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West Virginia vs Texas Tech 10/2/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions

Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-1) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (2-2)
October 2, 2021 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: West Virginia Mountaineers -7.5 / Texas Tech Red Raiders +7.5; Over/Under: 57
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The Texas Tech Red Raiders and West Virginia Mountaineers square off Saturday in a Big 12 week 5 college football contest at Milan Puskar Stadium. The Texas Tech Red Raiders look for a statement win to build on their 3-1 record. The West Virginia Mountaineers look for a win to get a game above a .500 record.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders have lost each of their last six road games. Tyler Shough is completing 69.6 percent of his passes for 872 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions. Erik Ezukanma and Kaylon Geiger have combined for 638 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Myles Price has nine receptions. The Texas Tech Red Raiders ground game is averaging 160 yards per contest, and Tahj Brooks leads the way with 284 yards and four touchdowns. Defensively, Texas Tech is allowing 33.5 points and 377.5 yards per game. Colin Schooler leads the Texas Tech Red Raiders with 30 tackles, Jaylon Hutchings has two sacks and Marquis Waters has one interception.

The West Virginia Mountaineers have won each of their last seven home games. Jarret Doege is completing 62.4 percent of his passes for 889 yards, six touchdowns and four interceptions. Bryce Ford-Wheaton and Sam Jones have combined for 406 receiving yards and four touchdowns while Winston Wright Jr. has 17 receptions. The West Virginia Mountaineers ground game is averaging 116.5 yards per contest, and Leddie Brown leads the way with 321 yards and five touchdowns. Defensively, West Virginia is allowing 16.8 points and 307.5 yards per game. Josh Chandler-Semedo leads the West Virginia Mountaineers with 35 tackles, Taijh Alston has 3.5 sacks and Jackie Matthews has one interception.

The Red Raiders are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 road games and 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games in October. The Mountaineers are 7-0-1 ATS in their last 8 home games and 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The over is 35-17-1 in Red Raiders last 53 games in October. The under is 6-2 in Mountaineers last 8 games overall. The favorite is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders just got 70 points hung on them last week against Texas, and they’re now ranked 100th in the country against the pass. The West Virginia Mountaineers just took Oklahoma down to the wire last week and return home to one of the toughest venues in college football. West Virginia has been head and shoulders the more impressive team up to this point and it’s hard to back Texas Tech with confidence after what we saw last week. Give me the Mountaineers and somewhat reasonable number.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: West Virginia Mountaineers -7.5

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