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TCU vs Stanford Prediction, Game Preview, and Betting Lines
By Pete Fiutak,
16 hours ago
Stanford is now an ACC program, TCU is trying to bounce back after a bad 2023, and this game is a nice under-the-radar tone-setter to end a good Friday of games.
The Horned Frogs can start 2-0 with a win here - LIU is up next - and then the Big 12 season starts to kick in with UCF coming to Fort Worth. Stanford can’t take anything for granted - it HAS to win any home game it can get.
Nov 26, 2022; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; The TCU flag is waved after a score during a game against the Iowa State Cyclones at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
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TCU vs Stanford Preview
TCU vs Stanford How to Watch Date: Friday, August 30, 2024 Game Time: 9:00 pm ET Venue: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA How to Watch: ESPN 2023 Records: Stanford (3-9), TCU (5-7) - Week 1 Schedule, Predictions
Why TCU Will Win
Does Stanford have any semblance of a ground game yet?
The passing game is good, but the lines aren’t up to Cardinal snuff. The run defense was a huge problem last season, the running game struggled in a huge way, and it’s going to take a little while to find something up front that works.
TCU has filled in the gaps with a ton of transfers. The defense should be far better with new parts around a great group of linebackers, but …
Why Stanford Will Win
Stanford has enough experience to be more dangerous.
There’s a major “prove it” factor here, but the offensive front gets everyone back, the pitch-catch combination of Ashton Daniels to Elic Ayomanor is fantastic, and the defense that was so awful last season has an outstanding linebacking corps to work around.
This should be a far sharper team, but …
TCU vs Stanford: Who Will Win
Can TCU get its 2022 groove back?
The offense will move with a good pace, the defense upgraded, and overall this might be one of those reset moments that makes everyone realize just how good this program really is.
Stanford will keep battling with the passing attack - the TCU style of defense crushes the secondary - but the Big 12 will get a better-than-it-seems late night win in a fight.
TCU vs Stanford Prediction, Betting Lines
TCU 34, Stanford 27 Line: TCU -9.5, o/u: 58.5 ATS Confidence out of 5: 3 TCU vs Stanford Must See Rating: 3
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