Free College Football Picks For Today, Thursday 10-3-2024
Texas St vs. Troy College Football Betting Pick Prediction 10/3/2024
Texas St at Troy—Texas St is 2-2 following their 40-39 road defeat to Sam Houston St. the Bobcats gained 417 yards with 91 rushing for 3.3 yards a carry. On defense they allowed 393 yards to the Bearkats with 298 rushing for 5.2 yards a carry. Jordan McCloud hit 29 of 39 for 326 yards with three touchdowns. Troy fell to 1-4 with their 13-9 home defeat to UL Monroe. The Trojans put up 260 yards with 189 rushing for 4.2 yards a carry. Defensively they held the Warhawks to 247 yards with 112 rushing for 2.9 yards a carry. Goose Crowder was injured early in the game. Tucker Kilcrease went 6 of 10 for 57 yards and rushed for 55 yards.
The Pick:
Texas St rushed for 4.5 yards a carry. Back-to-back road games for the Bobcats on a short week. The have failed to cover three of four and gave up 27 points in a seven-point win at home to FCS Lamar. The Trojans are rushing for 4.7 yards a carry and passing for 7.9 yards per pass attempt. The Bobcats are 2-4 to the spread as a road favorite. Troy is 7-4 to the spread at home against the conference. Play Troy +13.
Sam Houston St vs. UTEP College Football Betting Pick Prediction 10/3/2024
Sam Houston St at UTEP—Sam Houston St improved to 4-1 following their 40-39 home win to Texas St. The Bearkats put up 393 yards with 298 rushing for 5.2 yards a carry. On defense they allowed 417 yards to the Bobcats with 326 passing on 39 attempts. Hunter Watson hit on 10 of 19 passes for 95 yards. He rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns. UTEP fell to 0-4 with their 27-17 road defeat at Colorado St. The Miners gained 324 yards with 48 rushing for 1.9 yards a carry. Defensively they surrendered 356 yards to the Rams with 224 rushing for5.2 yards a carry. Cade McConnell completed 19 of 29 for 220 yards and two touchdowns.
The Pick:
Sam Houston St is struggling with accuracy and efficiency at the quarterback position but getting good running. Defensively they hold opponents to 4.3 yards per run but good in pass defense. UTEP has struggled offensively with 2.8 yards per carry and 6.8 yards per pass attempt. UTEP has gone under in every game this season and is 11-2 to the under in their past 13 at home. Play Sam Houston St and UTEP under 50.