Texas-Texas Tech Preview

The Texas Longhorns and the Texas Tech Red Raiders will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Jones AT&T Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Longhorns listed as 4-point favorites versus the Red Raiders, while the game’s total is sitting at 72.
Texas needed a big defensive stand in the fourth quarter to overcome a pair of late mistakes by Colt McCoy to hang on for a tough 28-24 win over Oklahoma State in Week 9.
The Longhorns failed to cover the 11.5-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day’s posted total of 66.5.
Graham Harrell passed for 386 yards and five touchdowns as Texas Tech breezed past Kansas 63-21 in Week 9.
The Red Raiders easily covered the 2-point spread, while the combined score played OVER the day’s posted total of 68.5.
Current streak:
Texas has won 8 straight games.
Texas Tech has won 8 straight games.
Team records:
Texas: 8-0 SU, 7-1 ATS
Texas Tech: 8-0 SU, 3-2-1 ATS
Texas most recently:
When playing in November are 7-3
When playing on turf are 9-1
After outgaining opponent are 9-1
When playing within the conference are 9-1

Texas Tech most recently:
When playing in November are 7-3
When playing on turf are 8-2
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing within the conference are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas Tech
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas’s last 5 games when playing Texas Tech
Texas is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Texas Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Texas Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas Tech’s last 5 games when playing Texas
Texas Tech is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Texas
Next up:
Texas home to Baylor, Saturday, November 8
Texas Tech home to Oklahoma State, Saturday, November 8

 

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