Two teams that recorded winning campaigns a year ago, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are set to take on the Longhorns of No. 10 Texas at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium/Jamail Field. The game is scheduled to get going at 8:00 p.m. ET and LGHN will broadcast the action.
Betting Preview: Texas Longhorns vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Texas is heavily favored in this matchup and is currently giving up 21 points to Louisiana Tech. Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 55 points, and some solid in-game betting opportunities may present themselves during this showdown.
The game’s line opened at -18. The total has not changed after it was initially established at 55.
Against the spread (ATS) last season, the Bulldogs were 7-6. The over cashed in four of those games while the under hit on nine occasions. The Longhorns assembled a record of 6-8 ATS with an O/U record of 6-8.
Overall, the Bulldogs went 8-5 straight-up (SU) last season while the Longhorns performed a couple games better with a 10-4 SU record in 2018. Against conference foes, the Bulldogs were 5-3 SU and the Longhorns were 7-2 SU when playing Big 12 schools. Both teams finished 2-1 SU against out-of-conference opponents in 2018.
The Bulldogs produced 237.1 passing yards per game and 109.1 rushing yards per game against their eight CUSA opponents last year. They managed to score 22.8 points per game against those opponents and gave up 19.9 per contest. When facing non-conference competition, they averaged 27.0 points-for and 31.5 points-against, along with 266.0 pass yards per game and 161.0 rush yards per contest.
In matchups against non-conference foes, the Longhorns passed for 244.7 yards per game and ran for 181.0 per game on their way to 31.3 points per outing. When playing just Big 12 opponents, the offensive unit registered 31.8 points per game by averaging 261.7 passing yards and 148.2 rushing yards. The Longhorns defense allowed 23.0 PPG to non-conference foes and 25.9 to Big 12 teams in 2018.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns Betting Pick
SU Winner: Texas, ATS Winner: Louisiana Tech, O/U: Under
Team Betting Notes
- The Bulldogs logged 16 passing touchdowns last season.
- The Longhorns threw for 28 passing touchdowns last season.
- The Bulldogs created 22 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Longhorns put up 24 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Bulldogs logged 3.8 yards per carry last season while allowing a YPC of 4.0 to opponents.
- The Longhorns rushed for 3.8 yards per carry last season and gave up 3.8 YPC to opponents.
- The Bulldogs O-line gave up 33 sacks last season. Their defense created 45 sacks.
- The Longhorns offense allowed 27 sacks last year. Their defense sacked opposing quarterbacks 32 times.
