No. 3 Texas football (12-2, 7-1 SEC) is being heavily favored in the betting odds, with the No. 12 Arizona State Sun Devils (11-2, 7-2 Big 12) being two-score underdogs ahead of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Peach Bowl on New Year's Day.
Arizona State has been a good story in college football this season, winning the Big 12 Championship after it was picked by the media and the pundits to be a bottom-tier team in the conference. The Sun Devils and star running back Cam Skattebo have embraced the underdog role for this game against the Longhorns.
This is the second time in less than one month that head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns are playing at Mercedes-Benz Stadium since the SEC Championship against the Georgia Bulldogs in Atlanta on Dec. 7.
How to watch Texas vs. Arizona State in the College Football Playoff
- Date: Wednesday, Jan. 1
- Time: 12 p.m. CT
- Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
- How to Watch (TV): ESPN
- Streaming: fubo TV | ESPN app
- Texas record: 12-2
- Arizona State record: 11-2
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George, and Taylor McGregor will call the game live on ESPN for the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl between the Longhorns and Sun Devils on New Year's Day.
Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, and Paul Carcaterra are on the radio broadcast for ESPN radio.
Texas vs. Arizona State odds, spread and total
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook
Moneyline
Texas is favored in the moneyline (-465) over Arizona State (+350).
Spread
The Longhorns are favored by nearly two touchdowns (-12.5) over Arizona State in the pregame betting spread roughly 48 hours before kickoff.
Total
51.5 (-108 Over/-112 Under)
Texas injury report
- CJ Baxter Jr., RB: OUT (Knee)
- Velton Gardner, RB: OUT (Undisclosed)
- Christian Clark, RB: OUT (Achilles)
- Derek Williams Jr., S: OUT (Knee)
- Isaiah Bond, WR: Questionable (Ankle)
- Cameron Williams., OT: Questionable (Leg)
- Quintrevion Wisner, RB: Probable (Upper body)
Arizona State injury report
- Jordyn Tyson, WR: OUT (Undisclosed)
- Raleek Brown, RB: OUT (Undisclosed)
- Jayden Fortier: Questionable (Undisclosed)
- Cole Martin, DB: OUT (Hip)
- Zechariah Sample, WR: Questionable (Undisclosed)
Texas and Arizona State series history
It has been over 15 years since the last time that the Longhorns and Sun Devils matched up on the gridiron, in 2007. Texas defeated Arizona State in the 2007 Holiday Bowl 52-34 in the only meeting ever between these two programs.