Way-Too-Early Betting Odds for Texas vs. Louisiana-Monroe

The Texas Longhorns take on the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks of the Sun Belt Conference at DKR on Sept. 3 in what will be the season-opening game for both teams. The Longhorns won the only all-time meeting between the two programs in 2009, as Texas legends Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley powered the Horns to a 59-20 win.

Make sure to stick with LonghornsCountry.com through our season preview series, where we will analyze every opponent on the Longhorns schedule in 2022. We've already looked at the Louisiana-Monroe matchup as a whole, as well as offensive players and defensive players to watch on ULM's roster.

Now, here’s a look at ActionNetwork.com’s betting odds for the matchup.

Spread: Texas, -38.5

O/U: 67

Texas heads into what is basically a blowout win-or-bust scenario, as anything short of a dominant victory would be considered a disappointment. The Warhawks struggled last season, finishing with a 4-8 record, though this was only slightly worse than Texas’ 5-7 finish.

While the Longhorns being a favorite in this matchup is expected, given their prestige as a high-class program, Texas' disappointing 2021 season was only a win better than the finish the Warhawks had.

Of course, the Longhorns played in a tougher Big 12 conference. Still, Texas lost to 2-10 Kansas this past season. In the year's second game, the Jayhawks were demolished 49-22 by another Sun Belt team, Coastal Carolina, but still managed to beat the Horns 57-56 in a signature overtime win on the road late in the season.

Do last year’s results mean anything? Not necessarily. But the Longhorns will need to be on their heels to avoid a major season-opening upset, especially since the Alabama Crimson Tide will come rolling into Austin the following weekend on Sept. 10.

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