The country’s top receiver, Josh Doctson (1,315 yards, 14 TDs), and fifth-leading passer, Trevone Boykin (3,373 yards, 29 TDs), will be on display when the No. 13 Texas Christian Horned Frogs meet the Kansas Jayhawks. TCU (8-1) comes into this game looking to continue its winning ways, while Kansas (0-9) would like to get things going with a win. The game kicks off Saturday, Nov 14 at 12:00 p.m. ET and will be shown on FS1.
TCU lost big against Oklahoma State 49-29 last week. KaVontae Turpin had an outstanding performance in the loss, catching seven balls for 107 yards. Aaron Green also had a big game with 97 rushing yards and a TD on 24 carries. Kansas had a rough game as well, struggling mightily against Texas 59-20. Darious Crawley had a solid outing for the Jayhawks, registering three receptions for 63 yards and one TD.
TCU is a big 43-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 72 points.
Sitting at 8-1 Straight Up (SU) and 4-5 Against The Spread (ATS), the Horned Frogs will look to improve heading into Week 11. In their five most recent matchups, the Horned Frogs went 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS. TCU has America’s third-ranked passing attack, which averages 398.2 yards per game. During their last five games, the Horned Frogs gave up 232.0 passing yards per game. The Horned Frogs will need to strip the football against the Jayhawks. They are one of the worst in the nation in fumbles lost with one per game. In the first quarter, TCU is tough to stop, putting up 16.1 points in the first 15 minutes.
On the other side, the Jayhawks have 0-9 SU and 2-7 ATS records this season. In the previous five games, Kansas has a record of 0-5 SU and 1-4 ATS. The Jayhawks like to keep the ball in the air. On average, they pass 37.7 times per game. Yellow flags will likely be a common sight during any game with TCU. The Horned Frogs are one of the most penalized teams in the country with 8.1 calls per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Texas Christian, ATS Winner – Texas Christian, O/U – Under
Notes
TCU is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games.
TCU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of TCU’s last 6 games at home.
TCU is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas.
TCU is 7-0 SU when leading at the half this season.
Kansas is 0-5 SU in games where it comes out ahead in the turnover battle, and also winless (0-3 SU) when losing the turnover battle.
According to overall FBS team rankings, TCU is rated higher in the ground game on both sides of the ball. Its 16th-ranked rushing attack will face the 120th-ranked run defense of Kansas, while its 62nd-ranked run defense will look to contain the 118th-ranked rushing game of the Jayhawks.
