TCU vs. UNLV Picks
Sam Boyd Stadium will be the site for a Mountain West battle between 8-0 TCU and 1-6 UNLV. Okay, so maybe it won’t be much of a battle. Read on to check out our pick for this Week 9 college football contest.
Before we get to our free pick, let’s take a look at the latest odds for this game.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made TCU a 34.5-point favorite over UNLV. The over/under total for this game is currently 54 points.
The Horned Frogs are a perfect 8-0 on the year but have only covered in half of those eight games. They’re 2-0 on the road, but have failed to cover in both of those two contests (at SMU and at Colorado State).
The Rebels are 1-6 on the year and have failed to cover in four of their first seven games. They’re 1-2 at home this year but believe it or not, have covered in all three of their games at Sam Boyd Stadium. Those games including a 20-point loss to Wisconsin in Week 1 when they were a 20.5-point underdog, a 45-10 win over New Mexico as a 10.5-point favorite and a 44-26 loss to Nevada as a 20.5-point dog.
Our Free Pick:
The home team is 4-1 against the number in the last five meetings between these two teams, but the favorite (which has been the Horned Frogs) is 4-1 against the number in the last five meetings. We think UNLV’s home run of covering ends this Saturday and TCU will open things up this Saturday night. The Frogs are 8-3 against the number in the last 11 conference games and 9-4 AS in their last 13 games following a bye. Our pick is TCU minus the big point spread.
2010 College Football Week 9 Free Pick: TCU HORNED FROGS –34.5