Saturday night college football and we will see the Iowa State Cyclones take on the Texas Longhons at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The game has a start time of 8:00 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on the Longhorn Network. Current Vegas odds have the Longhorns listed as 12 point favorites, while the total is set at 43.5.
Analysis: The Iowa State Cyclones come in at 2-4 on the year, which includes a 1-1 mark on the road. That one road win was a good one as they beat Iowa by a 20-17 count. The Cyclones are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs a team with a losing record, while the road team is 6-2 ATS the last 8 in this series. QB Sam Richardson leads the offense, throwing for 1354 yards with 10 TDs and 4 INTs, while also leading them in rushing with 283 yards and 1 score. Allen Lazrd is the team’s leading receiver with 304 yards. Overall this is not a very good offense as they rank 113th in total yards, 70th in passing, 113th in rushing and 96th in scoring (24.5 ppg), while the defense has struggled as well, ranking 99th overall, 65th vs the pass, 106th vs the run and 96th in points allowed (33.2 ppg).
The Texas Longhorns have not had a good start to their year as they come in at 2-4 overall, including 1-3 at home. They actually played very well last week vs Oklahoma, losing the Red River Rivalry by just 5 points. The Longhorns are 5-1 ATS for a SU loss, but 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS win. Tyrone Swoopes has been the starter this year since David Ash was lost for the season and he has put up some very average numbers. Tryon has hit 59.9% of his passes for 1068 yards, with 7 TDs and 4 INTs so far this year. He leads a really poor offense that comes in ranked 110th in total yards, 90th in passing, 101st in rushing and 114th in scoring (19.7 ppg). The defense has been very solid for this team, ranking 17th overall, 3rd vs the pass, 90th vs the run and 36th in points allowed (21.2 ppg).
Pick: I like Iowa State in this game. I do not believe the Longhorns should be this big a favorite over anyone, especially coming off their war with Oklahoma in which they let it all out in the game, before coming up just 5 points short. This is a tough spot for them here and even tougher vs an ISU squad that plays hard and is very disciplined. I just can't see Texas winning this one all that easily.
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What college football bettors need to know about betting Iowa State Cyclones vs Texas Longhorns on Saturday (10/18/14) - a free pick from Pregame.com's Dave Cokin with added insight from Ken Thomson.