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 contest has a 55.5-point over/under.
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Odds for West Virginia vs. Texas Tech
Odds courtesy of SI Sportsbook.
Over/Under Insights
- West Virginia and its opponents have combined for 55.5 points or more only once this season.
- In 75% of Texas Tech’s games this season (3/4), the teams combined to score more than Saturday’s over/under of 55.5.
- Saturday’s total is 15.8 points lower than the two team’s combined 71.3 points per game average.
- This contest’s total is 5.2 points above the 50.3 these two squads combine to allow per game this season.
- The Mountaineers and their opponents score an average of 54.3 points per game, 1.2 fewer than Saturday’s total.
- The 58.3 PPG average total in Red Raiders games this season is 2.8 points more than this game’s over/under.
West Virginia Stats and Trends
- In West Virginia’s four games this season, 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 score 32.5 points per game, comparable to the 33.5 per matchup the Red Raiders allow.
- The Mountaineers collect 365.5 yards per game, only 12.3 fewer than the 377.8 the Red Raiders allow per contest.
- The Mountaineers have turned the ball over eight times this season, two more turnovers than the Red Raiders have forced (6).
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for West Virginia at SISportsbook.
Texas Tech Stats and Trends
- So far this season Texas Tech has two wins against the spread.
- This year, the Red Raiders are winless against the spread when entering a game as an underdog of 7 points or more.
- Texas Tech’s games this season have hit the over two times in four opportunities (50%).
- This season the Red Raiders score 22.0 more points per game (38.8) than the Mountaineers surrender (16.8).
- Texas Tech is 2-2 against the spread and 3-1 overall in games when it puts up more than 16.8 points.
- The Red Raiders average 460.8 yards per game, 152.5 more yards than the 308.3 the Mountaineers allow.
- In games that Texas Tech amasses over 308.3 yards, the team is 2-2 against the spread and 3-1 overall.
- This season the Red Raiders have turned the ball over eight times, five more than the Mountaineers’ takeaways (3).
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.















