Texas vs Texas Tech College Football Picks: The Longhorns (8-0) remain #1 in the county after another win over Big 12 opponent last week beating Oklahoma State 28-24 at home. QB Colt McCoy was 38/45 for 391 yards, 2T D's and 1 INT. Texas led 28-21 when McCoy threw the interception, his first in 101 pass attempts over the last four games. Texas has won 11 in a row over Oklahoma State,  including several big rallies in recent years. On the season McCoy has 21 TD's and just 4 INT's and a Comp. Pct. of 81.8. The sports odds posted by the oddsmakers at BetUS.com currently list Texas -6.5 favorites to Texas Tech heading into this matchup.

"We're not going to beat everybody by 50 or 60," Texas cornerback Ryan Palmer said. "We showed we can dig down and fight." "No one plays this game perfect," said wide receiver Jordan Shipley, McCoy's roommate who was also his favorite target with 15 catches for 168 yards.

The Red Raiders are also (8-0) on the season with a win last week in blow out fashion beating Kansas on the road 63-21. QB Graham Harrell was 34/42 for 386 yards and 5 TD's. Tech's offense rolled, but it was their defense that really showed they're for real. On the road and against one of the best offenses in the Big 12, they forced four turnovers and picked off Reesing three times. Darcel McBath intercepted three of Reesing's first four passes of the third quarter to snuff out any flickering hopes for the Jayhawks. Good to see Texas Tech making some noise, they are ranked #8 in the AP poll. The online sports betting odds at BetUS.com has the OVER/UNDER in this Texas vs Texas Tech game is set at 75 points.

"It's all about having fun," Harrell said. "When we have fun, we're at our best." "We know that if we really do what we're capable of doing, we can play with anyone in the country," said receiver Eric Morris, who caught two of Graham Harrell's five touchdown passes. "We're hitting on all cylinders, and it's a great time of the year to be doing that."  

College Football Picks: This will be the best game of the year because yet again the odds are there will be a weak Big 10 team in the National Championship game. McCoy made some mistakes, but OSU's defense has proven to be very good. The key to this game will be the Texas defensive line and how they do against Tech's O-line, which has been one of the best in the country. When these two team met last year Texas won at home, 59-43. I said going into this season that Texas' biggest challenge was at Tech. McCoy is unbelievable, but the only decent defense they've played against is OSU. Longhorns are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games after accumulating more than 450 total yards in their previous game. Home team is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.

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