Texas vs. Iowa State: Who the experts are predicting to win

We're forecasting out the 2024 football schedule for the Texas Longhorns as are several others. Most view the Longhorns as legitimate College Football Playoff contenders. Others have starkly varied opinions on the team. The vast majority view the Longhorns as a Top 10 team heading into next season. A minority of media members view Texas as a team…

No. 7 Texas (9-1) will play its final road game as a member of the Big 12 when it travels to Iowa State (6-4) on Saturday night. The Longhorns are trying to remain atop the Big 12 standings and keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive. They are riding a four-game winning streak since their loss to Oklahoma, marking their best 10-game start…

Texas Longhorns (9-1 SU, 4-5-1 ATS) at Iowa State Cyclones (6-4, 6-4), 11/18/23 Week 12 When: 8 pm ET Saturday, Nov. 18 Where: Jack Trice Stadium TV: Fox Point Spread: Tex -7.5/ISU+7.5 Money line: Tex -300/ISU+240 Over/under: 47.5 Texas leads the Big 12 Conference, but nothings been decided yet heading into this battle with Iowa State on Saturday…

No. 7 Texas still has eyes on the national championship as it enters Week 10 with its College Football Playoff Ranking to date. The Longhorns put that high-profile ranking on the line Saturday when they host No. 23 Kansas State in one of the biggest Big 12 matchups of the season. The Longhorns are fresh off a dominant 35-6 win over BYU with backup…

The No. 25 Kansas State Wildcats take on the No. 7 Texas Longhorns in Austin in a Big 12 matchup in Week 10. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET on Saturday, November 4. Kansas State (6-2, 4-1 Big XII) is coming off an absolute rout of Houston. They defeated the Cougars 41-0 last week, as Will Howard resumed his place as the primary starter at QB and…

Finally, entering their sixth game, the No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners have a chance to show whether they belong in the College Football Playoff conversation as they meet the No. 3 Texas Longhorns in Dallas. The Longhorns passed their big early-season test, stopping then-No. 3 Alabama 34-24, and are they rolling into the schools' final Red River Rivalry…

The No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners take on the No. 3 Texas Longhorns in Austin in Week 6 for the Red River Showdown. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 Big XII) firebombed a hapless Iowa State 50-20. Dillon Gabriel was 26-39 for 366 yards and three touchdowns in the win, and added 37 yards and two scores as a rusher. OU held the Cyclones…

Oklahoma and Texas project to enter the 2023 Red River Rivalry - their last matchup in the Big 12 before they move to the SEC - with significantly more momentum than they did a year ago. By the time the Sooners and Longhorns clashed in the Cotton Bowl in 2022, OU was 0-2 in Big 12 play with a home loss to Kansas State and a brutal blowout at TCU.…

There's only one more Saturday without college football before the 2023 season kicks off. Our opinions are starting to solidify. We recently shared our standings prediction, but given Iowa State's betting scandal our prediction changes. We don't think the Cyclones will beat the Longhorns without an experienced starting quarterback. And there's a…

The Big 12 schedule has finally arrived. In a surprising turn of events, the schedule favors the Texas football program. The Longhorns will have to travel to Houston to face the Cougars. Though few Texas fans look forward to that road trip, one would imagine Houston's new stadium can better accommodate fans than its last one. The schedule isn't as…

The Texas Tech Red Raiders will host the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday, as the Red Raiders try to get closer to bowl eligibility. The predictions for the Red Raiders-Jayhawks game will come later this week. But what about the rest of the Big 12 in Week 11? Staff members from Longhorns Country, Inside the Bears and Red Raider Review provide their…

The Baylor Bears are set to host the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday, as both teams try to stay in the race for the Big 12 Championship Game. The predictions for the Bears-Wildcats game will come later this week. But what about the rest of the Big 12? Staff members from Longhorns Country, Inside the Bears and Red Raider Review provide their picks…

