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Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones
When: Thursday, 8 PM ET Where: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames TV: ESPN Stream: WatchESPN Radio: KTXX 104.9 FM (Texas) / Cyclone Radio Network (Iowa State) Opening NCAAF Betting Lines: Texas -5Series History
It’s the 15th meeting between the schools. The Longhorns lead the series with a record of 12-2. Texas enters with a 5-1 record on the road against Iowa State. The first meeting between the two schools was a 17-9 Texas win in 1979. The first matchup in Ames was a 44-41 UT victory in 1999. Thursday’s game will mark the eighth straight season that the two schools have played. Texas was victorious against the Cyclones last season in Austin, 27-6. The Longhorns were defeated 24-0 the last time the two programs squared off in Ames (2015).Why Bet On Texas?
The Horns (1-2) were off on Saturday and come off what could be called a good loss: 27-24 in double overtime on Sept. 16 at No. 4 USC. Junior defensive back DeShon Elliott had a huge game with two interceptions, seven tackles and two pass breakups. Elliott and the defense allowed just 17 points in regulation and 71 total rushing yards. USC entered averaging 45.5 points and 269.5 rushing yards per game. The defense has been much improved overall. Through three games, Texas has allowed an average of 373.7 yards per game, almost 75 yards better on a per game basis than in 2016. The Longhorns’ rushing defense (125.3) has improved by nearly 65 yards per game over their average last season. UT is first nationally in fourth-down defense, not allowing a conversion in five attempts. Only 11 teams have been perfect on fourth down defensively, while having faced at least three attempts. On third down, Texas is drastically improved as well. It is currently third in the conference and 22nd nationally having allowed just 11-of-41 (.268) third-down attempts to be converted. The Longhorns’ red zone defense has allowed points on just 60-percent of opponents’ trips, good for 12th nationally. Texas has already come up with five turnovers (four interceptions, one fumble recovery). Last season through three games, the Longhorns’ defense had just one turnover. Not counting season openers, Tom Herman is 4-0 in his career with at least 12 days since the last game. UT is 10-7 since the start of 2011 in such games.College Football Week 5 Games You Must Bet On
Why Bet On Iowa State?
The Cyclones (2-1) also were off on Saturday. They come off a 41-14 win at Akron on Sept. 16. The Cyclones have now tallied over 400 total yards in six straight games, a school record, and have put up over 40 points in their first three contests. And the difference maker has been running back David Montgomery. Montgomery, a sophomore, has totaled 321 yards on the ground this season for an average of 107 yards per game and 5.7 yards per carry. Montgomery currently leads college football in broken tackles. “He’s the catalyst for what we are offensively,” said coach Matt Campbell. “He practices that way every day. Our kids have really taken to that. He’s been a catalyst in this program. That has really drawn and gotten the most out of himself and his teammates.” This is the second time in school history that ISU has scored 40 or more points in each of the first three games of a season (1976). The three consecutive 40-point games also tie an overall school record (three other times, most recently in 1976). ISU is 5-2 under Campbell in games with a positive turnover margin (+3 today).Miami Hurricanes at Duke Blue Devils
When: Friday, 7 PM ET Where: Wallace Wade Stadium TV: ESPN Stream: WatchESPN Radio: WQAM 560 AM (Miami) / (Duke) Opening NCAAF Betting Lines: Miami -5.5Why Bet On Miami?
The Canes (2-0) are 14th in the latest poll and come off a 52-30 win over Toledo. The Rockets were up 16-10 before UM took over. The Canes were a bit rusty after having not played in three weeks due to Hurricane Irma. Mark Walton had 137 yards and a touchdown on six carries before leaving the game with an injury in the middle of the second quarter, but the junior returned with 1:36 remaining in the third quarter and finished the game with a career-high 204 rushing yards and one touchdown on 11 carries. Walton recorded the seventh 200-yard rushing game in Miami history and first since Duke Johnson ran for 249 yards at Virginia Tech in 2014. His 204 yards tie him for sixth in a single game in Miami history with Willis McGahee, who ran for 204 yards at Florida in 2002. UM has appeared in every AP poll this season. The Canes haven’t done so for an entire year since 2005. They were ranked in every poll from 2000-05, in 1996, from 1986-94, and in 1984. UM’s trip to Durham is its first since Oct. 31, 2015, when the Hurricanes produced one of the most memorable endings in modern college football history: the eight-lateral kickoff return that ended with Corn Elder’s 92-yard sprint to the end zone, and a 30-27 win.
