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Texas Tech at Texas odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Friday’s Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns college football matchup, with NCAA football betting odds, picks and best bets

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-7, 2-6 Big 12) tangle with the Texas Longhorns (6-5, 4-4) Friday at the Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin at noon ET. We analyze the Texas Tech-Texas odds and betting lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.

Texas Tech at Texas: Three things you need to know

1. The Longhorns topped the Red Raiders in Lubbock 41-34 last year, with QB Sam Ehlinger passing for 312 yards and four touchdowns, including two scoring strikes to WR Devin Duvernay.

2. Texas Tech can’t get enough wins to go “bowling,” while Texas has already gained postseason eligibility. Though with a win, the Red Raiders can drop the Longhorns to 6-6 and cost their instate rival a decent bowl bid and money.

3. Texas Tech is doing its thing offensively, ranking 14th in total yards (474.0 YPG) and 10th in passing yards (316.7 YPG), but it’s 121st in total yards allowed (468.9 YPG) and 126th in passing yards allowed (304.0 YPG). The Red Raiders’ lack of defense is a major reason their season ends Friday.

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Texas Tech at Texas: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 12:25 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Texas 41, Texas Tech 30

Moneyline (ML)

Texas (-334) is too expensive on the moneyline, and the way the Longhorns have played down the stretch, they’re not a certainty to win outright even against a non-bowl team. Texas Tech (+260) is tempting, but it’s not going into DKR and coming away with a win.

New to sports betting? Every $10 wagered that Texas wins outright will return a profit of $2.99 (10 divided by 3.34).

Against the Spread (ATS)

TEXAS (-9.5, -121) is the play here, but I’d go very lightly. The Longhorns have one of the best pass-catch combos in the Big 12 with Ehlinger and Duvernay, and they will light it up against the defensively challenged Texas Tech (+9.5, +100) pass D.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER (64.5, -106) is the best wager in this rivalry game. The offense has been powerful for both sides, and the defense hasn’t been terribly resistant. Look for plenty of points on both sides before the dust clears.

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Look: Texas releases video honoring seniors playing their final game at DKR

Look: Texas releases video honoring seniors playing their final game at DKR

On Friday, as the Texas Longhorns take the field at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium for the final time this season, it marks the last home game that this class of seniors will play. Included in this group are key contributors Devin Duvernay, Collin Johnson, Malcolm Roach, Zach Shackelford, and Parker Braun. Check out the video Texas released to honor their time representing the Longhorns on the field:

The Texas Longhorns are set to take the field for the final time this season against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Friday at 9 a.m. CT. Here is everything you need to know to watch, listen, or stream the game.

Watch: Former Longhorn Jarrett Allen with the emphatic block and stare-down

Watch: Former Longhorn Jarrett Allen with the emphatic block and stare-down

Tonight, as the Brooklyn Nets visit the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, former Texas Longhorn Jarrett Allen is making his presence felt on the defensive side of the ball. With the Nets and Celtics tied at 44 with just over 5 minutes to play in the second quarter, Allen rejected a layup attempt and gave the Celtics a quick staredown. Check out the emphatic block below:

In his single season at Texas, Allen played and started in 33 games. He averaged 13.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, and .6 steals while playing 32.2 minutes per game. Allen was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets with the 22nd pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft.

How to watch, listen, or stream Texas Longhorns vs Texas Tech football game

Here is everything you need to know to watch, listen, or stream the Texas Longhorns vs Texas Tech Red Raiders football game

On Friday, the Texas Longhorns will play host to state rivals Texas Tech. After dropping two straight games to Big 12 foes, the Longhorns are 6-5 overall and 4-4 in conference play. Texas Tech comes in with a 4-7 overall record and is 2-6 in conference play. Here is everything you need to know to catch the game on Friday:

Date: Friday, November 29

Time: 9 a.m. CT

Location: Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

TV: FOX

Stream: FOX Sports Go

Radio: Austin 104.9FM, 99.3FM, 98.5FM, 1260AM; Dallas 1080AM; El Paso 600AM; Houston 790AM; San Antonio 1200AM — Spanish: Austin 105.3FM; Dallas 990AM, 99.9FM

O/U: 63.5

Spread: Texas -10 (Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated 11/27 at 8:07 p.m. ET. )

Texas’ series history against Texas Tech

UT and TTU meet for the 69th time in their history on Friday. The road team has won four years in a row and Texas can snap that this year.

With the road team winning the last four games, Texas and Texas Tech meet for the 69th time on Friday. Playing every year since 1960, the Longhorns and Red Raiders go all the way back to the Southwest Conference. While neither team has anything to play for as far as bowl eligibility, Texas needs a win to avoid their sixth 6-6 or worse regular-season record this decade.

