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Published: October 27, 2009
The Texas Longhorns will travel in Big 12 conference action when they face the Oklahoma St Cowboys in a college football game in prime time on Saturday night. Kick off time at Oklahoma St is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with regional television coverage provided by ABC. The LVSC college football odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and the Texas Longhorns opened as an 8-½ point favorite. The early money from the college football bettors has been favorite money, as the Texas Longhorns are currently a 9-½ point favorite. College football money line bettors can make a play on the favored Texas Longhorns at –375 with the underdog Oklahoma St Cowboys returning +315 to pull off the home straight up win with no need for points on their side.
The past two meetings between these teams have been very close Texas Longhorn victories with a 28-24 victory last year and a 38-35 win in 2007. Texas is coming off an impressive 41-7 blowout win at Missouri last week. Texas has only allowed their past 4 opponents a combined 41 points. Texas has defended the run very well this season allowing opposing teams just 1.47 yards per rushing attempt on the season ranking 1st in all of college football. Senior quarterback Colt McCoy has hit on 71% of his passes this season with 14 touchdowns but 8 interceptions on the season. The Longhorns has gotten production on the ground as junior running back Vondrell McGee has averaged 5.6 yards a carry and Tre’ Newton 4.9 yards per rush thus far this season. Oklahoma St is winners of 5 straight on the season with high profile victories home to Georgia and Missouri on the season. Senior Cowboys quarterback Zac Robinson has hit on 65% of his passes this season with 12 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on the season. Robinson is coming off a game at Baylor where the senior quarterback hit on 85% of his passes. Robinson has not thrown a pick over his past two games. Senior running back Keith Toston has rushed 111 times for 606 yards and 5.5 yards per carry average. Oklahoma St has given up yardage on defense this season as the team allows an average of 352 yards per game and 4.9 yards per play against average. Texas quarterback Colt McCoy will be passing against a Big 12 conference 11th ranked Oklahoma St passing defense, which allows 253 yards per game through the air. Oklahoma St gave up 45 points and 366 yards passing to Houston in defeat. The Cowboys defense will be tested here against the balance offensive attack of the Longhorns offense. Oklahoma St has faced very weak defenses this season so it will be interesting to see if Oklahoma St can play up to their 37 points per game average against the #2 defense in all of college football.
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CFB Trend: Texas Longhorns are 4-1 ATS in their past 5 road games at Oklahoma St
The Wagerline consensus has 51.8% of the CFB bettors on Oklahoma St –9 1/2
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