffs again, even if they don't win the conference. They looked great in their season opener against Colorado State, winning 52-0 at home, and they looked great last week in their road win, beating defending National Champions Michigan in their own house 31-12. Texas is coming back home now but they aren't going to go easy in this game. Meanwhile, UTSA hasn't looked great in their games this season with their 1-1 record overall and they are coming off a blow out loss too. They just lost 49-10 to Texas State on the road last week and now they are on the road again against a much stronger opponent. UTSA also lost a lot of players from their team last season and don't have nearly as much talent this year. UTSA won't put up much of a fight against this improved Texas defense. The best way to place a bet here is on Texas to cover the spread in this game.

UTSA Texas Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 14, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Texas 56 UTSA 7.

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UTSA Roadrunners: 4-9 ATS in the 1st quarter of their last 13 games. 2-5 ATS in the 1st half of their last 7 road games. 11-2 to the 1st half over in their last 13 games. 

Texas Longhorns: 5-3 ATS in their last 8 home games. 5-3 ATS in the 1st half of their last 8 home games. 12-2 to the 1st half over in their last 14 games. 

UTSA Roadrunners:  D. Clark (WR) Questionable - Knee. J. Randle (WR) Out - Leg.

Texas Longhorns:  T. Owens (QB) Out - Lower Body. C. Clark (RB) Out - Achilles. C. Baxter (RB) Out - Knee.

“You’re not always going to have the best team or the most experienced team. So you're going to get your teeth kicked in a few times before you get it all fixed. And you know, I've chosen to stay at UTSA, and we’ve been here five years now. And our team has had a lot of turnover this last year.” - Jeff Traylor on his team this season.

“This one game isn’t going to define our season, but I think it would serve as a pretty good barometer of the type of team that we could be.” - Steve Sarkisian after his team’s win against Michigan in their last game. 

WR McCoy, Willie

WR McCuin, Devin

WR Carpenter, Chris 

TE Cardenas, Oscar

QB McCown, Owen

RB Barnes, Kevorian

WR Bond, Isaiah

WR Golden, Matthew

WR Moore Jr., DeAndre 

TE Helm, Gunnar 

QB Ewers, Quinn 

RB Blue, Jaydon

Passing: O. McCown (445)

Rushing: R. Henry (56)

Receiving: W. McCoy (118)

Touchdowns: D. McCuin (2)

Passing: Q. Ewers (506)

Rushing: J. Gibson (103)

Receiving: G. Helm (140)

Touchdowns: M. Golden (3)

Coaches:

UTSA Roadrunners: Jeff Traylor (5th season)

Texas Longhorns: Steve Sarkisian (4th season)