NCAA Football Odds: SMU vs. Texas Tech Prediction: September 5th 2010

If you’re looking for the best football game line analysis on the internet, you’ve come to the right place! Today, we’re taking a look at Sunday’s crucial tilt between the SMU Mustangs and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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SMU Mustangs vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Game Date/Time: Sunday, September 5th, 3:30 ET
Game Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX
TV/Radio Broadcast: ESPN, ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV, Sirius

NCAA Football Odds: SMU Mustangs (+14) -110 vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (-14) -110: Over/Under 60.5

One thing is always for certain when June Jones is on the sidelines. His team is going to throw the heck out of the football.

Last year’s starting quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell transferred to Eastern Washington this season to go play on the newest craze of the red field in the Apple State. That leaves the door wide open once and for all for Kyle Padron, who is in his first full season of calling the shots for the Mustangs.

Padron came on in the middle of last year and looked great, completing 67.2 percent of his passes for 1,922 yards with ten scores against just four picks. It is fully expected that this sophomore is going to throw for up near 4,000 yards this year with at least 25-30 TDs if the Mustangs are going to find success. This could be a huge spot for Padron to make a big time name for himself on national television.

Whereas reading Jones is easy, it is difficult to know exactly what Tommy Tuberville is going to do in his first season on the Lubbock sidelines.

Many assume that he is going to try to at least incorporate tailback Baron Batch a bit more into the lineup. Batch knows that he is going to be asked to be a 1,000 yard rusher this year if he stays healthy, and that could start with a big game against SMU on Sunday.

However, there is still a big time quarterback problem at Texas Tech. Taylor Potts is going to start a year after throwing for 3,440 yards and 22 scores, but he is probably going to be looking over his shoulder all season long. Steven Sheffield replaced Potts quite a bit last season, as he threw for 1,219 yards and 14 TDs.

NCAA Football Betting Insider Tip: The Mustangs are just 3-13-1 ATS in their L/17 tries at beating the football game line against Big XII teams.

That doesn’t mean anything anymore, though. The Jones era in SMU is only just beginning, and there are clearly good things on the horizon for this program. The Mustangs could be looking at a big upset here, as this would be the biggest win the team would have secured in a number of years.

The Red Raiders had better be on upset alert as the Mustangs look to be a Rabid Dawg!

My NCAA Football Predictions: SMU Mustangs (+14) -110
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