The Baylor Bears (2-4) face off against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-1) on Saturday, October 19th. This game will be played at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock and televised on ESPN2. Texas Tech is coming off a win in their previous game, while Baylor is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Iowa State. Kickoff is set for 4:00 ET.

Baylor Bears vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

 

Baylor Offense Breakdown

Heading into week 8, Baylor’s offense ranks 74th in our offensive power rankings, averaging 28 points per game, placing them 50th nationally. Their rushing game has struggled, with just 135 yards per game, and Bryson Washington leads the team with 186 yards and one touchdown this season.

Quarterback Sawyer Robertson has thrown for 1,045 yards and nine touchdowns, with three interceptions. Baylor ranks 43rd in passing attempts, averaging 31 per game. Josh Cameron leads the receiving corps with 277 yards and four touchdowns.

Texas Tech Offense Breakdown

Texas Tech’s offense is averaging 39.3 points per game, ranking 15th in the nation as they head into week 8. They are also 11th in passing attempts, with 39.7 per game, and 13th in completions, averaging 24.8. Their passing attack generates 290.2 yards per game, and they convert 47.8% of their third downs. Overall, they are 51st in our offensive power rankings.

Behren Morton leads the team with 1,640 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, and just two interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 102. Tahj Brooks has rushed for 679 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 5 yards per carry. Josh Kelly leads the receivers with 514 yards on 44 catches and has three touchdowns.

Baylor Team Defense

Despite ranking 45th nationally by allowing 24 points per game, Baylor’s defense struggled in their recent game against Iowa State, giving up 43 points. They allowed 395 total yards, including 265 passing yards and three rushing touchdowns.

Opponents have averaged 164.2 rushing yards per game against Baylor, ranking them 110th nationally. However, Baylor’s defense is 8th in the country in completion percentage allowed, holding opposing quarterbacks to just 50.3%.

Baylor Team Defense

Texas Tech’s defense has struggled this season, allowing an average of 32.3 points per game. They’ve given up 308 passing yards per game, ranking 164th nationally, and 148.2 rushing yards per game.

In their recent game against Arizona, the defense allowed 22 points but forced three interceptions. They gave up 115 rushing yards and 275 passing yards on 52 attempts.

Baylor vs Texas Tech Trends

• Across the Baylor Bears last ten road games, the team averaged 25 points per game while allowing 37. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 4-6, while going 3-7 straight-up.
• When looking at their past three home matchups, Texas Tech has an ATS record of 1-2 while averaging 17 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.
• As the betting underdog, the Baylor Bears have an ATS mark of just 4-6 in their last ten games. Baylor posted a straight up mark of 2-8 in these matchups.
• As the betting favorite, the Texas Tech Red Raiders have an ATS mark of just 4-5-1 in their last ten games. Texas Tech posted a straight up mark of 7-3 in these matchups.

Bears vs Red Raiders Prediction

Our projections have Baylor winning this matchup 28-20 on the road vs. Texas Tech. Even though they are +6.5 point underdogs, we like Baylor to cover the spread and win straight-up.

With the over/under line set at 55.5 points, our projection of 48 points suggests that taking the under is the best play for this game.

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