Best Bet + Betting Trends For Texas Vs. Vanderbilt

• Texas is a 19-point favorite over Vanderbilt in Week 9.
• Vanderbilt has +650 odds to beat Texas.
• Vanderbilt is 4-2 ATS against ranked opponents in their last two seasons.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Vanderbilt Commodores find themselves hosting a Top-25 matchup at home against Texas in Week 9 as a massive 19-point underdog. Betting trends are suggesting that Vanderbilt could work their magic once more this season and keep things competitive vs. the former #1 overall team in the country.

Texas Vs. Vanderbilt

• Moneyline: Texas (-1100) vs. Vanderbilt (+650)
• Spread: Texas -19
• Total: 53

The Horns are headed to Nashville🤘

🏈 Texas at Vanderbilt
📅 Saturday, Oct. 26 | 3:15 PM CT
📍FirstBank Stadium | Nashville, TN
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— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) October 21, 2024

Vanderbilt has already made a name for themselves on legal sports betting sites winning games as a 13-, 23.5-, and 12.5-point underdog already this season with their most notable win coming over #1 ranked Alabama. With that, they’ve been gaining traction in Week 9 against Texas.

Betting Trends To Watch

Starting off simple, both Texas and Vandy are 5-2 against the spread this season, however, the Commodores have the advantage on the cover margin as they average a +10.6 cover margin per game while Texas’ margin is at a lower +4.2.

Vandy is no stranger to being a double digit underdog on college football betting sites this season as this will be their fifth time in this position. The previous four times that they’ve faced this type of spread they’ve been able to cover in all four games and came out with an outright win in three of them.

To get even more specific, since 2021, Vanderbilt has been a 15-20 point underdog six times and has gone 4-2 ATS in that span. They’ve also gone 4-2 ATS against Top-25 opponents in the last two seasons.

Getting into Texas, since 2006, they’ve been favored by 15-20 points on the road seven times and have gone 2-5 against the spread. They also boast just a 2-2 record ATS when playing on the road against an SEC opponent.

With Steve Sarkisian as head coach for the last four seasons, he has led Texas to a 6-5 record against the spread when a favorite playing on the road.

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