Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders college football matchup on October 2, 2021.
The West Virginia Mountaineers (2-2, 0-0 Big 12) bring the No.25 scoring defense in college football into a matchup with the Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-1, 0-0 Big 12), who have the No. 20 scoring offense, on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The Mountaineers are 7-point favorites. The over/under is 56 for this game.
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Odds for West Virginia vs. Texas Tech
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Over/Under Insights
- West Virginia has combined with its opponents to score more than 56 points just one time this year.
- So far this season, 75% of Texas Tech's games (3/4) have had more combined points than Saturday's total of 56.
- The combined points per game average of the two teams, 71.3, is 15.3 points more than Saturday's over/under.
- This contest's total is 5.7 points more than the 50.3 these two squads combine to allow per game this season.
- The average total in Mountaineers games this season is 54.3, 1.7 points fewer than Saturday's total of 56 .
- The 56-point total for this game is 2.3 points below the 58.3 points per game average total in Red Raiders games this season.
West Virginia Stats and Trends
- In West Virginia's four games this year, it has three wins against the spread.
- The Mountaineers covered the spread in their only game when favored by 7 points or more.
- West Virginia's games this year have hit the over on one of four set point totals (25%).
- The Mountaineers rack up 32.5 points per game, comparable to the 33.5 per contest the Red Raiders give up.
- The Mountaineers average 365.5 yards per game, only 12.3 fewer than the 377.8 the Red Raiders give up per outing.
- The Mountaineers have turned the ball over two more times (8 total) than the Red Raiders have forced a turnover (6) this season.
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for West Virginia at SISportsbook.
Texas Tech Stats and Trends
- Texas Tech has covered the spread two times this season.
- The Red Raiders have yet to cover the spread this season when underdogs by 7 points or more.
- Texas Tech's games this season have gone over the total in two out of four opportunities (50%).
- The Red Raiders rack up 22.0 more points per game (38.8) than the Mountaineers allow (16.8).
- Texas Tech is 2-2 against the spread and 3-1 overall when the team notches more than 16.8 points.
- The Red Raiders rack up 152.5 more yards per game (460.8) than the Mountaineers allow (308.3).
- When Texas Tech piles up over 308.3 yards, the team is 2-2 against the spread and 3-1 overall.
- The Red Raiders have turned the ball over eight times this season, five more turnovers than the Mountaineers have forced (3).
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.