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Arizona State is on upset watch tonight when it heads to Bobcat Stadium to face Texas State with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
As the only FBS matchup on the college football schedule tonight, these two will have the whole sport watching as we offer our Arizona State vs. Texas State prediction, picks and odds for this non-conference showdown.
Best Arizona State vs. Texas State picks
College football picks based on the odds from our best college football betting sites. Odds subject to change.
- Spread pick: Texas State -2.5 (-110 via BetMGM) vs. Arizona State ???
- Player prop: Joey Hobert anytime touchdown scorer (+145 via FanDuel) ???
Arizona State vs. Texas State odds movement
When we made our pick for this game on Wednesday, the Sun Devils were dealing as 1.5-point favorites while seeing two-thirds of the betting activity in their favor.
Yet there were already indications of sharp action on the underdog Bobcats, who opened at +2.5 and saw their odds tighten even with more wagers on Arizona State.
Sure enough, Texas State is now favored by 2.5 points across our best sportsbooks in the hours leading up to kickoff. And it's not hard to see why sharps love the home team for tonight's matchup.
Arizona State vs. Texas State spread prediction: Week 3
Oddsmakers seemingly did not have a great handle on Arizona State early in the season. It won by 41 points as a 6.5-point favorite over Wyoming in its opener and had a 27-point lead before holding on to cover as a 6.5-point favorite against Mississippi State last week.
However, Texas State has been impressive in its own right, and we are backing it to cover the spread in one of the program's biggest home games in years.
While Arizona State turned heads in a convincing Week 1 win over Wyoming, Texas State was equally impressive in a 49-10 victory over UTSA as a 2.5-point favorite.
The Roadrunners had won nine of their previous 10 games dating back to last season, were 32-9 over the previous three seasons, and were picked to finish second in the American Preseason Media Poll in just their second year in the conference (they received four first-place votes).
Arizona State returned its top three rushers from a season ago, which helped to bring along red-shirt freshman quarterback Sam Leavitt early in the season. But Leavitt and the offense have not had to do too much after racing out to two big early leads at home the last two weeks, as he has attempted just 42 passes thus far.
Texas State is playing at a top-10 tempo this season, and that frantic pace should force Arizona State out of its comfort zone offensively, especially if the Bobcats are the first on the scoreboard.
This line has moved considerably from an opening consensus line of +2.5, and the reverse line movement – considering the majority of wagers are on Arizona State – suggests that sharp action is driving the change.
I originally sided with sharps when the line was Texas State +1.5, and I'm still backing the Bobcats with a three-star play. A $10 wager at BetMGM would profit $9.09 if it cashes.
Best odds: -110 via BetMGM | Implied probability: 52.38%
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Arizona State vs. Texas State player prop
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Quarterback Jordan McCloud fits like a glove in the Texas State offense. That is not surprising, considering he finished last year in the top five nationally in positive play percentage and EPA while under center for James Madison before being inserted in a Bobcats offense that ranked in the top 15 in passing success rate last year.
Texas State returns its two receivers who had eight touchdowns apiece last season, Hobert and Kole Wilson, and they will look to feast on an Arizona State defense that returned just four starters from a year ago.
McCloud has developed a better rapport with Hobert, as his 10 catches lead the team, while his two touchdown receptions are tied for the team lead. Considering Hobert and Wilson have nearly the same anytime touchdown odds at FanDuel (+145 vs. +155), I am backing the receiver, who has been the more reliable red zone target.
FanDuel's +145 odds for Hobert to score are an excellent value compared to DraftKings' +100 odds (which carries a 50% implied probability), as a $10 wager would pay out $4.50 more in profits ($14.50 vs. $10).
Our Shane Jackson shares his thoughts on this pick with his Arizona State vs. Texas State player props.
Best odds: +145 via FanDuel | Implied probability: 40.82%
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Arizona State vs. Texas State game info
- When: Thursday, Sept. 12
- Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Bobcat Stadium (San Marcos, Texas)
- How to watch: ESPN
- Weather: 94 degrees, 8% chance of precipitation, wind 8 mph N
- Favorite: Texas State (-140 via BetMGM)
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