Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 10/23/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Location: Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, TX

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Red Raiders (+2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 60.5

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-2) will try to defeat the Kansas State Wildcats (3-3) at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday. Texas Tech opens this contest as 2.5-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 60.5.

The Kansas State Wildcats head into this matchup 3-3 this season. In their last game, the Wildcats played against the Iowa State Cyclones and took a loss by a final of 33-20. Skylar Thompson connected on 15/23 with 206 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rating of 160.5 and finished the contest with 1 pick. Deuce Vaughn was the best rusher for the Wildcats with 18 totes for 87 yds (4.8 yards per carry). In all, they had 56 plays for 342 yards. The Kansas State Wildcats ran the rock 33 different times and amassed 136 yds, which had them averaging 4.1 yds per attempt. In the running game, the Wildcats conceded 210 yds on 35 attempts, which is an average of 6.0 yds per rush allowed. Kansas State allowed 22 completions on 25 attempts for 208 yds, and a completion rate of 88.0%.

The Wildcats have earned 2,144 total yards this year. In terms of scoring touchdowns, Kansas State has earned 7 passing touchdowns and 11 rushing touchdowns. They have turned the ball over 9 different times. Kansas State has accrued 117 1st downs as a unit, and they have committed 35 penalties for 271 yds. Offensively they have an average of 162.5 yards in the run game which is 69th in D-1. When talking about getting in the endzone, the Kansas State Wildcats have an average of 27.3 points per outing.

The Wildcats sit in 78th in D-1 when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 24.7 PPG. Opposing teams are running for an average of 3.3 yards per run and 107.0 rushing yards per contest for the campaign. Over the course of this year, they have conceded 642 rushing yards through 6 contests. Regarding passing yardage, the Wildcats are giving up 1,489 yards which ranks them 88th in college football. They have surrendered 248.2 yards per outing via the pass as well as giving up a completion percentage of 71.9%. In total, they are surrendering 355.2 yards/game putting them 64th in the nation. They have relinquished 7 touchdowns through the air and 8 touchdowns running the ball.

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The Red Raiders head into this matchup 5-2 this season. When they last stepped on the gridiron, the Red Raiders got the win with a final of 41-14 when they faced the Kansas Jayhawks. Henry Colombi (1 TD) finished the contest with 124 yards on 14/20 passing while his QB rating was 128.6. He threw 1 pick and his Y/A was 6.2. SaRodorick Thompson carried the rock 13 times for 83 yds, ending the game with 6.4 yards per carry for Texas Tech. The Red Raiders ended up finishing with 440 yards while they ran 66 plays (6.7 yards per play). Texas Tech ran the ball for 6.0 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 246 yards on 41 carries. Texas Tech allowed 33 rushing attempts for 145 yds (4.4 yds per rush). The Red Raiders secondary allowed a completion rate of 53.6%, relinquishing 128 yards on 15 out of 28 through the air.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders maintain an average of 455.4 yards/game, which has them sitting 24th in Division 1. The Texas Tech offense has 301 yards of penalties on 35 violations, which ranks 91st in D-1 in terms of helping out the opposition. During this campaign thus far, the Red Raiders have thrown for a total of 2,008 passing yards as well as an average of 286.9 passing yards per contest, which has them ranked 21st in the nation. When discussing how much they score, the Red Raiders currently rank 25th in Division 1 averaging 35.7 points per game.

Texas Tech has conceded a total of 1,132 yards on the ground (161.7 yards/game) in addition to 12 touchdowns by way of the ground game so far this year. They have surrendered 14 touchdowns via the pass and 224.7 yards/game, which has them in 78th in the country. The Red Raiders defense has taken the field for 475 plays, which ranks 110th in the country. The Red Raiders are relinquishing 31.4 points per contest, which has them sitting 115th in the nation. In total, they have conceded 220 total points.

Who will win tonight's Wildcats/Red Raiders college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Wildcats -2.5

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