Texas Tech vs. Houston Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 30

Updated Sep. 29, 2023 9:06 a.m. ET

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The Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-3) host the Houston Cougars (2-2) on Saturday, September 30, 2023 in a matchup between Big 12 foes at Jones AT&T Stadium. Houston is an 8.5-point underdog. The game has a point total set at 50.5.

In their last game, the Red Raiders lost against the West Virginia Mountaineers, 20-13. The Cougars beat the Sam Houston Bearkats, 38-7, in their most recent game.

Texas Tech vs. Houston Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
Location: Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas
TV: Fox Sports 2
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Texas Tech vs Houston Betting Information updated as of September 29, 2023, 8:46 AM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Texas Tech	-8.5 (-110)	-334	+258	50.5	-110	-110

Texas Tech vs. Houston Prediction

Pick ATS: Houston (+8.5)
Pick OU: Over (50.5)
Prediction: Texas Tech 32, Houston 24

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Texas Tech vs. Houston Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Red Raiders 30, Cougars 21.
The Red Raiders have a 77.0% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Cougars have a 27.9% implied probability.
Texas Tech is winless against the spread this season (0-3-0).
Houston has a record of 1-2-0 against the spread this season.

Texas Tech vs. Houston: Head-to-Head

Texas Tech has a 2-0 record against Houston in their last two matchups.
In their past two head-to-head meetings, each team has covered one time with those games hitting the over on the total on one occasion.
Over their last two head-to-head contests, Texas Tech has put up 71 points, while Houston has posted 51.

Texas Tech vs. Houston: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Texas Tech	Houston
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	29.3 (67)	27.3 (80)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	24.0 (70)	25.0 (71)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	6 (69)	3 (13)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	7 (33)	9 (12)

Texas Tech 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Tyler Shough	QB	746 YDS (59.3%) / 7 TD / 4 INT 149 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 37.3 RUSH YPG
Tahj Brooks	RB	412 YDS / 1 TD / 103.0 YPG / 6.8 YPC
Jerand Bradley	WR	20 REC / 241 YDS / 3 TD / 60.3 YPG
Myles Price	WR	12 REC / 118 YDS / 3 TD / 29.5 YPG
Jesiah Pierre	LB	34 TKL / 0.0 TFL
Dadrion Taylor	DB	24 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 1 INT / 2 PD
Ben Roberts	LB	25 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK / 1 INT
Jaylon Hutchings	DL	16 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK

Houston 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Donovan Smith	QB	1,012 YDS (62.3%) / 5 TD / 3 INT 104 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 26.0 RUSH YPG
Matthew Golden	WR	22 REC / 244 YDS / 4 TD / 61.0 YPG
Sam Brown	WR	24 REC / 405 YDS / 0 TD / 101.3 YPG
Parker Jenkins	RB	147 YDS / 3 TD / 36.8 YPG / 5.3 YPC
Nelson Ceaser	DL	18 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 3.5 SACK
Malik Fleming	DB	16 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD
Isaiah Hamilton	DB	13 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
David Ugwoegbu	DL	13 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK