The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (+21) will clash with the No. 23 Texas Longhorns at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium/Jamail Field. The game is scheduled to kick off at 8:00 p.m. ET and fans can catch the action live on LGHN.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Texas Longhorns Betting Preview
Tulsa is the noticeable underdog here and is currently receiving three touchdowns from bookmakers. Vegas hasn’t decided what the game’s over/under (O/U) will be yet. It appears that there will likely be some solid in-game betting scenarios in the showdown.
The line for this game initially opened at -20
The Golden Hurricane are 0-1 against the spread (ATS) and have gained 1.0 unit so far in 2018. The team’s posted an O/U record of 0-0. The disappointing Longhorns have lost 5.0 units this season. They’re 0-1 ATS and have an O/U record of 1-0.
The Golden Hurricane are 1-0 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Longhorns are 0-1 SU.
The Golden Hurricane are looking to stay undefeated following a 38-27 victory over Central Arkansas last week. The D did its part in the win, holding the Bears to just 165 passing yards and 82 rushing yards. Carlos Blackman had a productive day for the Bears in that one with 57 rushing yards on 17 attempts. On the offensive side of the ball, Luke Skipper completed 15 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Shamari Brooks (129 yards on 27 rushes, two TDs) and Corey Taylor II (110 yards on 20 carries) led the ground attack in the win while Jarion Anderson (four receptions, 24 yards) and Cole Neph (four catches, 40 yards, one TD) shared the receiving duties.
One week ago, Maryland took care of this Texas crew by a score of 34-29. The Longhorns defense allowed the Terrapins to kill the clock by rushing for 143 yards on 46 attempts, including two rush TDs. Jeshaun Jones had a productive outing for Maryland, recording 28 rushing yards and a score on one attempt, along with 73 yards on two catches. For Texas, Sam Ehlinger completed 21-of-39 passes for 263 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Tre Watson (52 rushing yards on 12 attempts) mounted the ground game in the defeat as Lil’Jordan Humphrey (six receptions, 82 yards) and Devin Duvernay (four catches, 58 yards, one TD) led the receiving corps..
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Each team defense has tallied one sack this year.
Texas has lost one fumble this season while Tulsa has lost three
The Golden Hurricane created a whopping 36 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Longhorns put up 24 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Golden Hurricane registered 5.0 yards per carry last season while allowing 5.9 yards per rush attempt to opponents.
The Longhorns rushed for 3.6 yards per carry last season and allowed a YPC of 3.0 to opponents.
The Golden Hurricane O-line allowed 26 sacks last season. Their defense created 12 sacks.
The Longhorns O-line allowed 34 sacks last season. Their defense sacked opposing signal-callers 31 times
The Golden Hurricane only put up six passing touchdowns last season.
The Longhorns put up 18 passing touchdowns last season.
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