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Week 1 College Football Betting – TCU vs Minnesota

  • Updated: September 2, 2015
    • Week 1 College Football Betting – TCU vs Minnesota

    High-Flying TCU Gets to Make Statement in Big Ten Territory

    By Charles Jay

    Last season was a great one for the TCU Horned Frogs, as they got to the brink of national championship contention. But it was also a season of anger and frustration, as they were left out of the four-team title playoff. There are tremendous expectations for this program in 2015, and they begin the season on Thursday night as a substantial road favorite in the college football odds against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, in a game that will begin at 9 PM ET at TCF Bank Stadium in a Minneapolis. Keep in mind that customers of BetAnySports have the opportunity to place wagers on this game while it is in progress, with ever-changing lines and state-of-the-art software with Live Betting Extra.

    Week 1 College Football Betting – TCU vs Minnesota

    Minnesota had a respectable season in 2014, going 8-5, including victories at Nebraska and Michigan. They got to the Citrus Bowl, where they lost 33-17 to Missouri. TCU was technically the Big 12 co-champion with Baylor, although they lost a thrilling 61-58 decision to the Bears in Waco. The averaged 46.5 points per game and demonstrated their anger at being left out of the playoff situation with a resounding 42-3 win over Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl.

    College Football Betting Line: TCU vs Minnesota

    In the college football odds that have been posted on this game by the people at BetAnySports, TCU is laying a lot of points on the road:

    • TCU Horned Frogs -15
    • Minnesota Golden Gophers +15
    • Over 57 points -110
    • Under 57 points -110

    Obviously there is much reason for optimism in Fort Worth these days, because Trevone Boykin, one of the Heisman Trophy favorites, is coming back for his senior season. He was the second-team Associated Press All-American at the quarterback position, throwing for 3901 yards with 33 touchdowns, also adding 707 yards on the ground. He leads an offensive unit that brings back ten starters, so there is very little question that the Horned Frogs will be in a position to run up big scores on opponents once again.

    On defense, they have six starters to replace, and that is off a unit that held the opposition to 48.5% completions and 2.8 yards per carry. Their defensive yards-per-point was 18.0, which is outstanding, and even though they lost some top-level personnel, including six of the top seven tacklers, they do have three seniors returning on the defensive line, in addition to Nebraska transfer Aaron Curry.

    BetAnySports patrons realize that Minnesota lost their big gun on offense when David Cobb graduated. He had 1626 net rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, and that is hard to replace. Another key departure was Maxx Williams, perhaps the best tight end in the nation, who was drafted in the second round by the Baltimore Ravens. It would be one thing if they had a high-powered passing attack otherwise, but quarterback Mitch Leidner put up only modest numbers in 2014 (51.5% completions, just 11 touchdowns). Minnesota was challenged in terms of stopping the run last year (4.8 ypc allowed), and so our conclusion is that it might be difficult for them the trade points OR control the clock in this one, unless they get some explosiveness from an unexpected source.

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