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One of the best wideouts in college football will be featured when Damon Ward Jr. and the North Texas Mean Green (2-0) take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-1) on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
The Red Raiders are double-digit favorites (currently -10) in their matchup against the Mean Green, with the over/under being 69.5 points. (On the moneyline, the Red Raiders are -388 and the Mean Green are +302.)
Below you’ll find our betting primer for this season, and discover all of our predictions here, too!
Texas Tech -10 vs. North Texas
Texas Tech vs. North Texas Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Red Raiders (-10)
- Moneyline: Red Raiders (-388), Mean Green (+302)
- Total: 69.5 points
- TV Channel: FOX Sports Networks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Texas Tech vs. North Texas Betting Stats and Info
Against the spread, the Red Raiders are winless in two games. Against the spread, the Red Raiders are winless in 12 games when favored by 10 points or more. In one game as the moneyline favorite, Texas Tech won. North Texas, through two games with a set spread so far this season, is 1-1-0 against the spread. North Texas has played as an underdog on the moneyline in one game this season, and won that game.
Texas Tech vs. North Texas Key Players
Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Last year Behren Morton racked up 1,757 passing yards (135.2 per game) while going 182-for-294 (61.9%) and throwing for 15 touchdowns with eight interceptions.
- Tahj Brooks took 290 attempts for 1,538 rushing yards a season ago (118.3 per game) and scored 10 touchdowns.
- Last season Cam’Ron Valdez ran for 285 yards on 52 carries (21.9 yards per game), with one rushing touchdown.
- Xavier White hauled in 39 passes for 556 yards last year with one touchdown. He was targeted 59 times, and averaged 42.8 receiving yards.
- Jerand Bradley’s stat line last year showed 36 catches for 431 yards and four touchdowns. He put up 33.2 yards per game.
- Coy Eakin caught 36 passes for 416 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 32 yards per game.
- Tony Bradford Jr. had a solid body of work a year ago, collecting four sacks, two TFL and 42 tackles.
- Ben Roberts collected 104 tackles, two TFL, 0.5 sacks, and one interception over the course of his last campaign.
- Dadrion Taylor-Demerson picked off four passes and tacked on 69 tackles, one TFL, one sack, and six passes defended last season.
North Texas Mean Green
- Last year Chandler Rogers recorded 3,382 passing yards (281.8 per game) while going 262-for-422 (62.1%) and throwing for 29 touchdowns with five interceptions. He added 180 rushing yards on 109 carries and four TDs.
- Ayo Adeyi ran for 1,017 yards on 143 carries (84.8 yards per game) and scored six touchdowns a season ago.
- Last year Oscar Adaway III ran for 738 yards on 123 carries (61.5 yards per game), with six rushing touchdowns.
- Last year Jay Maclin grabbed 57 passes for 1,004 yards (83.7 per game) with 11 touchdowns.
- Ward added 487 yards on 39 grabs and five touchdowns. He was targeted 60 times, and averaged 40.6 receiving yards last year.
- Roderic Burns caught 41 passes on 67 targets for 466 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 38.8 receiving yards per game.
- Last season Jordan Brown put up 3.5 sacks, three TFL and 81 tackles.
- Phillip Hill picked off three passes while adding 44 tackles, one TFL, and four passes defended a season ago.