Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders college football matchup on October 2, 2021.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-1, 0-0 Big 12) and the 20th-ranked scoring offense will take the field against the West Virginia Mountaineers (2-2, 0-0 Big 12) and the 25th-ranked scoring defense on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The Mountaineers are favored by 7 points in the outing. An over/under of 56 is set for the contest.
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Odds for West Virginia vs. Texas Tech
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Over/Under Insights
- West Virginia and its opponents have scored at least 56 points or more just one time this year.
- Texas Tech's games have gone over 56 points in three of four chances this season.
- Saturday's total is 15.3 points lower than the two team's combined 71.3 points per game average.
- These two squads combine to surrender 50.3 points per game, 5.7 fewer than this contest's over/under.
- Mountaineers games have an average total of 54.3 points this season, 1.7 fewer than Saturday's over/under.
- The 58.3 PPG average total in Red Raiders games this season is 2.3 points more than this game's over/under.
West Virginia Stats and Trends
- West Virginia has played four games, with three wins against the spread.
- The Mountaineers covered the spread in their only game when favored by 7 points or more.
- West Virginia's games this year have hit the over on one of four set point totals (25%).
- The Mountaineers put up 32.5 points per game, comparable to the 33.5 per outing the Red Raiders surrender.
- The Mountaineers collect just 12.3 fewer yards per game (365.5), than the Red Raiders allow per matchup (377.8).
- The Mountaineers have turned the ball over two more times (8 total) than the Red Raiders have forced a turnover (6) this season.
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for West Virginia at SISportsbook.
Texas Tech Stats and Trends
- Texas Tech has two wins against the spread in four games this year.
- The Red Raiders have been underdogs by 7 points or more one time this season and have not covered the spread once.
- Texas Tech's games this year have hit the over on two of four set point totals (50%).
- The Red Raiders put up 22.0 more points per game (38.8) than the Mountaineers allow (16.8).
- Texas Tech is 2-2 against the spread and 3-1 overall in games when it scores more than 16.8 points.
- The Red Raiders average 152.5 more yards per game (460.8) than the Mountaineers give up (308.3).
- When Texas Tech amasses more than 308.3 yards, the team is 2-2 against the spread and 3-1 overall.
- The Red Raiders have turned the ball over five more times (8 total) than the Mountaineers have forced a turnover (3) this season.
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.