Texas Tech vs Kansas State Prediction, Game Preview

Texas Tech vs Kansas State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 5 game on Saturday, October 1

Texas Tech vs Kansas State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 5, Saturday, October 1


Texas Tech vs Kansas State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 1
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS
How To Watch: ESPN+/Big 12 Network
Record: Texas Tech (3-1), Kansas State (3-1)
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Texas Tech vs Kansas State Game Preview

Why Texas Tech Will Win

The passing game worked when it had to.

It didn’t do quite enough to overcome four turnovers in the loss to NC State, but it didn’t give the ball away to Texas, Donovan Smith was strong throwing for 331 yards and two scores in the 37-34 overtime win, and it should all work against a Kansas State defense coming off a rough day.

For all for the great things Adrian Martinez and the Wildcat offense were able to do in the 41-34 win over Oklahoma, the secondary allowed 330 yards and four scores.

The pass K-State D was solid for the first part of the season, but Smith is starting to settle in, the Red Raider defense has been doing its job against the run, and there’s no fear of any downfield passing game from Martinez.

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Why Kansas State Will Win

Can Kansas State inflict its will on the Red Raider defense?

Martinez and RB Deuce Vaughn are a deadly 1-2 rushing punch for an O that leads the Big 12 averaging 248 yards per game on the ground. In the three wins the offense came up with 235 rushing yards or more with four scores, and it didn’t work in the weird 17-10 loss to Tulane.

The Green Wave was able to keep the Wildcats from busting anything loose, but Texas Tech’s defense doesn’t have enough up front to keep Martinez and Vaughn from getting into space.

Yes, the Red Raider defense is solid, but it had a hard time with Texas star Bijan Robinson last week, and this week …

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What’s Going To Happen

Here comes Vaughn.

Martinez won’t be totally taken away, but Texas Tech will look to take him out first. Vaughn will do the heavy lifting with over 20 carries and well over 100 yards.

Both defenses are great on third downs, and both offense struggle on third downs, but Kansas State will be able to do what it does a little better than Texas Tech will do what it likes to do.

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Texas Tech vs Kansas State Prediction, Line

Kansas State 31, Texas Tech 27
Line: Kansas State -8, o/u: 57.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Texas Tech vs Kansas State Must See Rating (out of 5): 3.5

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Predicting each Big 12 matchup in Week 5

All Big 12 schools are in action this week as conference play is starting to heat up.

All Big 12 schools are in action this week as conference play is starting to heat up. The Week 5 stale should paint a picture of who is going to compete for a league title and who has work to be done.

No. 16 Baylor and No. 9 Oklahoma State get together for a rematch of last year’s Big 12 championship game. The Cowboys are unbeaten this season entering their first conference game of the season. Baylor is 3-1 coming off an impressive road victory at Iowa State.

No. 25 Kansas State host Texas Tech as both schools are coming off major upset wins. Wildcats’ Adrian Martinez and Red Raiders’ Donovan Smith provide a sneaky good quarterback matchup in this one.

No. 18 Oklahoma and Texas are looking to get back on the hump after struggles in Week 4. The Sooners travel to take on Sonny Dykes and new-look TCU. Texas welcomes West Virginia to town in what should be an offensive shootout.

Kansas just missed the AP Top 25 rankings after its 4-0 start to the 2022 campaign. They have an opportunity to jump into the rankings with a win over Iowa State this weekend. Matt Campbell’s cyclones are hoping to avoid an 0-2 start to Big 12 play.

Here is our prediction of each Big 12 matchup in an exciting Week 5.

Texas Tech vs Kansas State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Kansas State Wildcats prediction and college basketball game preview.

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Texas Tech vs Kansas State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, February 6
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, KS
Network: Big 12 Network

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Why Texas Tech Will Win

Kansas State can’t score enough.

The defense has been good enough to keep most games from getting too out of hand, but the three-point shooting is occasionally non-existent – the team hasn’t hit more than 30% of its threes in six of its last seven games.  It shoots a ton of threes, but it doesn’t make them and doesn’t get enough offensive rebounds.

Texas Tech lost twice in the last seven games with the defeats to Baylor and in a shootout at West Virginia – no shame in either game. The team hits seemingly every free throw, it doesn’t screw up enough to matter, and the defense is the best in the Big 12 … Kansas State isn’t going to score enough.

Why Kansas State Will Win

The Wildcats weren’t bad in the first meeting – an 82-71 loss on the road. They were okay from the field and the defense was good from the outside, but what they have to keep the Red Raiders off the line.

How did K-State lose? Texas Tech shot 36 free throws, and Kansas State shot nine. That’s what the Red Raiders do – they get to the line as well as anyone in the nation – but if the Wildcats can avoid fouling, hold up well on the outside defensively, and just be okay from the outside, they’ll have a shot.

What’s Going To Happen

Again, Kansas State just doesn’t score enough. The defense can hold up well at times to not get obliterated, but the Texas Tech D will play a whole lot better than it did in the first meeting and make this win even easier.

Texas Tech vs Kansas State Prediction, Line

Texas Tech 82, Kansas State 68
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Texas Tech -16.5, o/u: 130.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 2

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