UTSA at Texas College Football Preview and Best Bet – 9/14/2024

The UTSA Roadrunners will take on the Texas Longhorns on September 14, 2024, at 7:00 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook currently has the UTSA Roadrunners as 35.5 point underdogs. Meanwhile, the total for the game has been set at 55.5 points. This matchup is sure to be an exciting one, with Texas now firmly in the national championship picture. Here is our best bet for UTSA vs Texas from Austin.

UTSA In For a Tough Road Test

The UTSA Roadrunners have split the first two games of their season, beating Kennesaw State at home before losing on the road to Texas State. The Roadrunners were blown out by Texas State in their first loss of the year, giving up 49 points to a Bobcats team that was superior on both sides of the ball. This weekend, UTSA is likely to once again be outclassed on both sides of the football against a Texas Longhorns team that has looked incredibly early in the season.

If UTSA wants a chance to pull off one of the more memorable upsets in college football history this week, they will need to find some consistency on offense. The Roadrunners were flat offensively for most of their win over Kennesaw State, who was making its FBS debut in that contest, before they played poorly for four quarters against Texas State. Against the Longhorns, UTSA has to find a way to conjure up some offense to help them keep up with the number-two team in the country.

Texas Aims to Build On Blowout Of Michigan

Going into Saturday's UTSA vs Texas matchup, there might not be a team with a more impressive win on their resume than the Texas Longhorns. Texas is 2-0, with their most recent win coming in blowout fashion on the road over the Michigan Wolverines. Here, Texas should have no trouble moving to 3-0, as they look to continue their run of dominance by beating UTSA.

The defense of the Longhorns has been nothing short of spectacular so far this season. They have allowed just 12 total points through the first two games of the year, which includes a shutout over Colorado State in their season opener. We could see another low number conceded by the Longhorns defense in this game, in what is expected to be another blowout win for the hosts.

UTSA vs Texas Best Bet

The combination of the point spread and total for this UTSA vs Texas game implies that UTSA is not expected to do very much scoring. We are prepared to lay the points with Texas in this contest, as they should continue to win their battles on defense, while Quinn Ewers and the offense is capable of doing more than enough scoring to cover the number in this one.

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