TCU at BYU
With its BCS hopes already busted, No. 16 BYU will have a chance to bust the BCS hopes of No. 10 TCU on Saturday at 7:30PM ET when the Cougars host the Horned Frogs from Lavell Edwards Stadium.
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The Cougars were ranked as high as seventh in the country after a 2-0 start to the season, but a 54-28 loss at home to Florida State set BYU back. Now, having won four-straight, BYU is back up in the rankings and contending for the Mountain West title, but has to get past unbeaten TCU. The Cougars are 3-4 against the spread despite having a tremendous offense, led by Max Hall, who has thrown for 2,069 yards and 16 touchdowns. Hall ranks third in the country in passing yards and second in passing touchdowns. Harvey Unga has rushed for 575 yards and nine touchdowns while eight different Cougar receivers have over 100 yards receiving. On defense, BYU has given up 1,670 yards passing while holding opponents to 708 yards rushing. The Cougars are fourth in the conference in scoring defense, allowing 22.7 points per-game.
TCU is off to a 6-0 start with a 3-2 record against the spread this season. The Horned Frogs hold wins over Clemson, Air Force, and
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made TCU 2.5-point road favorites over BYU on Saturday night. The over/under total for this game has been established at 50.
College Football Week 8 Betting Trends
All games in this series since 1992
BYU is 3-3 against the spread versus TCU since 1992
BYU is 4-2 straight up against TCU since 1992
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992
Games over the last 3 seasons
TCU is 2-0 against the spread versus BYU over the last 3 seasons
BYU is 1-1 straight up against TCU over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
All games played at BYU since 1992
TCU is 2-1 against the spread versus BYU since 1992
BYU is 2-1 straight up against TCU since 1992
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992
Games played at BYU over the last 3 seasons.
TCU is 1-0 against the spread versus BYU over the last 3 seasons
BYU is 1-0 straight up against TCU over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Week 8 College Football Injury Report
TCU
[DE] 10/03/2009 – Ross Forrest "?" ( Arm )
BYU
[OG] 08/22/2009 – Houston Reynolds out for season ( Knee )
[CB] 09/06/2009 – Brian Logan out indefinitely ( Hand )
[OG] 08/27/2009 – Jason Speredon out for season ( Rotator Cuff )
[OL] 09/30/2009 – Jesse Taufi out indefinitely ( Academics )
[CB] 09/11/2009 – Garrett Nicholson has left team ( Academics )
[DT] 09/21/2009 – Russell Tialavea expected to miss 2-4 weeks ( Knee )
[DE] 10/02/2009 – Vic So’oto "?" ( Finger )
TCU at BYU Current Odds
TCU Horned Frogs -2.5 Over 50 (-140)
BYU Cougars +2.5 Under 50 (+120)
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Posted: 10/24/09 5:30PM ET