BYU at Texas Christian
FORT WORTH (Interstat) — BYU will visit Texas Christian on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. The Cougars are 3-0 and the Horned Frogs are 2-2. BYU is the visiting team, while Texas Christian is the home team.
BYU’s Bear Bachmeier is a player to watch. He completed 12 of 16 passes for 227 yards in the Cougars’ most recent game, a 41-23 win at Colorado State. Against Arizona, he completed 16 of 26 passes for 217 yards and ran six times for 37 yards with three passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. Against Utah Tech, he completed 16 of 20 passes for 198 yards and ran four times for 30 yards with three passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. In the Colorado State win, LJ Martin ran 15 times for 176 yards and three touchdowns and had one reception for 9 yards. Treyson Bourguet also played at quarterback and went 0 for 1.
Texas Christian’s Jaden Craig is a player to watch. He completed 25 of 40 passes for 310 yards in the Horned Frogs’ most recent game, a 21-13 win by UCF over Texas Christian. Against Arkansas State, Craig completed 21 of 29 passes for 337 yards and ran seven times for 20 yards with three touchdowns. In the UCF game, Jeremy Payne ran 15 times for 48 yards, caught six passes for 21 yards, recorded one tackle and scored one touchdown. Amante Martin ran three times for 8 yards.
BYU has beaten Utah Tech 63-7, Arizona 28-17 and Colorado State 41-23. BYU’s wins over Utah Tech and Arizona came at home, and its win at Colorado State came on the road. Texas Christian lost to North Carolina 15-10, beat Grambling 63-7, beat Arkansas State 31-7 and lost at UCF 21-13. Texas Christian’s wins over Grambling and Arkansas State came at home, while its loss to North Carolina also came at home. The Horned Frogs will try to avoid a second straight loss at home. The Cougars will try to stay unbeaten on the road.
After Saturday, BYU is scheduled to host Iowa State, host Notre Dame, visit UCF, host Arizona State, visit Utah, host Baylor, visit Kansas and host Cincinnati. Texas Christian is scheduled to visit Baylor, host West Virginia, host Kansas, visit Arizona, host Kansas State, host Utah and visit Texas Tech.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of BYU 32, Texas Christian 31. Texas Christian is a pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5. The over/under is 47.5.