Texas' record against the spread through six games
The No. 9 Texas Longhorns suffered their first outright loss of the season on Saturday versus Oklahoma, dropping Steve Sarkisian‘s team to 5-1. That’s a better record than what UT has against the spread.
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Per OddsShark’s college football odds and handicapping database, Texas is 3-3 against the spread this season.
The three losses versus the number include the outright loss to the Sooners despite entering the Cotton Bowl as a four-point favorite. The other two ATS defeats came in the season opener versus Rice and in game three versus Wyoming.
Texas only topped the Owls by 27, not enough to cover the 35.5-point spread. The Longhorns flirted with a late cover against the Cowboys, but the 21-point margin was not enough to cover the 30.5-point number.
The Longhorns won the only game they entered into as an underdog when they went to Bryant-Denny Stadium and knocked off the Alabama Crimson Tide. Nick Saban‘s team was a seven-point favorite, but the Longhorns left town with a 10-point win.
The spread was easily covered in contests versus Baylor and Kansas. The Horns were 17.5-point favorites in Waco and won by 32. The Jayhawks entered Austin as a similar 15.5-point underdog and lost by 26.
When looking at points totals, the Longhorns and their opponents have combined to hit the over in only two games this season. Texas and Alabama combined to score 58, a few points clear of the 53.5 total. The 64 points scored in the Red River Shootout were 2.5 clear of the 61.5 total according to OddsShark.
Versus Rice, the 47 combined points failed to reach the 59-point threshold set by Las Vegas. Wyoming and Texas fell 7.5 points short of 48.5, while Baylor and Texas were 5.0 points short of 49.
Kansas and the Longhorns combined for 54 points, 6.5 short of the needed 60.5 to hit the over.
As the head coach at Texas, Sarkisian is 16-15 against the spread while 18-13 overall. The over has hit 13 times while the under has cashed 18 times.
Records against the spread for Texas’ 2023 opponents:
- Rice: 4-2
- Alabama: 4-2
- Wyoming: 3-2-1
- Baylor: 1-4-1
- Kansas: 3-3
- Oklahoma: 6-0
- Houston: 2-3
- BYU: 2-3
- Kansas State: 2-3
- TCU: 2-4
- Iowa State: 3-3
- Texas Tech: 3-3
