{"id":15571,"date":"2009-11-12T18:14:50","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T23:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=15571"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:17","slug":"utah-vs-tcu-picks-121109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/utah-vs-tcu-picks-121109\/","title":{"rendered":"Utes vs. Horned Frogs: CFB Pick \/ Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>College Football Betting \u2013 Utah\/TCU Preview &amp; Pick<\/h2>\n<p>In NFL betting, the Colts finally get a chance to back up their hot rep this Sunday night. On the college side, No. 4 TCU can do the same on Saturday night. There\u2019s no denying that 2009 is the biggest season in Horned Frogs history to date. Still undefeated, TCU is pushing its way into the BCS title discussion, as crazy as that sounds. A win over Utah would move them one step closer to improbable glory. If Utah pulls off the upset, it still has a chance to steal the Mountain West.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(16) Utah Utes @ (4) TCU Horned Frogs<\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. ET<br \/>\n Sportsbook favorite: TCU -19.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team records:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Utah<\/strong>: 8-1 SU, 3-6 ATS<br \/>\n<strong>TCU<\/strong>: 9-0 SU, 6-2 ATS <\/p>\n<p>Most bettors are pretty confident in TCU\u2019s chances to win this week. The big question is whether or not it can cover the 19.5-point spread. Of the many factors to consider, we should first and foremost examine TCU\u2019s offense. It\u2019s sizzling at the moment, ranking eighth in the nation. The Horned Frogs\u2019 running game is their bread and butter; they\u2019ve hit the 300-yard mark in back-to-back games and eight different TCU players have rushed for touchdowns. Joseph Turner is the big scorer, having found pay dirt nine times, but the Frogs have had four different guys carry the ball 75-plus times.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/baff.betonline.com\/aspx\/affiliateGetImage.aspx?ID_SC=2225&amp;ID_I=1912\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><br \/>\nUtah hasn\u2019t allowed more than 17 points in a game this year and in theory poses a better threat than most to TCU\u2019s powerful running game, but it\u2019s hard to put stock into Utah\u2019s schedule so far. Arguably, TCU is the first legit offense the Utes are battling this season. They do play good \u201cD\u201d but they shouldn\u2019t be mistaken for the shutdown group from last year\u2019s undefeated squad.<\/p>\n<p>Another factor that should play a major role in TCU covering the spread: Jordan Wynn. The freshman quarterback impressed last week in his Utah debut but he has an entirely new challenge on his hands this week. The only defenses ranked higher than TCU\u2019s in the entire nation: Florida and Texas. The Horned Frogs may eat Wynn for breakfast like Pac-Man will feast in boxing\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betonline.com\/sports-betting\/boxing\/pacquiao-cotto-odds\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pacquiao Cotto odds<\/a> this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>TCU has major momentum playing at home and the conditions are right for them to win big. Go with the Horned Frogs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A few trends to consider:<\/strong><br \/>\nUtah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games<br \/>\nUtah is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah&#8217;s last 6 games<br \/>\nUtah is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing TCU<br \/>\nTCU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home<br \/>\nTCU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games<br \/>\nTCU is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games<br \/>\nTCU is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports bet online<\/strong> <strong>pick: TCU -19.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>KICK OFF WEEK 11 OF CFB FOOTBALL SEASON WITH BETONLINE.COM HANDICAPPING CONTESTS \u2013 SURVIVOR POOL &amp; MORE\u2026.CLICK HERE TO JOIN!!!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poolside rants weighs in with some picks for Saturday&#8217;s football action&#8230;college style.  The Utah Utes and the TCU Horned Frogs resume pleasantries this weekend, we preview and pick this great football matchup&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[9715,16918,313,427,771,17099,16921,16919,17100,1161,2584,1283,19900,19898,19899,4222],"class_list":["post-15571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ncaa-football","tag-bet-online","tag-betting-services","tag-college-football-betting","tag-football-bet","tag-ncaa-football-previews","tag-online-cfb-betting","tag-saturday-cfb-picks","tag-saturday-ncaa-football-picks","tag-sports-bet-online","tag-sports-picks","tag-tcu","tag-utah","tag-utah-vs-tcu-preview","tag-utes-frogs-picks","tag-utes-vs-horned-frogs","tag-week-11"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15571"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109193,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15571\/revisions\/109193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}