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Sam Houston at Texas Preview & Picks – Texas’ College Football Cover Drought To Continue

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  • Sam Houston at Texas picks for Saturday, September 20
  • Game is taking place at Memorial Stadium
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Sam Houston at Texas Preview & Picks
  • Sam Houston at Texas Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Sam Houston Form
  • Texas Form

Sam Houston at Texas Preview & Picks

Sam Houston are tipped to cover the spread as a massive underdog.

Texas are clearly the better team and are thoroughly expected to win this, but Arch Manning and this offense continues to struggle and that makes the number too big for our liking.

  • Texas are 0-3-0 ATS through their first 3 games
  • Texas are yet to win a game by more than 31 points
  • Each of Sam Houston’s 3 defeats have been by 17 points
  • The Over has cashed in 2 of Sam Houston’s first 3 games

Head To Head

  • Texas lead the all-time series 1-0
  • Texas won 56-3 when the two teams last met in September 2006

Sam Houston Form

Sam Houston head to Texas still seeking their first win of the season, having lost their first three games.

The Bearkats enjoyed a successful 2024 season that saw them go 10-3 and beat Georgia Southern in the New Orleans Bowl.

However, just three weeks into the 2025 campaign they have already lost as many games as they did a year ago.

Sam Houston kicked off the season with a 41-24 defeat at Western Kentucky, and then dropped their home opener to UNLV, 38-21.

That became three straight defeats for the Bearkats last weekend, as they were beaten 37-20 at Hawaii.

Texas Form

Texas go into this matchup on the back of a couple of victories, but they have underwhelmed through the first three weeks.

The Longhorns made it all the way to the Cotton Bowl last season, eventually losing 28-14 to eventual national champions Ohio State in the playoff semi-final.

That meant expectations were high coming into the new season, but they started the 2025 campaign as they ended the 2024 season, losing to Ohio State, this time by a score of 14-7.

Texas bounced back from that loss a week later, but underwhelmed as they beat San Jose State 38-7.

Arch Manning and the offense again struggled last weekend, but they did come away with a 27-10 victory over UTEP.

Verdict

There is no doubting that Texas are the better team and they should win this matchup, but they have done little offensively this season to suggest they can cover such a number.

For that reason we are taking Sam Houston and a huge amount of free points on Saturday.

Best Bet1: Sam Houston +41.5 Spread @-111.11 at Stake.us - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Over 51.5 Total Points @-111.11 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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