Texas Tech vs Kansas State 10/23/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions

The Texas Tech Red Raiders meet the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday in week 8 Big 12 college football action at Jones AT&T Stadium. The Kansas State Wildcats need a win to snap a three-game losing streak. The Texas Tech Red Raiders look for a win after splitting their last four games.

The Kansas State Wildcats have lost four straight road games. Skylar Thompson is completing 68.3 percent of his passes for 766 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. Phillip Brooks and Deuce Vaughn have combined for 513 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while Malik Knowles has 17 receptions. The Kansas State Wildcats ground game is averaging 162.5 yards per contest, and Vaughn leads the way with 531 yards and five touchdowns. Defensively, Kansas State is allowing 24.7 points and 355.2 yards per game. Daniel Green leads the Kansas State Wildcats with 34 tackles, Felix Anudike-Uzomah has two sacks and Russ Yeast has one interception.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders have won five of their last seven home games. Henry Colombi is completing 65.5 percent of his passes for 1,066 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions. Erik Ezukanma and Kaylon Geiger have combined for 938 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Myles Price has 15 receptions. The Texas Tech Red Raiders ground game is averaging 168.6 yards per contest, and SaRodorick Thompson leads the way with 314 yards and six touchdowns. Defensively, Texas Tech is allowing 31.4 points and 386.4 yards per game. Colin Schooler leads the Texas Tech Red Raiders with 57 tackles, Jaylon Hutchings has three sacks and Dadrion Taylor-Demerson has two interceptions.

The Wildcats are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 road games and 13-6 ATS in their last 19 conference games. The Red Raiders are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a home favorite. The over is 4-0 in Wildcats last 4 games overall. The under is 6-1-1 in Red Raiders last 8 games as a favorite. The Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Texas Tech and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings.

The Kansas State Wildcats are starting to watch their season fall apart with three straight losses, and the offense has now dropped to 99th in total offense. The Texas Tech Red Raiders have been hit or miss this season, but they’ve shown more flashes overall, and they’re 21st in passing offense and 25th in scoring offense. Kansas State has won five straight games against Texas Tech and nine of the last 10 meetings overall, but this seems like a spot the Red Raiders can finally win.