The Texas Tech Red Raiders and West Virginia Mountaineers meet Saturday in college football action at Milan Puskar Stadium. Here’s a West Virginia vs Texas Tech Prediction. This article will include a West Virginia vs Texas Tech Pick.
Texas Tech Red Raiders Betting Preview
The Texas Tech Red Raiders beat BYU and UCF. Texas Tech has won 4 straight games. Behren Morton is completing 66.4 percent of his passes for 2,118 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions. Caleb Douglas and Reggie Virgil have combined for 1,257 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns, while Coy Eakin has 41 receptions.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders ground game is averaging 194.1 yards per contest, and Cameron Dickey leads the way with 944 yards and 13 touchdowns. Defensively, Texas Tech is allowing 12.3 points and 266.1 yards per game. Jacob Rodriguez leads the Texas Tech Red Raiders with 97 tackles, David Bailey has 12.5 sacks and Brice Pollock has 4 interceptions.
West Virginia Mountaineers Betting Preview
The West Virginia Mountaineers lost to Arizona State and beat Colorado. West Virginia has lost 6 of its last 8 games. Scotty Fox Jr. is completing 59.9 percent of his passes for 1,178 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. Cam Vaughn and Jeff Weimer have combined for 847 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns, while Rodney Gallagher III has 26 receptions.
The West Virginia Mountaineers ground game is averaging 171.8 yards per contest, and Diore Hubbard leads the way with 335 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, West Virginia is allowing 29.2 points and 394.4 yards per game. Fred Perry leads the West Virginia Mountaineers with 77 tackles, Reid Carrico has 3.5 sacks and Darrian Lewis has 2 interceptions.
Why the West Virginia Mountaineers will win
- The home team has won five of Texas Tech’s last six games.
- West Virginia has covered the spread in each of its last four games.
- West Virginia has won the first quarter in each of its last three games against conference opponents.
Why the Texas Tech Red Raiders will win
- Texas Tech has won each of its last 11 November games against non-AP-ranked teams.
- West Virginia has lost each of its last 12 games against top-10 AP-ranked teams.
- West Virginia has failed to cover the spread in each of its last seven November games against top-15 AP-ranked teams.
- Texas Tech has covered the spread in 10 of its last 11 games.
- Texas Tech has won the first quarter in 10 of its last 12 games against conference opponents.
- Texas Tech has won the first half in 10 of its last 11 games against conference opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Each of West Virginia’s last four games against AP-ranked teams have gone OVER the total points line.
- Each of Texas Tech’s last four November games against non-AP-ranked teams have gone OVER the total points line.
West Virginia Mountaineers Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 14, Cam Vaughn is one of only 38 players in the FBS to record 500 receiving yards with less than 40 receptions this season.
Texas Tech Red Raiders Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 14, David Bailey ranks 1st amongst FBS players for sacks (12.5) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- West Virginia ranks 131st among FBS teams for time of possession per game this season (27:10).
- West Virginia ranks 130th among FBS teams for 3rd down conversion percentage this season (30.9).
- Texas Tech has recorded the equal-most home wins by a margin of 10+ points of any FBS team this season (7).
- Texas Tech has recorded the most home wins by a margin of 15+ points of any FBS team this season (7).
West Virginia vs Texas Tech Prediction
Texas Tech is obviously the more talented team on both sides of the ball and capable of a blowout victory, but this is a ton of points. Morgantown is never an easy place to play and West Virginia has a chance to play spoiler on senior night for 44 seniors. West Virginia has covered 4 straight games asa double-digit underdog, and that includes an outright win this month against Houston. I’ll take a stab with the boatload of points and WVU at home.