The No. 25 University of Houston Cougars (1-0, 1-0 Away) travel to take on the Texas Tech University Red Raiders (1-0, 1-0 Home) at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday. The Red Raiders are three-point favorites, and the total is 63. Houston (1-0, 1-0 Away) is coming off a close 37-35 win over UTSA at Alamodome last Saturday. Clayton Tune threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns. Tune ran 15 times for 51 yards and a touchdown. Nathaniel Dell caught five passes for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Texas Tech (1-0, 1-0 Home) beat Murray State 63-10 at Jones AT&T Stadium last Saturday. Donovan Smith was 14 of 16 for 472 yards and four touchdowns. Tahj Brooks carried six times for 50 yards and three touchdowns. Loic Fouonji added two touchdowns of his own. He had four receptions for 110 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Red Raiders won the only game between the teams last season, a 38-21 victory in September. Brooks had two touchdowns for Texas Tech. Tune tossed two touchdowns for Houston.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Cougars’ 37 points scored in their opening game ranks 51st in FBS among teams who have already played, and they are facing a Red Raiders defense whose 10 points surrendered is 22nd. Meanwhile, Texas Tech is fourth in the country in scoring after posting 63 points in Week 1, and Houston’s 35 points allowed ranks 96th.
SportsTips’ College Football Pick:
Houston (+145)
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