TCU Horned Frogs vs Utah Utes Betting Pick & Prediction 10/19/24

ESPN will be covering this week eight matchup between the TCU Horned Frogs and Utah Utes, which is set to kick off at 10:30 ET from Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. The Utes are favored by -4.5 points, and the over/under line is currently at 49 points. The Utes enter the game with a 4-2 record, while TCU is 3-3 on the season.

TCU HORNED FROGS VS UTAH UTES BETTING PICK

The Pick: TCU Horned Frogs +4.5

This game will be played at Rice-Eccles Stadium at 10:30 ET on Saturday, October 19th.

WHY BET THE TCU HORNED FROGS:

  • We have the TCU Horned Frogs winning this one by a score of 25 to 23
  • Not only do we have the TCU Horned Frogs winning straight-up, we have them covering the spread at +4.5
  • We see this game finishing below the line of 49 points

Will The TCU Horned Frogs Pull Off An Upset As Road Underdogs

TCU enters Week 8 with a 3-3 record, ranked 56th in our CFB power rankings. They have a 60.2% chance of reaching bowl eligibility but just a 0.4% chance of winning the Big 12. The Horned Frogs are 2-1 on the road this season but have gone 0-2 at home.

TCU is 1-4 against the spread, with an average scoring margin of +4.5 points per game. They are 0-4 ATS as the favorite and 1-0 as the underdog.

Their over/under record is 4-1, with TCU games averaging 66.2 points. The average over/under line has been 57.7 points, while this week’s line is set at 49 points.

TCU’s offense is centered around their passing game, ranking 6th in the nation with 342.8 yards per game. They are 4th in completions, averaging 28.2 per game, and 7th in attempts with 40.7. They are 21st in scoring, putting up 35.3 points per game, and are 15th in third-down conversions, converting 48.7% of their attempts. We have them ranked 32nd in our offensive power rankings heading into week 8.

Josh Hoover has thrown for 2,007 yards this season, completing 68.6% of his passes. He has 16 touchdowns and six interceptions, with a passer rating of 106. Jack Bech leads the receiving corps with 702 yards and seven touchdowns on 39 catches. TCU’s run game has struggled, averaging just 100.2 rushing yards per game.

TCU’s defense has struggled this season, allowing an average of 30.8 points per game. In their recent game against Houston, they gave up 30 points, including 210 rushing yards on 42 attempts and 154 passing yards.

Despite ranking 13th in the nation for passing yards allowed at 155.5 per game, TCU’s defense has struggled against the run, giving up 183.7 rushing yards per game, ranking 134th nationally.

Are The Utah Utes Going To Defend Home Field Advantage?

Utah enters Week 8 with a 4-2 record, facing TCU at home. They are ranked 44th in our power rankings and have an 86.6% chance of becoming bowl-eligible. At home, the Utes are 1-1, while they’ve gone 2-1 on the road this season.

Utah has been favored in five of their six games but holds a 1-4 record against the spread. Their average scoring margin is +9.8 points per game.

The over/under line for this week is set at 49 points. Utah’s games have averaged 43.8 points, and their over/under record is 1-4, with an average margin of -6.2 points against the line.

Utah’s offense has been driven by their rushing game, averaging 176.8 yards per game on the ground, ranking 30th in rushing attempts nationally. Micah Bernard leads the team with 676 rushing yards, averaging 6 yards per carry, though he has only scored two touchdowns. Utah is 56th in scoring, with 26.8 points per game, and we have them 83rd in our offensive power rankings heading into week 8.

Quarterback Isaac Wilson has thrown for 830 yards, with six touchdowns and seven interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 69. Utah ranks 105th in passer rating and 89th in third-down conversions, converting just 35.2% of their attempts. Dorian Singer leads the receivers with 434 yards on 30 catches but has yet to find the end zone.

Utah’s defense, ranked 15th nationally, has allowed an average of just 17 points per game this season. They’ve been particularly effective against the pass, holding opponents to 172 passing yards per game and a 66.8 passer rating, the 15th-lowest in the country. Quarterbacks have completed only 49.5% of their passes against Utah, the sixth-lowest completion rate in college football.

In their recent game against Arizona State, Utah’s defense gave up 27 points, including three rushing touchdowns, while allowing 205 rushing yards. Arizona State also threw for 167 yards on 12 completions, but Utah managed to force one interception in the game.