A battle in the Big 12 holds plenty of intrigue on this afternoon’s college football slate. Last season, the Texas Tech Red Raiders were unbeaten heading into a matchup with the Arizona State Sun Devils, who promptly upset the eventual conference champs. It turns out that time is a flat circle – 364 days removed from that upset, TTU is again unbeaten as AZST heads to Lubbock.
If you’re looking for player props for this game, look no further. Here are some of the top picks for Arizona State vs. Texas Tech on DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Arizona State vs. Texas Tech player props
J’Koby Williams 90+ rushing yards (-112)
For the last two years, Cameron Dickey has manned the starting halfback role for the Red Raiders. He’s not a particularly electric runner and succeeds more via power and short-yardage prowess, but he grinds opponents down and typically sees plenty of volume. However, he sprained an ankle two weeks ago and won’t play today, leaving his running mate in an elevated role. If anyone can make the most of the chance, J’Koby Williams certainly can. He leads Texas Tech with 373 rushing yards this season and is very efficient with his touches, running at a clip of 5.9 YPC. That efficiency mark is good for the best of his three-year career, but it’s no aberration – he has a career average of 5.7 YPC over 29 games and has never finished below 5.6 YPC on a full campaign. Williams is very likely to absorb a heavier workload than typical this week in Dickey’s absence, which means he should approach this line of 90+ rushing yards. He currently averages 74.6 YPG on the ground, and when given ample chances, he’s producing. Williams had 88 yards on 17 attempts last time out and recorded 116 yards on 20 touches back in Week 2.
Cutter Boley 220+ passing yards (-103)
Arizona State’s quarterback has been quite solid this year, though the stat sheet is a little bit inflated. Cutter Boley has completed 62.7% of his throws for 1,229 yards and 12 touchdowns with just three interceptions, but take a look at the game log for a moment. Six of his touchdown passes came in the opener against an FCS program, as did 387 of those passing yards. Still, Boley’s looked sharp at times this year, and he’s throwing to a couple of standout receivers as well while averaging 245.8 passing yards per game. He’s crossed this line of 220 passing yards three times already and is positioned to do so once more on Saturday. The opposing defense is truly struggling against the pass this season, allowing 262.2 passing yards per contest. Boley is probably one of the two best quarterbacks to face Texas Tech so far, and with Arizona State a 15.5-point underdog, there should be plenty of pass volume to go around. He should have no trouble getting to this mark.
