The No.7 Texas Longhorns get a chance Saturday to avenge last years loss to Kansas State when the Wildcats come to Austin for a BIG XII clash at Texas Memorial Stadium with kick-off set for 3:30 p.m. ET. Texas was in charge of its own destiny in 2006 when they were tripped up in Manhattan for their first conference loss. With a healthy Colt McCoy, the Longhorns are expected to take care of business at home against the Wildcats.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook SBGglobal currently have the Longhorns listed as 15-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total is sitting at 56. Betting trends have 61 percent of early side bets favoring the Longhorns while 91 percent of totals wagers are on the OVER 56.
The Wildcats blew the doors off the Missouri State Bears last time out, getting three touchdowns from James Johnson in a 61-10 victory. The oddsmakers had stayed away from that contest altogether – no line or total was posted for the matchup.
The Longhorns scored 41 points in the first half, as they pounded the Rice Owls 59-14 last week. The Longhorns managed to cover the 38.5-point spread at home, but the combined 73 points made it OVER the posted total of 65.
Colt McCoy led the charge with three touchdowns, while completing 20-of-29 pass attempts for 333 yards.
Kansas State is 1-1 against the spread covering as a +14 point road underdog at Auburn Sept.1 but falling short as a -21 home favorite against San Jose State on Sept. 8.
Texas finds itself 2-2 ATS with covers against TCU and Rice while coming up short against ArkansasState and Central Florida.
Online wagering giant BetUS.com is offering a money line price of -650 while Kansas State is getting +450 juice.
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