BYU vs. TCU Odds
No. 4 TCU looks to keep its national title hopes alive when it takes on a disappointed BYU program on Saturday at 4PM ET from Amon G. Carter Stadium.
TCU is 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Mountain West while BYU is 2-4 on the year with a 1-1 conference record. TCU has won the last two meetings in this series by a combined score of 70-14.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have made TCU as 29-point favorite at home against BYU on Saturday. The over/under has been set at 48.5.
The opening point spread had TCU as a 29.5-point favorite to start the week. The spread was as high as 31 points before working its way down to 29. The over/under point total hasn’t changed since opening at 48.5.
The Horned Frogs are cruising this season. They are off to a 6-0 start and are outscoring their opponents 250-62 through those six games. TCU is averaging 483 yards of offense per game, with 280 yards coming on the ground. The defense is holding opponents to just 230.2 yards per game. Ed Wesley has 612 yards rushing and seven touchdowns this season while Andy Dalton has rushed for 265 yards and three scores while also passing for 1,177 yards and nine touchdowns.
BYU is just 2-4 this season. The Cougars ended a four-game losing streak last week by beating San Diego State 24-21. The Cougars are averaging just 329.3 yards per game on offense while allowing 406.7 yards on defense, including 224.8 yards per game against the run. J.J. Di Luigi has rushed for 508 yards and four touchdowns while Jake Heaps has thrown for 885 yards and one touchdown with four interceptions.
Trends favor TCU in this game as the Horned Frogs are 4-1 against the spread against BYU in the last four games in this series. TCU is also 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a losing record. BYU is just 0-6 ATS in their last six following a cover.
TCU is healthy with no players listed on the injury report while BYU has a lot of question marks heading into Saturday. Defensive backs Steven Thomas and Andrew Rich are both questionable for the game with respective injuries.
This game hasn’t picked up a lot of action with under 2,000 bets being made. Of those bets 65% are being placed on TCU -29 against BYU.
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