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Horned Frogs vs. Cardinal
FREE CFB AI Predictions
August 30, 2024
The TCU Horned Frogs will face the Stanford Cardinal on August 30, 2024, at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. TCU is favored by 9.5 points as they look to bounce back from a disappointing 2023 season, while Stanford aims to improve under second-year head coach Troy Taylor.
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GAME INFO
Date: Aug 30, 2024
Start Time: 10:30 PM EST
Venue: Stanford Stadium
Cardinal Record: (0-0)
Horned Frogs Record: (0-0)
OPENING ODDS
TCU Moneyline: -333
STNFRD Moneyline: +261
TCU Spread: -8.5
STNFRD Spread: +8.5
Over/Under: 61.5
TCU
Betting Trends
- TCU has covered the spread in each of its last seven road openers as a favorite.
STNFRD
Betting Trends
- Stanford has failed to cover the spread in each of its last six games against non-conference opponents at Stanford Stadium.
MATCHUP TRENDS
- Stanford was the only FBS team to remain winless in home games last season (0-7) and suffered the most losses by a margin of 25+ points (5), indicating their struggles at home.
TCU vs. STNFRD
Best Prop Bet
- Remi's searched hard and is crunching tons of data, but hasn't found a good Prop Bet yet for this game.
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TCU vs Stanford AI Prediction:
Free CFB Betting Insights for 8/30/24
TCU comes into this season looking to improve upon a disappointing 5-7 finish in 2023. With head coach Sonny Dykes back for his third season, the Horned Frogs are making adjustments on defense with new coordinator Andy Avalos, switching to a 4-2-5 scheme. The team is banking on a stronger defensive front and a more consistent offense, led by wide receivers Savion Williams and JP Richardson. TCU aims to return to bowl contention and will look to start their season with a win against a Stanford team undergoing its own rebuilding process.
Stanford, under second-year head coach Troy Taylor, is looking to rebound from a 3-9 season. The Cardinal’s offense averaged just 351.9 yards per game last year, while their defense allowed a conference-high 461.7 yards per game. With struggles on both sides of the ball, Stanford will rely on new and returning players to make an impact. The team will need to find a way to capitalize on TCU’s defensive vulnerabilities, particularly in the passing game, to pull off an upset at home.
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Horned Frogs AI Preview
TCU is focused on bouncing back from a subpar season, with improvements on both sides of the ball. The Horned Frogs’ offense, which averaged 31.3 points per game last season, will look to exploit Stanford’s defense, particularly with their strong receiving corps. Defensively, TCU will aim to tighten up under the new scheme, limiting Stanford’s offensive production and forcing mistakes. A road win in Stanford would provide a solid start to their 2024 campaign and help set the tone for the rest of the season.
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Cardinal AI Preview
Stanford aims to improve under Coach Troy Taylor, building upon his experience from last season. The Cardinal struggled with both offense and defense, but they will look to leverage their home-field advantage to challenge TCU. Key focus areas include reducing turnovers and improving their red-zone efficiency, which was at 88.6% last season. Stanford’s ability to contain TCU’s offensive playmakers and establish a more consistent offense will be critical for any chance of success.
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Horned Frogs vs. Cardinal FREE Prop Pick
Remi is pouring through tons of stats on each team. In fact, anytime the Horned Frogs and Cardinal play there’s always several intriguing observations to key in on. Not to mention games played at Stanford Stadium in Aug seemingly never follow normal, predictable patterns.
Remi's searched hard and is crunching tons of data, but hasn't found a good Prop Bet yet for this game.
TCU vs. Stanford CFB AI Pick
Remi, our AI sports wizard, has been pouring over exorbitant amounts of data from every facet between the Horned Frogs and Cardinal and using recursive machine learning and cutting-edge AI to boil down the data to a single cover probability.
Oddly enough, we’ve seen the AI has been most keyed in on the linear correlation of weight human bettors tend to put on Stanford’s strength factors between a Horned Frogs team going up against a possibly rested Cardinal team. In reality, the true game analytics appear to reflect a slight lean against one Vegas line specifically.
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