SMU Hosts TCU (16) in Friday College Football Action

Week Two of the College Football season is upon us. Many teams got the cupcakes out of the way and starting to play some competition.

The 16th-ranked TCU Horned Frogs and the SMU Mustangs will meet on Friday at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. ESPN2 will have the coverage at starting at 8 pm EST.

Oddsmakers opened the Horned Frogs as -19-point favorites versus the Mustangs, while the game's total opened at 64. The line now is TCU -23.5 and the total is down to 59.

TCU did exactly what it was supposed to do in Week 1. They thrashed an FCS opponent. The team is hopeful it is in preparing it for a schedule that is about to get considerably tougher. TCU faces Ohio State in Week 3 before diving into the tough Big 12 slate.

The Mustangs are going to need to step up on defense against TCU. They surrendered 529 total yards in a 46-23 loss at North Texas on Saturday.

SMU is under the guidance of new coach Sonny Dykes. They trailed 36-0 in the fourth quarter. The Mustangs have allowed at least 31 points in seven consecutive games going back to last season.

TCU Hopes to Avoid Letdown with Ohio State Next Up

TCU fans, and coaches, got a long look at the duel-threat abilities of sophomore quarterback Shawn Robinson. The 55-7 victory over Southern last week showed a lot of promise.

Robinson's three passing TDs and two rushing scores gave him a leg up on fellow sophomore Michael Collins. The two are still in an open quarterback competition. Collins impressed with his arm strength in Week 1. He added a passing score and 71 yards in five attempts.

Horned Frogs wide receiver Jalen Reagor caught one of Robinson's TD passes.

Freshman WR Derius Davis was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week after catching a TD pass and returning a punt for a score in the opener.

SMU Looks to Improve Under New Leadership

Dykes' offense managed only 24 yards in the first half against North Texas. The Mustangs finished with four rushing yards in the contest. Dykes took over last December. He coached the 51-10 Frisco Bowl loss to Louisiana Tech.

Dykes served as an offensive analyst under Gary Patterson at TCU last season. This was after being fired as the coach of California. He is known for his offensive acumen.

SMU's most explosive offensive player in Week 1 was running back Braeden West. He did his best work as a receiver with three catches for 86 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for a score.

TCU took 10 of the last 11 meetings in the series, including a 56-36 victory last season.

PREDICTION: TCU 50, SMU 17

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Texas Christian	1-0	0-1	55.00	7.00	48	0-1	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0
Southern Methodist	0-1	0-1	23.00	46.00	-23	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TCU	9.07	26.43	-17.36
SMU	11.13	11.5	-0.37

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TCU	12.57	20.20	-7.63
SMU	21.00	11.24	9.76

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TCU	5.60	2.47	3.13
SMU	0.21	1.58	-1.37

Team Records

TCU Horned Frogs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	1-0	1-0	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	55.00	7.00	48.00
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	1-0	1-0	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	55.00	7.00	48.00

SMU Mustangs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	23.00	46.00	-23.00
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	23.00	46.00	-23.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	55.00	18	46.00	106
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	23.00	91	7.00	18
Hme Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Texas Christian	9-1	4-6	7-2-1	43.40	192.30	4.59	32.30	64.40	285.50	477.80	1.50
Southern Methodist	1-9	6-4	7-2-1	19.40	79.30	2.71	37.80	48.15	251.10	330.40	2.60

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Spt 16, 2017	SMU	TCU	36-56	124	339	463	2	254	365	619	3
Sep 23, 2016	TCU	SMU	33-3	137	452	589	1	76	244	320	2
Spt 19, 2015	SMU	TCU	37-56	178	330	508	0	266	454	720	1
Sep 27, 2014	TCU	SMU	56-0	265	349	614	0	89	156	245	3
Spt 28, 2013	SMU	TCU	17-48	16	276	292	5	107	228	335	2
Sep 29, 2012	TCU	SMU	24-16	54	102	156	2	30	190	220	6
Oct 1, 2011	SMU	TCU	40-33	112	349	461	1	150	304	454	1
Sep 24, 2010	TCU	SMU	41-24	190	185	375	2	192	169	361	1
Oct 3, 2009	SMU	TCU	14-39	-16	240	224	3	229	189	418	3
Sep 20, 2008	TCU	SMU	48-7	271	227	498	0	-8	218	210	3

College Football Betting Odds and Trends

TCU Horned Frogs
TChristian is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Texas Christian is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
TChristian is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Texas Christian is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas Christian's last 5 games on the road
Texas Christian is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Southern Methodist
Texas Christian is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Southern Methodist
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas Christian's last 5 games when playing Southern Methodist
Texas Christian is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Southern Methodis

SMU Mustangs
Southern Methodist is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Southern Methodist is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Southern Methodist's last 9 games
Southern Methodist is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 6 games at home
Southern Methodist is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Texas Christian
Southern Methodist is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas Christian
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 5 games when playing Texas Christian
Southern Methodist is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas Christian

Team Last 5 Games

TCU Horned Frogs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 1, 2018	STHERN	55-7	W	-50/		235	264	499	84	101	185	-3	H
Dec 28, 2017	STANFO	39-37	W	-3/49.5	L/O	147	341	488	157	212	369	1	H
Dec 2, 2017	OKLA	17-41	L	7/64	L/U	83	234	317	218	243	461	2	A
Nov 24, 2017	BAYLOR	45-22	W	-24.5/52	L/O	112	325	437	79	314	393	-3	H
Nov 18, 2017	TXTECH	27-3	W	-6.5/52	W/U	204	85	289	174	153	327	-1	A

SMU Mustangs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 1, 2018	NTEXAS	23-46	L	3.5/71.5	L/U	4	252	256	68	461	529	1	A
Dec 20, 2017	LATECH	10-51	L	-4/71	L/U	167	127	294	141	216	357	6	H
Nov 25, 2017	TULANE	41-38	W	-7.5/66	L/O	103	375	478	171	314	485	2	H
Nov 18, 2017	MEMPHS	45-66	L	11/70	L/O	259	218	477	333	331	664	0	A
Nov 11, 2017	NAVY	40-43	L	1.5/66	L/O	165	261	426	559	0	559	0	A

Next up:
TCU at Ohio State Saturday, September 15
SMU at Michigan Saturday, September 15

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