No. 24 Texas will be attempting to keep its Big 12 Championship Game hopes alive Saturday when it travels to face No. 13 Kansas State. The Wildcats are fresh off a 48-0 decimation of No. 18 Oklahoma State behind a record four passing touchdowns from quarterback Will Howard. If not for quarterback injuries and a frustrating loss against Tulane, the…

The Texas Longhorns take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Check out our college football odds series for our Texas Oklahoma State prediction and pick. The Texas Longhorns are a mysterious team. Is this a team with a very high ceiling which is just about to roar into high gear and maximize its potential, or is this an inconsistent team with a gifted…

It is officially the midway point of the 2022 college football season as we enter what is referred to by some as Separation Saturday. There are six games between top-25 opponents on the slate, which means that a handful of programs College Football Playoff dreams will be crushed. While you may not be a fan of a particular team, one of the best ways…

The Iowa State Cyclones (3-3) travel to take on the #22 Texas Longhorns (4-2). Kickoff is scheduled for 12 pm ET. Below we continue our College Football odds series with an Iowa State-Texas prediction and pick. Iowa State started this season undefeated through three weeks but has since dropped three games in a row. The Cyclones won games against…

No. 22 Texas hosts Iowa State on Saturday fresh off one of the most emphatic victories in program history. The Longhorns crushed Oklahoma 49-0 to hand the Sooners their worst loss in the history of the Red River Showdown. Texas star quarterback Quinn Ewers was sensational in his first game back post-injury, throwing for 289 yards and four…

The Iowa State Cyclones and No. 22 Texas Longhorns look like teams heading in opposite directions. Once again ranked in both major polls, the Longhorns are riding high after thrashing the Oklahoma Sooners 49-0 in the Red River Rivalry game last week. While Texas ran its record in Big 12 play to 2-1, ISU dropped its third consecutive conference…

Well, the good news is we drilled our Texas-Oklahoma props. The bad news is Michigan missed a massive cover, while Hawaii and San Diego State underwhelmed. No matter, we're on to Week 7, and a litmus test for those same Longhorns, as they host the Iowa State Cyclones. Texas absolutely blew the tires off the Sooners in the Red River Showdown, but…

Between these two stingy defenses and an Iowa State offense that really struggles to put up points, our college football betting picks expect a low-scoring affair in Austin this weekend - especially in the first 30 minutes. The No. 22 Texas Longhorns will host one of the top defenses in college football when the Iowa State Cyclones visit Austin on…

Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian congratulates quarterback Quinn Ewers after a touchdown on Saturday in a 49-0 win over Oklahoma in Dallas. (Associated Press/Jeffrey McWhorter) AMES - Matt Campbell can't identify a flaw. Every time Iowa State's head coach studies Texas, he comes to the same conclusion. "We've played a lot of good Texas teams since we've…

Two of the top offensive performers in college football will be featured when running back Bijan Robinson and the Texas Longhorns (4-2) host wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson and the Iowa State Cyclones (3-2) on Saturday, October 15, 2022. In their last game, the Longhorns beat the Oklahoma Sooners 49-0. The Cyclones are coming off of a 10-9 loss to…

The No. 22 Texas Longhorns (4-2) will face off against the Iowa State Cyclones (3-2) in Big 12 action on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The Cyclones are currently heavy, 16.5-point underdogs. The over/under is 49.5 in the contest. The Longhorns beat the Oklahoma Sooners, 49-0, in their most recent contest. In…

For the first time since 1998, both Texas and Oklahoma will meet in the Red River Shootout as unranked teams in college football's Week 6 action on Saturday. That year marked the first for Mack Brown as Texas head coach. Now another first-year coach steps into the rivalry as Brent Venables leads Oklahoma into the Cotton Bowl against the…

On Saturday, the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will meet for the 118th time overall. For the first time in a decade, it is the Burnt Orange that is considered the favorite according to betting odds. The Red River Rivalry or Red River Shootout, whichever you prefer to call it, is one of the best rivalry games in all of college football. It…