Texas Tech hosts West Virginia on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET in a pivotal Big 12 conference game. The Red Raiders enter with a 4-1 conference record and sit at No. 15 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. West Virginia arrives on a two-game winning streak, having defeated Cincinnati and TCU.
Prediction Market Odds
Polymarket lists Texas Tech as a heavy favorite with an 85% probability to win, while West Virginia sits at 16%. The market gives a 44% chance that Texas Tech wins by more than 17.5 points. The over/under for total points is set at 66.5, with the over trading at 49% and the under at 52%.
Texas Tech quarterback Thomas Castellanos earned the start last week against Arizona and guided the team to a 34-26 victory; he will remain under center against the Mountaineers. West Virginia's offense ranks 12th nationally averaging 468.1 yards per game, but its defense allows the second-most yards in the country at 483.9 per game.
The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates each FBS game 10,000 times, projects a 65.5-point baseline and has the game finishing under 66.5 points in 65% of simulations.