Here is the series history between the Longhorns and Red Raiders:

All-time series record: Texas leads 51-17-0

Largest wins: Texas 58-7 in 1999, Texas Tech 33-9 in 1994

Latest Texas win: Nov. 10, 2018

Last season’s game against Texas Tech was an offensive slugfest that saw 38 of its 75 points scored in the fourth quarter. Both teams had over 450 total yards, including huge days for both Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger and Texas Tech quarterback Jett Duffy.

The Red Raiders were able to both throw and run the ball, having 595 total yards on offense. Duffy was the main guy for Texas Tech, throwing for 444 yards, while also leading the team in rushing with 80. Completing 78.7% of his passes and throwing four touchdowns, Duffy found seven different receivers. Antoine Wesley caught two of Duffy’s touchdowns and also racked in 171 receiving yards.

For the Longhorns, Ehlinger had one of his best days of the year, going 22-34 with 312 yards and four touchdowns. Three different receivers had over 50 yards for Texas, as Lil’ Jordan Humphrey led the way with 159 and Devin Duvernay and Jerrod Heard followed with 66 and 54 receiving yards respectively.

The play of the game came with 0:21 left in the game, tied at 34. Ehlinger threw a ball down the right sideline toward Humphrey, who reached over his defender, snagged the ball away from him, and went into the endzone to win the game for the Longhorns.

Texas won 41-34, making them 7-3 on the year. It was the fourth year in a row the road team had won in the series and Texas’ fifth straight win in Lubbock.

Latest Texas Tech win: Nov. 24, 2017

Playing on the Friday after Thanksgiving in 2017, both teams really struggled to throw the ball, with Texas completing 57% of their throws and Texas Tech completing 44%. To make matters worse, both teams threw two interceptions, turning the ball over a total of six times.

Late in the fourth quarter leading 23-20, Texas had a 3rd and 2 from their own 42-yard line. With 2:18 left in the game, a first down would have sealed the game for the Longhorns as Texas Tech only had one timeout left. Ehlinger scrambled to his right, threw across the middle and it was intercepted by cornerback Justus Parker. He took the ball all the way to the Texas 15 yard line, setting the Red Raiders up with a chance to win it.

Two plays later, Texas Tech quarterback Nic Shimonek found Cameron Batson for the go-ahead touchdown. On the final possession for the Longhorns, Ehlinger threw another interception with 0:55 left in the game, giving the Red Raiders the 27-23 win in Austin.

Struggling all day offensively, Texas fell to 6-6 on the season, giving them their fourth straight season with at least six losses. For Texas Tech, they also went to 6-6 and gained bowl eligibility for just the fourth time in seven years.

Texas will play Texas Tech on Friday at 11:00 a.m. CST on Fox.

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Texas opens up as 9.5-point favorites over Texas Tech

The Texas Longhorns have opened up as 9.5-point favorites over the Texas Tech Red Raiders

The extremely disappointing regular season for the Texas Longhorns is coming to an end. For their final game of the season, the Longhorns will face off against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Texas Tech has already been eliminated from being bowl eligible, as they have seven losses. The Longhorns are bowl eligible and will look to end the season on a high note before being assigned their bowl game.

Texas has opened up as 9.5-point favorites over Texas Tech. Last season, the Longhorns were able to beat the Red Raiders on the road, 41-34.

You can catch the game this upcoming Friday, November 29th, at 11:00 AM CT on FOX.

Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated 11/27 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

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Texas projected to face Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl

ESPN is projecting Texas to face Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl. It would be the first time they would play since the rivalry ended in 2011.

In ESPN’s latest bowl projection, Mark Schlabach projects one of the country’s best rivalry not only to come back but to be played in Houston, TX. Schlabach thinks the Longhorns will face off against former in-state rival Texas A&M in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl on Dec. 27.

A historic matchup that has been played 118 times, Texas has double the number of wins the Aggies do, leading the series 76-37-5. It was played for the final time in 2011 when Texas A&M decided to join the SEC. In the final game, Justin Tucker hit a game-winning field goal to give Texas a classic 27-25 win.

Since that moment, there have been continuous questions of when these two teams will play again. Either in a bowl game or scheduling a home and home series, the fans agree the Longhorns and Aggies need to play each other.

“Us not playing Texas A&M is not good for college football,” Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said. “We’d love to play A&M.”

There were reports that Texas reached out to Texas A&M to renew the series with a home and home series in 2022 and 2023, but the Aggies “were already booked,” said Texas A&M athletic director Scott Woodward said.

