TCU Horned Frogs vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 08/30/2024

Game Time: 10:30 pm ET, Friday, August 30, 2024

Venue:  Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  TCU -9.5, Stanford +9.5; Over/Under:  61.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  TCU -8.5, Stanford +8.5; Over/Under:  61.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  TCU -8.5, Stanford +8.5; Over/Under:  61.5 points

TCU Horned Frogs:  0-0 (0-0) (Big 12)

Stanford Cardinal:  0-0 (0-0) (ACC)

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TCU Horned Frogs:  N/A

Stanford Cardinal:  N/A

TCU finished last season with a 5-7 record overall and they had a 3-6 record in their conference games too.  They were 4-3 in their home games, 1-4 in their road games, and they were also 0-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 31.3 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 27.8 points per game. Their offense also averaged 466.7 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 408.3 yards per game. Josh Hoover led the team in passing yards with 2206, Emani Bailey led the team in rushing yards with 1209, and Savion Williams led the team in receiving yards with 573.

 

 

 

Stanford finished last season with a 3-9 record overall and they had a 2-7 record in their conference games too.  They were 0-7 in their home games, 3-2 in their road games, and they were also 0-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be at home for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 20.6 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 37.7 points per game. Their offense also averaged 351.6 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 461.7 yards per game. Ashton Daniels led the team in passing yards with 2247, Justin Lamson led the team in rushing yards with 334, and Elic Ayomanor led the team in receiving yards with 1013.

The current betting odds have TCU listed as a 9.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. TCU wasn't great last season with their 5-7 record overall and they fell off a lot considering how they were in the National Championship game just 2 years ago, failing to even make it to a bowl game last year. They were 1-4 in their road games and didn't have much going for them last season, but they still had an offense that could put up points. They were averaging 31.3 points per game last season and points are definitely something they have been able to produce in Sonny Dykes' 2 years of being head coach. Their defense wasn't great but they did average less points allowed per game than points they were scoring, and this is going to be a redemption season for them after the way things went last year so look for them to make a statement in this 1st game by coming out with a strong performance. Stanford is starting their 1st season in the ACC this year, but they have struggled in the Pac-12 for years and things aren't going to be any different this season. They were terrible last season with their 3-9 record overall and they were even worse at home, going 0-7 in their home games. Their offense was only averaging 20.6 points per game and their defense was giving up a ton of points in every game, allowing 37.7 points per game. Stanford is going to be looking to improve this season but they are still lacking in talent and won't have the motivation that this TCU team has to be better. This is a big game for TCU to set the tone for the season after their embarrassment last year and they have the offense under Dykes to make this game get out of hand. The best way to place a bet here is on TCU to cover the spread in this game. 

TCU Stanford Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, August 30, 2024 (10:30 pm ET start time) is TCU 49 Stanford 13.

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TCU Horned Frogs: 1-6 ATS in the first half of their last 7 games. 4-7 (-18 units) on the moneyline in their last 11 games. 8-3 to the under in their last 11 games. 

Stanford Cardinal: 4-2 ATS in the first half of their last 6 home games. 3-3 (+5.95 units) on the first quarter moneyline in their last 6 home games. 4-2 to the under in their last 6 home games. 

TCU Horned Frogs:  C. Cook (RB) - Hamstring.

Stanford Cardinal:  None.

"We have to make sure that we don't rely on our players to teach that and to pass that tradition on. That's got to be something that we teach as coaches. So we've taken a much more active approach in trying to create relationships with our players." - Sonny Dykes on his team coming into this new college football season. 

“First game, we’ll probably play a number of guys and see how it sorts out. But for sure, the young guys are in the mix.” - Troy Taylor on his mindset coming into this season opener.

WR Williams, Savion

WR McAlister, Eric 

WR Richardson, JP 

TE Dabney, Drake 

QB Hoover, Josh 

RB Cook, Cam

WR Ayomanor, Elic

WR Mosley V, Emmett 

WR Bachmeier, Tiger 

TE Roush, Sam 

QB Daniels, Ashton 

RB Irvin, Sedrick 

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Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

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Coaches:

TCU Horned Frogs: Sonny Dykes (3rd season)

Stanford Cardinal: Troy Taylor (2nd season)