Texas vs Vanderbilt Prediction College Football Picks 10/26/24

In this article, we will formulate a Texas vs Vanderbilt Prediction for this College Football Week 9 game on Saturday, October 26th, at FirstBank Stadium.  Let’s take a look at a Texas Longhorns vs Vanderbilt Commodores pick. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Longhorns’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Commodores’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Texas

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Vanderbilt

-Recent betting trends in games played between Texas and Vanderbilt

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Longhorns and Commodores

How Does Texas Bounce Back?

Texas is still a national title contender, but if they were to lose this game, that might all change. Two games ago against Oklahoma, Texas gave up only three points, and they ended up winning by 31 points. In the last game against Georgia, Texas scored only 15 points while the defense gave up 30 points and that led to the defeat. Quinn Ewers completed 25 of his 43 passes for 211 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. Arch Manning came in for a spark but it didn’t work out. 

Texas is averaging 39.1 points while their defense is giving up 9.71 points per game. The offense is ranked 17th in the league while the defense is ranked 1st in the league. In this game, the defense is going to need to be good again to really put the pressure on. 

What if Vanderbilt Wins This Game?

If Vanderbilt wins this game, there might be some chatter about this team all of a sudden being a dark horse for the college football playoff. Vanderbilt sits with a 5-2 record overall. In the last game against Ball State, they were able to secure a 24-14 victory. At halftime, they were up 14-7 and they never looked back on the way to a victory. Diago Pavia completed 17 of his 31 passes for 275 yards, one touchdown, and zero interceptions. 

Vanderbilt on the season is averaging 33.1 points while their defense is giving up 22.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 35th in the league while the defense is ranked 51st in college football. 

Texas vs Vanderbilt Prediction

This total is too high. Vanderbilt has been impressive this season, but this game is not going to be the same. Texas is still giving up only 9.71 points per game and their defense is going to step up in a big way here. Vanderbilt is averaging 33.1 points per game but they aren’t going to get even close to that number here. I do think Quinn Ewers is going to struggle to move the ball again, and this game is going to end up being lower-scoring. Back the under to cash here with ease. 

Shane Mickle's Pick: Under