The Iowa State Cyclones (4-7, 1-7 Big 12) are in Forth Worth to take on the No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs (11-0, 8-0) Saturday. Kickoff from Amon G. Carter Stadium is at 4 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Iowa State vs. TCU odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
TCU, despite already having a berth in the Big 12 title game clinched, comes into this game with far more at stake. A win in this game and a win next week will lock up a playoff berth for a Horned Frogs team that was 28-1 before the season began to win the conference. Coach Sonny Dykes has this team buy into a mission and QB Max Duggan is leading the charge.
Duggan and RB Kendre Miller have continued to pace a team with a fighting instinct to continually come back from deficits to pull out improbable victories. This continued Saturday with a 22-second field goal drill at the end of regulation to pick up a 29-28 victory over Baylor. What looked frantic from afar was all part of a practiced plan for TCU. It made for exciting football for sure.