The final College Football bowl game will take place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. This is the second College Football Playoff game, and will feature the Texas Longhorns and Washington Huskies. Texas comes into the game with a 13-1 record on the season. The Longhorns lone loss came in Dallas to the Oklahoma Sooners. Texas won the Big 12 with a win in Dallas over Oklahoma State.
For Washington, they are unbeaten on the season. After winning the Pac-12, the Huskies beat Oregon in the Pac-12 title game. Texas is -4.5 over Washington in this game on Monday.
Red Hot Longhorns
Steve Sarkisian and his Longhorns have won seven straight games. The Texas offense has scored 106 points in their last two games. On defense, Texas is allowing less than 20 per game during the winning streak. Texas saw Quinn Ewers lead the passing attack for nearly 287 yards per game. The Texas offense was 18th in the country.
Xavier Worthy is the top threat for the Longhorns passing game. He needs just 31 yards to get to 1,000 on the season. If the Longhorns are looking to score, Adonai Mitchell is the man to look for. He caught 51 passes and had 10 touchdowns on the season.
Jonathan Brooks was the stud running back for Texas, but is out with an injury. That gives XJ Baxter a chance to shine. Baxter has 4 touchdowns on 129 carries this season. Jaydon Blue is another guy with a chance to run the football.
Washington Seeking 14th Straight Win
After blowout wins early in the season, Washington saw some competitive football games late in the season. The Huskies won each of their final nine games by 10 points or less. The wins over USC, Utah and Oregon in a row were by an average of 9.6 points per game.
The Huskies are led by Michael Penix Jr. The quarterback threw for more than 4,200 yards, and has 33 touchdown passes. Rome Odunze is the top threat in the passing game. Odunze has 81 receptions for 1,428 yards and 1t touchdowns on the season. The Huskies rank 1st in passing yards with more than 343 per game.
The run game is 100th in the country, and has been focused mostly on one guy. Dillion Johnson carried the ball 201 times for over 1,100 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Huskies Beat Longhorns
The Texas Longhorns are bound and determined to show everyone in the nation they are back as a power in College Football. That is going to be a tough task as Washington has been battle tested and has a great offense. Look for a competitive game, but when push comes to show, Michael Penix Jr is the best player on the field.
The offense of Washington wins this game, and moves the Huskies into the National Title game. Look for Washington to win and cover. Take the Huskies +4.5 over Texas, and look into the moneyline bet for Washington here.
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