But its 2.72 plays per minute ranked 21st.
SMU ran just 43 plays against North Texas last week, by far the lowest of any FBS team. They've ranked outside the top 100 in each of the last three seasons.Ģ. Last season, the Horned Frogs were third-worst in the country at preventing explosive plays, per Football Study Hall. TCU has routinely built excellent defenses under Patterson, with one major flaw - big plays. The Horned Frogs have excelled in this situation on the road, going 10-0 straight-up and 7-3 ATS. They've gone under the total by 12.1 points per game.Īs favorites of three touchdowns or more, TCU under Patterson is 26-21 (55%) ATS in the regular season since 2005. TCU has tilted to the under on the road with Patterson over the last decade, too, going 31-23 (+6.3 units), including 10-3 in the Horned Frogs' last 13 road games. In the last decade, when the over/under drops more than a full point for TCU under Gary Patterson, the under is 24-17 (+5.8 units), going under the total by a full field goal per game.
The over/under for the TCU-SMU game is down to 58.5.
