Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Kansas Jayhawks college football matchup on October 16, 2021.
Big 12 foes square off when the Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-2, 0-0 Big 12) visit the Kansas Jayhawks (1-4, 0-0 Big 12) on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at David Booth Memorial Stadium. Texas Tech is favored by 16.5 points. The total for this matchup has been set at 66.5 points.
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Odds for Texas Tech vs. Kansas
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Over/Under Insights
- Texas Tech and its opponents have gone over the current 66.5-point total in three of six games this season.
- Kansas has combined with its opponents to score more than 66.5 points in two games this season.
- The combined points per game average of the two teams, 52, is 14.5 points fewer than Saturday's over/under.
- This contest's over/under is 11.6 points under the 78.1 these two squads combine to give up per game in 2021.
- Red Raiders games have an average total of 58.2 points this season, 8.3 fewer than Saturday's over/under.
- In 2021, games involving the Jayhawks have averaged a total of 53.9 points, 12.6 fewer than this game's set over/under.
Texas Tech Stats and Trends
- Texas Tech has three wins against the spread in six games this year.
- The Red Raiders have covered the spread once this season when favored by 16.5 points or more (in two chances).
- Texas Tech's games this year have hit the over on three of six set point totals (50%).
- The Red Raiders average 34.8 points per game, nine fewer than the Jayhawks surrender per outing (43.8).
- The Red Raiders collect 36.2 fewer yards per game (457.8), than the Jayhawks give up per contest (494).
- In games that Texas Tech piles up over 494 yards, the team is 1-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall.
- The Red Raiders have turned the ball over 10 times this season, five more turnovers than the Jayhawks have forced (5).
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Texas Tech at SISportsbook.
Kansas Stats and Trends
- Kansas has not covered the spread yet this season.
- The Jayhawks have yet to cover the spread this year when underdogs by 16.5 points or more in four chances.
- Kansas' games this year have hit the over in all four opportunities.
- This year the Jayhawks score 17.1 fewer points per game (17.2) than the Red Raiders allow (34.3).
- The Jayhawks average 74.5 fewer yards per game (331) than the Red Raiders allow (405.5).
- When Kansas churns out more than 405.5 yards, the team is 0-2 against the spread and 0-2 overall.
- The Jayhawks have five giveaways this season, while the Red Raiders have seven takeaways .
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.