Since being in the SEC in 2012, the Aggies have only had less than four losses once. Before leaving the Big 12, it had been since 1998 since they only had three losses. They agreed to play against Kansas State in the 2016 Texas Bowl but lost to the Wildcats 33-28.

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While the basketball teams will play each other on Dec. 8, this rivalry will remain all talk until the two meet again on the football field. With both teams expected to end their season 7-5, the opportunity for the two schools will be there to play in the Texas Bowl. While there have been rumors that the Aggies would turn down that opportunity, the two schools need to find a way to face off against each other.

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The biggest catalyst in Texas high school football’s upset Friday? Emmitt Smith Jr.

Jesuit football star E.J. Smith scored 4 touchdowns to lead his team to a stunning upset of Longview in Texas.

Last Friday, the Texas high school football playoff were delivered a shockwave when some of the state’s pre-tournament favorites were all eliminated in a wild second round. Chief among them were Allen, at the time ranked No. 7 in the USA TODAY Super 25, and Longview, a defending state champion and rapidly rising, regionally ranked squad.

While Jaxon Smith-Njigba understandably got the lion’s share of headlines for his six touchdowns and 258 receiving yards in Rockwall’s upset of Allen, an equally decisive performance was turned in by Dallas Jesuit’s Emmitt “EJ” Smith Jr., who helped the Rangers control the game on the ground en route to a seismic upset of Longview.

How good was the scion of the Hall of Fame running back? He racked up 164 yards and all four of Jesuit’s touchdowns in a 27-25 victory. Then, when Jesuit needed to eat clock, Smith was critical, helping the team run out the game’s final 8:28 with a monster drive.

Smith Jr. is considered one of the nation’s top-five running back prospects and named Texas A&M, Ohio State, Georgia, Stanford and Florida as his final five contending schools.

Whichever program eventually lands him, it’s clear they’re getting a winner, just like his father.

Former Longhorn Tyrone Swoopes promoted to active NFL roster from practice squad

Former Longhorn Tyrone Swoopes promoted to active NFL roster from practice squad

Former Longhorns’ quarterback Tyrone Swoopes has made an NFL roster – but not as a quarterback. Swoopes transitioned to tight end in his first year in the NFL, and was promoted to the Seattle Seahawks’ roster to replace the injured Ed Dickson.

Aug 18, 2018; Carson, CA, USA; Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Derwin James (33) defends Seattle Seahawks tight end Tyrone Swoopes (46) during the second half at StubHub Center. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

Swoopes started only one of his four years at Texas, his sophomore season in 2014. That year, he threw for 2409 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions on 58.3% passing. Swoopes was a threat on the ground as well, with 966 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns over the course of his career.

The Seahawks promoted Swoopes due to need at the tight end position, where they have been injury struck all year. Ed Dickson is the latest tight end to go on IR, after Will Dissly’s season-ending injury and Luke Willson’s lingering hamstring injury.

Texas Tech finally lands a 4-star in Midland (Texas) Lee WR Loic Fouonji

Midland Lee wide receiver Loic Fuononji became the first four-star recruit in the Matt Wells era at Texas Tech.

It took nearly the entirety of his first year at the helm, but Texas Tech football coach Matt Wells got one of his men.

On Monday, Texas Tech landed the first four-star recruit of the Wells era when four-star Midland (Texas) Lee wide receiver Loic Fouonji committed to the Red Raiders. The lanky and athletic 6-foot-4 dynamo committed to Tech ahead of scholarship offers from Texas, Oklahoma State, SMU and eight other major Division I programs.

Fouonji has not explicitly spoken about what drew him to Lubbock, but statements from Wells himself may speak to some of the values that convinced the emerging wide receiver the West Texas Big XII city was the right fit for him, particularly when combined with Lubbock’s proximity to his hometown of Midland.

“I think it’s clearly describing and painting a picture to parents and recruits and high school coaches of, this is what we do and this is how we do it. I think we pride ourselves on being very transparent. We try to be very real. We have a passion about what we do. We have a passion for that logo. I’ve grown in my passion for this logo and respect for this logo, the alumni, the guys that have played here, the boosters are our supporters, our most loyal supporters. Mine has grown, and I think people can know that I sometimes wear my emotions on my sleeve and they can see right through me. I think we just try to be genuine.”

Fouonji is the 18th commitment in Texas Tech’s Class of 2020 and the first four star, as previously mentioned. His pledge to Tech drives the Red Raiders recruiting class all the way up to fourth in the Big XII and 40th nationally, more than 20 spots better than in 2019.