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.
The Kansas Jayhawks (1-4, 0-0 Big 12) are 16.5-point underdogs in a home Big 12 matchup with the Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-2, 0-0 Big 12) on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at David Booth Memorial Stadium. The total is 66.5 points for this matchup.
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Odds for Texas Tech vs. Kansas
Odds courtesy of SI Sportsbook.
Over/Under Insights
- Texas Tech and its opponents have combined to score more than 66.5 points in three of six games this season.
- Kansas’ games have gone over 66.5 points in two opportunities this season.
- Saturday’s total is 14.5 points higher than the combined 52 PPG average of the two teams.
- This contest’s total 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.
- The 66.5 over/under in this game is 12.6 points above the 53.9 average total in Jayhawks games this season.
Texas Tech Stats and Trends
- Texas Tech has played six games, with three wins against the spread.
- The Red Raiders have been favored by 16.5 points or more two times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
- Texas Tech’s games this year have gone over the point total three times in six opportunities (50%).
- The Red Raiders put up nine fewer points per game (34.8) than the Jayhawks give up (43.8).
- The Red Raiders average 36.2 fewer yards per game (457.8), than the Jayhawks give up per outing (494).
- Texas Tech is 1-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall when the team churns out more than 494 yards.
- The Red Raiders have turned the ball over five more times (10 total) than the Jayhawks have forced a turnover (5) this season.
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Texas Tech at SISportsbook.
Kansas Stats and Trends
- Kansas has not covered the spread yet this year.
- 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 gone over the total in four out of four opportunities.
- The Jayhawks rack up 17.2 points per game, 17.1 fewer than the Red Raiders allow (34.3).
- The Jayhawks collect 74.5 fewer yards per game (331) than the Red Raiders allow per outing (405.5).
- Kansas is 0-2 against the spread and 0-2 overall when the team totals more than 405.5 yards.
- This season the Jayhawks have five turnovers, two fewer than the Red Raiders have takeaways (7).
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.
