Blitzalytics Gambling Guide
Utah Utes Texas Longhorns
11-2 (PAC-12 Runner-Up) 7-5 (5th in BIG-12)
Offensive PPG (34.0) Offensive PPG (35.0)
Defensive PPG (13.2) Defensive PPG (28.9)
Offensive YPG - 443 (207 Rush, 236 Pass) Offensive YPG - 468 (172 Rush, 296 Pass)
Defensive YPG - 256 (70 Rush, 186 Pass) Defensive YPG - 446 (140 Rush, 306 Pass)
Schedule
@BYU 30-12 N. Illinois 35-17 La. Tech. 45-14 LSU 38-45
ID St. 31-0 @USC 23-30 Rice 48-13 Okla. St. 36-30
Wash. St. 38-13 @OR St. 38-0 @W. Va. 42-31 Okla. 27-34
AZ St. 21-3 Cal 35-0 Kansas 50-48 @TCU 27-37
@Wash. 33-28 UCLA 49-3 Kan. St. 27-24 @Iowa St. 21-23
@Arizona 35-7 Colorado 45-15 Baylor 10-24 Tex Tch. 49-24
Oregon 15-37
Key Players
T. Hunley 73.7% 2966 yds. 18TD-4INT S. Ehlinger 65.1% 3462 yds. 29TD-9INT
Z. Moss 219 Carries 1359 Yards 15 TDs K. Ingram 131 Carries 745 Yards 6 TDs
B. Kuithe 31 Catches 572 Yards 6 TDs D. Duvernay 103 Catches 1294 Yards 8 TDs
B. Anaee 35 Tack. 13.5 TFL 12.5 Sacks T. Graham 27 Tack. 9.5TFL 2.5 Sacks
J. Blackmon 4 INTs D. Jamison 3 INTs
Injuries
DB - Julian Blackmon - Out TE Cade Brewer - Questionable
DB - R.J. Hubert - Out DB - Anthony Cook - Questionable
OL - Samuel Cosmi - Questionable
OL Jake Hansen - Questionable
DL - Rob Cummins - Out
TE Cam McCormick - Out
WR - Devin Duvernay - Questionable
WR - Brennan Eagles - Questionable
DB - B.J. Foster - Questionable
DB - Jalen Green - Questionable
RB - Keaontay Ingram - Questionable
LB - Jeffrey McCulloch - Questionable
LB - Juwan Mitchell - Questionable
WR - Joshua Moore - Out
DB - Demarvion Overshown - Questionable
RB - Jarrett Smith - Out
DB - Caden Sterns - Questionable
DB - Josh Thompson - Out
LB - Marcus Tillman - Out
RB - Jordan Whittington - Out
Blitzalytics Analysis
Line Utah (-7) Over/Under 55 Against the Spread - Utah (9-3) Texas (6-6)
Disappointment surrounds this game as the Utah Utes went from having a spot in the College Football Playoff to a New Year’s Eve Bowl. Texas folded under its high expectations to a 7-5 record as a middle-tier BIG-12 team. When Texas is on offense, it is strength against strength as the Longhorns are one of the better throwing teams while Utah’s defense is Top 5. On the opposite side, the Longhorn defense is awful, especially against the pass. One can presume that this is a result of the tremendous amount of injuries they have seen. Utah has had a very balanced offense on their way to an 11-win season.
The Degenerate Menace Says: One has to weigh the impressive injury report for Texas with the fact that Utah should be adequately disappointed after a deflating loss to Oregon in the PAC-12 Championship. Texas exploited this fact last year when they beat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl after the Bulldogs SEC Championship loss. The computer thinks that with the injuries and the fact that Utah still has something to prove that they should dispatch Texas.
Predicted Score: Utah 35 - Texas 23