Oklahoma vs Texas Tech NCAA Football Spread & Prediction

Oklahoma vs Texas Tech NCAA Football Spread & Prediction

Written by on November 1, 2018

Alan Bowman and the Texas Tech Red Raiders will look to pull off the huge upset over Kyler Murray and the visiting seventh-ranked Oklahoma Sooners when the two teams square off on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. The Sooners will be looking to give their playoff hopes a boost while Texas Tech would like nothing better than to play spoiler in this matchup.

Now, let’s find out which team is offering the best value against their Week 10 college football betting odds.  

Oklahoma vs Texas Tech NCAA Football Spread & Prediction

 
  • When: Saturday, November 3, 2018, 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Jones AT&T Stadium
  • TV: ABC
  • Radio: TuneIn
  • Live Stream: ABC Go
  • NCAA Football Week 10 spread: Oklahoma -13.5 (Total 77.5)
 

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Weather Forecast

  • Partly Cloudy: 13°C/56°F
  • Humidity: 52%
  • Precipitation: 0%
  • Cloud Cover: 48%
  • Wind: 12 mph NNE
  • Stadium Type: Open
 

Why Bet On The Oklahoma Sooners?

Why should you bet on Oklahoma in this Week 10 Big 12 battle? There are a bunch of reasons. First, Oklahoma has the offensive edge as they put up 48.9 points per game to Texas Tech’s 42.3 points per contest. Next, the Sooners also have the edge defensively in giving up 25.6 points per game to the Red Raiders’ 28.1 points per contest. Oklahoma also has a lot to play for as they look to keep their four-team College Football Playoff hopes alive.

The Sooners have won two straight while topping the 50-point plateau both times, including their 51-14 smackdown of Kansas State last Saturday. For the season, Murray is completing 73.2 percent of his passes for 2,329 yards with 28 touchdowns and just three interceptions. Murray has been seriously impressive in throwing three or more touchdown passes in each of his last seven games.  

Team Stats

Offense
  • Average Score For: 48.88
  • Total Yards: 548.25
  • Rush Yards: 237.25
  • Passing Yards: 311.00
Defense
  • Average Score Against: 25.62
  • Total Yards: 380.75
  • Rush Yards: 148.75
  • Passing Yards: 232.12
 

Why Bet On The Texas Tech Red Raiders?

Why should you bet on the Red Raiders? Well, because they can put points on the board with anyone, that’s why! The Red Raiders will be looking to bounce back from their humbling 40-31 road loss at Iowa State last weekend and get their second win of the season over a ranked team to become bowl-eligible for the third time in the last four seasons.

Oklahoma vs Texas Tech is going to be a high score game.

This season, the unheralded Alan Bowman is completing an impressive 68.4 percent of his passes for 2,411 yards with 15 touchdowns and seven interceptions.  

Team Stats

Offense
  • Average Score For: 42.25
  • Total Yards: 528.25
  • Rush Yards: 151.50
  • Passing Yards: 376.75
Defense
  • Average Score Against: 28.12
  • Total Yards: 422.38
  • Rush Yards: 139.00
  • Passing Yards: 283.38
 

Latest Oklahoma vs Texas Tech NCAA Football Week 10 Betting Trends

  • Oklahoma is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
  • Oklahoma is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma’s last 9 games
  • Texas Tech is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
  • Texas Tech is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas Tech’s last 6 games
 

Expert Analysis and Prediction

If you’re worried about the nearly two-touchdown spread, I wouldn’t be! Oklahoma has looked absolutely phenomenal in each of their last two games after losing to Texas in Week 6. The Sooners have scored 103 combined points the last two games and Texas Tech looked pretty clueless defensively in their road loss to Iowa State last weekend.

The Sooners are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games in November and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 conference games while Texas Tech has gone 2-7 ATS in their last 9 home games against a team with a winning road record. Back the Oklahoma Sooners if you want to end up a happy camper collegiate gridiron gamers.

Score: Oklahoma 56 – Texas Tech 35