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The TCU Horned Frogs (4-3) take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-2) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, in a battle between two of the best offensive players in college football in Jack Bech and Tahj Brooks.
The Horned Frogs are solid favorites (-7) in their game against the Red Raiders, with the over/under at 66.5 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Horned Frogs are -258 and the Red Raiders are +207.)
Keep reading to check out our betting primer for this season, and discover all of our predictions here, too!
TCU -7 vs. Texas Tech
TCU vs. Texas Tech Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Horned Frogs (-7)
- Moneyline: Horned Frogs (-258), Red Raiders (+207)
- Total: 66.5 points
TCU vs. Texas Tech Betting Stats and Info
The Horned Frogs have won two games against the spread (in seven tries). The Horned Frogs are winless in three games against the spread when favored by 7 points or more. In four games as the moneyline favorite, TCU has gone 1-3. Texas Tech has an against-the-spread record of 3-3-1 so far this season. This will be the third game this year Texas Tech is an underdog on the moneyline, after split the two games.
TCU vs. Texas Tech Recent Stats and Trends
TCU Horned Frogs
- In its past three contests, TCU has two wins against the spread, and is 2-1 overall.
- In TCU’s past three contests, it has hit the over once.
- TCU’s scoring average over the last three games is 12.3 points lower than the 66.5 total listed for this matchup.
Texas Tech Red Raiders
- In its last three games, Texas Tech has one win against the spread, and is 2-1 overall.
- Texas Tech has gone over the total twice in its past three contests.
- Texas Tech has averaged a total of 59.7 combined points over its last three games, 6.8 fewer than this game’s total of 66.5.
TCU vs. Texas Tech Key Players
TCU Horned Frogs
- Josh Hoover has put up 2,270 passing yards (324.3 per game) with a 66.4% completion percentage (184-for-277) while tossing 16 touchdowns and six interceptions.
- Cam Cook has taken 96 attempts for a team-leading 349 rushing yards (49.9 per game) and six touchdowns.
- Jeremy Payne has rushed for 120 yards (20 per game), with one touchdown on the ground.
- Bech has 42 receptions for a team-high 748 yards (106.9 per game) and seven touchdowns.
- John Paul Richardson has contributed with 32 catches for 385 yards. He has been targeted 47 times and puts up 55 receiving yards per game.
- Eric McAlister is averaging 63.2 yards per game, with 18 catches for 379 yards and three touchdowns.
- Marcel Brooks has 2.5 sacks to lead the team, and has also collected two TFL and four tackles.
- Johnny Hodges has totaled 38 tackles and two TFL, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
- LaMareon James has a team-high one interception and has tacked on 17 tackles and two passes defended in seven games this season.
Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Behren Morton has passed for 1,926 yards (172-of-270), with 17 touchdowns and three interceptions (275.1 yards per game).
- Tahj Brooks has 149 carries for a team-high 804 rushing yards (114.9 per game) and eight touchdowns.
- So far this year Cameron Dickey has run for 150 yards on 25 carries (25 yards per game), with one touchdown.
- Josh Kelly has been targeted 72 times and has 53 catches, leading his team with 590 yards (84.3 per game) while also scoring three touchdowns.
- Caleb Douglas has hauled in 30 catches for 419 yards (59.9 per game) and four touchdowns.
- Coy Eakin is averaging 48.4 yards per game, with 22 catches for 339 yards and five touchdowns.
- This season Terrell Tilmon leads the team with one sack and has added one TFL.
- Jacob Rodriguez has racked up 63 tackles, three TFL, and one sack this season, leading his team in tackles.
- Chapman Lewis has a team-high two interceptions and has tacked on 18 tackles and two passes defended in six games this season.