TCU Horned Frogs

TCU Horned Frogs

Sep 21, 2024

SMU Mustangs

SMU Mustangs
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TCU at SMU College Football Pick & Prediction – 9/21/2024

On September 21, 2024, the TCU Horned Frogs will take on the SMU Mustangs in an all-Metroplex matchup at 5:00 pm ET. As per DraftKings Sportsbook, the Horned Frogs are favored by three points. Currently, 89% of the spread bets are on TCU, while 11% are on SMU. The total of 58.5 has seen 39% of bets favoring the under and 61% favoring the over. Don't miss out on this exciting matchup between the TCU Horned Frogs and the SMU Mustangs and keep reading to get our best bet for TCU vs SMU.

Can TCU Recover From Loss In Big 12 Opener?

Last week, the TCU Horned Frogs suffered their first loss of the 2024 college football season, going down 35-34 at home against the UCF Knights. TCU's defense let it down in that game, as they allowed more points to UCF than they did in their first two games of the season combined. Here, the Horned Frogs will need to be better on the defensive side of the ball if they want to avoid a second straight loss and a loss to their crosstown rivals from SMU.

SMU Offense Looks to Get Back On Track

Just like TCU, the SMU Mustangs suffered their first loss of the 2024 season last time out. Fortunately for SMU, that loss did not come to a conference opponent in the ACC, as they lost to BYU of the Big 12 by a score of 18-15. Still, SMU's offensive performance in that game was once again alarming. The Mustangs scored just 15 points and have now disappointed on that side of the ball in both of their games against FBS opponents this season after struggling to score for much of their season opener against Nevada.

TCU vs SMU Best Bet

This TCU vs SMU game is a non-conference contest but it feels very significant for both teams, both because of the geographic rivalry between them and because neither team wants to give back into conference play on a two-game losing streak. Look for TCU to cover the number in this game, as their defense should be able to win the day against an SMU team that has been just dreadful when it comes to putting points on the board for most of the season so far.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

-1.0/-110
76% TCU
+1.0/-110
24% SMU

Moneyline Pick Consensus

-118
82% TCU
-103
18% SMU

Total Pick Consensus

58.5/-108
44% UN
58.5/-112
56% OV

Stats

  • Team Stats
  • Passing
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

TCU
Team Stats
SMU
10
GM
10
33.2
PPG
22.4
68.7
PLAYS-PG
71.0
439.6
YDS/G
348.6
6.4
YPP
4.9
23.2
1st DPG
19.2
14.3
1st DPass
11.4
7.4
1st DRush
5.3
1.5
1st Pen
2.5
6.1
Pen-Gm
7.6
60.7
Pen-Yds
67.5
1.0
FUM-G
0.6
0.8
INT-G
1.4

Defense/Offense

TCU
Team Stats
SMU
10
GM
10
27.6
PPG
39.9
69.6
PLAYS-PG
68.7
358.6
YDS/G
445.3
5.2
YPP
6.5
21.1
1st DPG
22.9
8.7
1st DPass
10.1
10.5
1st DRush
10.6
1.9
1st Pen
2.2
5.4
Pen-Gm
7.8
46.1
Pen-Yds
77.7
0.4
FUM-G
1.0
0.6
INT-G
0.7

Offense/Defense

TCU
Rushing
SMU
29.7
ATT
33.5
110.0
Y/G
99.0
3.7
Y/A
3.0
1.8
TD/G
1.0

Defense/Offense

TCU
Rushing
SMU
40.1
ATT
40.6
172.1
Y/G
190.9
4.3
Y/A
4.7
1.9
TD/G
2.4

Offense/Defense

TCU
Passing
SMU
26.6
CMP
20.8
39
ATT
37.5
68.2
CMP%
55.5
329.6
Y/G
249.6
8.5
Y/A
6.7
2.4
TD/G
1.9

Defense/Offense

TCU
Passing
SMU
17
CMP
17.8
29.5
ATT
28.1
57.6
CMP%
63.3
186.5
Y/G
254.4
6.3
Y/A
9.1
1.2
TD/G
1.9

TCU
Special Teams
SMU
3.2
Punts-GM
2.7
41.3
Punt Avg
45.1
1.4
Kick Ret GM
2.0
19.1
Kick Ret Avg
20.0
2.1
Punt Ret GM
1.8
10.8
Punt Ret Avg
8.7

Odds

  • Spread
  • MoneyLine
  • Over/Under
Open
Current
Book
TCU SMU
TCU SMU
Consensus
-2.5 (-112)
+2.5 (-105)
-1.0 (-112)
+1.0 (-109)
-2.5 (-110)
+2.5 (-110)
-1.0 (-110)
+1.0 (-110)
-1.5 (-108)
+1.5 (-115)
-1.5 (-108)
+1.5 (-112)
-2.5 (-113)
+2.5 (-107)
-1.0 (-113)
+1.0 (-108)
-1.0 (-105)
+1.0 (-110)
-1.0 (-105)
+1.0 (-115)
-2.5 (-110)
+2.5 (-110)
-1.5 (-110)
+1.5 (-110)
Open
Current
Book
TCU SMU
TCU SMU
Consensus
-132
+110
-118
-103
-135
+114
-115
-105
-111
-108
-115
-104
-132
+110
-122
+100
-135
+115
-105
-115
-135
+115
-115
-105
Open
Current
Book
Over Under
Over Under
Consensus
57.0 (-110)
57.0 (-110)
58.5 (-113)
58.5 (-107)
57.5 (-110)
57.5 (-110)
58.5 (-112)
58.5 (-108)
58.5 (-110)
58.5 (-110)
59.5 (-105)
59.5 (-115)
57.5 (-117)
57.5 (-105)
59.0 (-110)
59.0 (-110)
57.0 (-110)
57.0 (-110)
59.0 (-110)
59.0 (-110)
57.5 (-110)
57.5 (-110)
58.5 (-115)
58.5 (-105)