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The Commodores have consistently exceeded expectations and are 6-2 ATS on the season. They are 2-1 ATS in away games and 2-0 ATS as a single-digit underdog. Vanderbilt has allowed 24 points or fewer in 3 of 4 conference games.
See our predictions, picks for Vanderbilt football's matchup with Texas as Diego Pavia plays in Austin, potentially facing Arch Manning.
Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Clark Lea expressed his thoughts about his mentor Brian Kelly being fired from LSU.
The preseason No. 1 Texas Longhorns are suddenly underdogs against surging Vanderbilt. David Pollack explained why Arch Manning’s injury status could decide the outcome of Saturday’s SEC clash.
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Longhorns Wire staff predictions for Texas Football vs. Vanderbilt Commodores
Texas Football's season is on the brink as ranked Vanderbilt comes to Austin. The Longhorns Wire staff makes our predictions.
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Texas vs. Vanderbilt prediction, picks, odds, spread: Commodores meet Longhorns in key SEC showdown
No. 20 Texas is hosting No. 9 Vanderbilt for the first time since 1903 on Saturday in a battle of top-20 SEC teams jockeying for positioning ahead of the first College Football Playoff rankings next week. The Commodores (7-1, 3-1 SEC) are in the midst of a historic season that includes consecutive victories over top-15 opponents.
Kesean Bowman, a 4-Star WR prospect from Brentwood, Tennessee, is the latest player to name the Commodores as one of his finalists.
Arch Manning has had some fine moments this season, and our expert college football predictions expect Manning to have more fine moments on Saturday against Vanderbilt.
Lea and quarterback Diego Pavia are two big reasons for Vanderbilt's success, but they aren't the only people behind its sudden transformation from SEC also-ran to legitimate College Football Playoff contender.