San Jose State Spartans vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/06/2025

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 6, 2025

Venue:  Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  SJSU +36.5, Texas -36.5; Over/Under:  51.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  SJSU +36.5, Texas -36.5; Over/Under:  51.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  SJSU +36.5, Texas -36.5; Over/Under:  51.5 points

San Jose State Spartans:  0-1 (0-0) (10th place, MWC)

Texas Longhorns:  0-1 (0-0) (15th place, SEC)

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San Jose State Spartans:  lost their last game at home against the Central Michigan Chippewas 16-14.

Texas Longhorns:  lost their last game on the road against the Ohio State Buckeyes 14-7.

San Jose State is entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 0-1 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Central Michigan 16-14. Walker Eget was the starting QB and he completed 24/43 passes for 308 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Floyd Chalk IV led the team in rushing yards with 44. Danny Scudero led the receivers with 189 receiving yards on 9 receptions and 1 TD. Jordan Pollard led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 9 assisted tackles while no one on the defense recorded a sack for them. No one on the team came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Texas is entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 0-0 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against Ohio State 14-7. Arch Manning was the starting QB and he completed 17/30 passes for 170 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Quintrevion Wisner led the team in rushing yards with 80. Jack Endries led the receivers with 50 receiving yards on 4 receptions. Malik Muhammad led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while no one on the defense recorded a sack for them. No one on the team came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Texas listed as a 36.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Texas is 0-1 overall after losing their season opener to Ohio State. They lost that game 14-7 and Arch Manning didn't look great in that game, but that was also a really tough season opener on the road against the defending National Champions. Manning missed some bad passes, but now they will be at home against a much lesser opponent and this is exactly the kind of game they need to bounce back and get into a groove on offense. Meanwhile, San Jose State is also 0-1 overall this season and they didn't look good in their season opener either. They lost at home to Central Michigan who isn't a great team and they only put up 14 points in that one. Now they are playing their first road game of the season and this is a much tougher defense than what they saw in week 1. San Jose State is going to have a much tougher time putting up points on this Texas defense that still went into Ohio last week and only gave up 14 points. Texas isn't going to play as conservative against this type of opponent either so look for them to take out their frustrations here from that opening loss. The best way to place a bet here is on Texas to cover the spread in this game. 

San Jose State Texas Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 6, 2025 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Texas 55 SJSU 7.

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San Jose State Spartans: 13-20 ATS after a loss by 6 or less points. 8-16 1H ATS off an upset loss as a favorite. 7-3 OVER after 1 or more consecutive straight up losses. 

Texas Longhorns: 4-0 ATS in a home game where the total is between 49.5 and 56. 9-5 ATS after allowing 14 points or less last game. 6-3 ATS after playing their last game on the road. 4-0 OVER in a home game where the total is between 49.5 and 56.

San Jose State Spartans:  M. Coleman (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed.

Texas Longhorns:  E. Mosley V (WR) Questionable - Leg. A. Cojoe (OG) Out - Knee.

“We have no choice but to bounce back. We’re playing the best team in the country when we come back. Obviously, Central Michigan is a good team, but we’re playing the No. 1 team in the country. We’ve got to play better at quarterback. We’ve got to make better decisions. We’ve got to take care of the ball.” - Ken Niumatalolo after his team’s loss against CMU in their last game. 

“Granted the receivers are really good, but they’ve got an excellent secondary, and they’ve got a good scheme, and they’ve got a very smart secondary so they made Arch work." - Steve Sarkisian after his team’s loss against OSU in their last game. 

WR Smith, Leland

WR Riley, Malachi

WR Scudero, Danny

TE Canaan, Jackson

QB Eget, Walker

RB Chalk IV, Floyd

WR Wingo, Ryan

WR Mosley V, Emmett

WR Moore Jr., DeAndre

TE Endries, Jack

QB Manning, Arch

RB Wisner, Quintrevion 

Passing: W. Eget (308)

Rushing: F. Chalk IV (44)

Receiving: D. Scudero (189)

Touchdowns: D. Scudero (1)

Passing: A. Manning (170)

Rushing: Q. Wisner (80)

Receiving: J. Endries (50)

Touchdowns: P. Livingstone (1)

Coaches:

San Jose State Spartans: Ken Niumatalolo (2nd season)

Texas Longhorns: Steve Sarkisian (5th season)