CFB Preview: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Texas Longhorns
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 26, 2015
Where: Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas
Lines: N/A
Total: N/A
The Texas Tech Red Raiders have not been playing well down the stretch as they have won just one of their last three games, while the Texas Longhorns have played well of late as hey are 3-2 in their last five games. The Longhorns have won the last 6 in a row in the series.
Red Raiders Are All Offense And No Defense
The Texas Tech Red Raiders have had a decent season as hey are 6-5 so far and are probably headed to a bowl game and it has all been due to their offense that comes in ranked third in the nation in total offense, putting up 588.1 ypg, and 2nd in scoring (46.5 ppg). Patrick Mahommes has had a very good year as he has hit 65.7 of his passes for 3911 with 31 TDs and 13 INTs for the year. He is the reason they are 3rd in the nation in passing. They are also 36th in rushing and are led by DeAndre Washington, who has 1282 yards and 12 TDS on the ground this year.
Now for the bad about this this team and that is their defense that has just been horrible this year. The Red Raiders come in ranked 127th in the nation in yards allowed, giving up 546.8 ypg, while also ranking 118th vs the pass, 123rd vs the run and 123rd in points allowed, giving up 42.4 ppg. Even if they lose this game they should be in a bowl this year and with their games averaging 88.9 ppg it should vs a fun game, no matter who they play.
Texas May Not Go Bowling This Year
The Texas Longhorns have been playing better down the stretch and it started with their shocking upset of Oklahoma back on October 10th, but still they have this tough game and then a road game vs Baylor next week and they must win both in order to get to a bowl game. They have a shot at winning this one, but no shot at winning in Baylor, which should mean that they will be left out of the bowl party this year.
The Longhorns brought back eight starters on offense and five on defense and were expected to take a step forward after finishing just 6-7 last year, but this team got off to a slow start and that pretty much doomed them. Neither Tyrone Swoopes nor Jerrod Heard have been able to lead this offense all that well as the Longhorns come in 93rd in total offense, 118th in passing and 94th in scoring (24.9 ppg). The defense was to be one of the best in the Big 12, but they come in ranked 95th in total defense and 87th in points allowed (29.9). The Texas Longhorn bowl streak should end at four.
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Free College Football Pick
[113] Texas Tech -1.5 over Texas
The Red Raiders have been foundering and the Longhorns have been playing well of late, but I feel this one goes to the Red Raiders. They just have much more offense and the Longhorns won't be able to keep pace. Yes Texas gets the edge on the defensive side of the ball, but still the Texas offense has been inconsistent and just won't come up with enough points to outscore the third best offense in the nation.
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