BYU Cougars vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/28/2023

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 28, 2023

Venue:  Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  BYU +17.5, Texas -17.5; Over/Under:  50.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  BYU +17.5, Texas -17.5; Over/Under:  50 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  BYU +17.5, Texas -17.5; Over/Under:  50.5 points

BYU Cougars:  5-2 (2-2) (7th place, Big 12)

Texas Longhorns:  6-1 (3-1) (2nd place, Big 12)

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BYU Cougars:  won their last game at home against the Texas Tech Red Raiders 27-14.

Texas Longhorns:  won their last game on the road against the Houston Cougars 31-24.

BYU is entering this game with a 5-2 record overall and they have a 2-2 record in their conference games too. They are 4-0 in their home games, 1-2 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Texas Tech 27-14. Kedon Slovis was the starting QB and he completed 15/27 passes for 127 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. LJ Martin led the team in rushing yards with 93. Darius Lassiter led the receivers with 47 receiving yards on 4 receptions and 1 TD. Jakob Robinson led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one. Jakob Robinson, Ethan Slade, and Eddie Heckard each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Texas is entering this game with a 6-1 record overall and they have a 3-1 record in their conference games too. They are 3-0 in their home games, 3-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-1 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Houston 31-24. Quinn Ewers was the starting QB and he completed 23/29 passes for 211 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Jonathon Brooks led the team in rushing yards with 99. Xavier Worthy led the receivers with 92 receiving yards on 6 receptions and 1 TD. Michael Taaffe led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Jaylan Ford, Alfred Collins, and Ethan Burke each led the defense in sacks with 1. Michael Taaffe came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have BYU listed as a 17.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. BYU has looked good this season with their 5-2 record overall but they are only 2-2 in their conference games. They have been playing a lot better in their games lately though and they are going to bring their best effort in this game against one of the top 10 teams in the country. Texas enters this game with their 6-1 record overall but that 1 loss came in conference play against Oklahoma as they are only 3-1 in their conference games. Texas bounced back from their loss against Oklahoma with a win against Texas last week but they didn't look that great in that game which was also their 1st game coming out of their bye week. They got out to an early lead but struggled the rest of the game as they allowed Houston to come right back and almost win. Texas is now missing their starting QB in this game too so they are going to struggle to cover such a large number, especially when the backdoor will be open late in this game if they do pull away. The best way to place a bet here is on BYU to cover the spread in this game.

BYU Texas Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 28, 2023 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Texas 31 BYU 21.

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BYU Cougars: 13-20 ATS in all games. 4-8 ATS off 1 or more consecutive unders. 15-24 ATS off an upset win as an underdog. 15-6 UNDER as an underdog of 10.5 to 21 points. 30-18 UNDER after being outgained by opp by 125 or more total yards last game. 

Texas Longhorns: 5-0 ATS when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 20-5 ATS after allowing 375 or more passing yards in their last game. 11-5 UNDER in home games. 30-22 UNDER after 2 or more consecutive losses against the spread.

BYU Cougars:  K. Hill (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. B. Bywater (LB) out for season - Shoulder. T. Alfrey (S) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. H. Ropati (RB) out for season - Knee.

Texas Longhorns:  Q. Ewers (QB) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. R. Watts (DB) Ques Sat - Lower Body. J. Majors (OL) Ques Sat - Ankle. C. Hutson (OL) Early Nov - Knee. K. Ross (DL) Early Nov - Undisclosed.

“We didn’t get down on ourselves tonight, and I thought the energy and the belief that we could make plays was there, especially in the first half. I thought our first half was a good half. It wasn’t perfect, but our guys played really sound in all three phases.” - Kalani Sitake after his team’s win against Texas Tech in their last game. 

“I think it speaks a lot to this team’s resiliency, this team’s mental toughness, their ability to finish in the fourth quarter I thought showed up tonight. I’m really happy about that. I’m happy to know when I wake up tomorrow morning we are going to be 6-1 and not 5-2.” - Steve Sarkisian after his team’s win against Houston in their last game. 

WR Lassiter, Darius 

WR Roberts, Chase 

WR Hill, Keanu 

TE Rex, Isaac 

QB Slovis, Kedon 

RB Martin, LJ 

FB Fakahua, Mason

WR Worthy, Xavier 

WR Mitchell, Adonai 

WR Whittington, Jordan 

TE Sanders, Ja'Tavion 

QB Ewers, Quinn 

RB Brooks, Jonathon

Passing: K. Slovis (1519)

Rushing: L. Martin (438)

Receiving: C. Roberts (430)

Touchdowns: L. Martin (5) 

Passing: Q. Ewers (1915)

Rushing: J. Brooks (825)

Receiving: X. Worthy (545)

Touchdowns: J. Brooks (7)

Coaches:

BYU Cougars: Kalani Sitake (8th season)

Texas Longhorns: Steve Sarkisian (3rd season)