Texas Tech vs BYU Prediction - College Football Picks 10/21/23

BYU Cougars (4-2) vs Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-4)

Game Info: Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 7:00 pm (LaVell Edwards Stadium)

Betting Odds: BYU Cougars +3 -- Over/Under: 51 Click Here for the Latest Odds

The Texas Tech Red Raiders and BYU Cougars face off on Saturday in a college football showdown at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

Texas Tech has been Inconsistent

Texas Tech has been inconsistent heading into this game and they are coming off another loss in the last game. Texas Tech scored 21 points but the defense gave up 38 points and that led to the 17 point defeat. Under center for Texas Tech was Jake Strong and he had some major issues. He completed 16 of his 28 passes for 173 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions. Texas Tech is averaging 32.3 points while their defense is giving up 25.1 points per game.

Joining the Big 12 Has Been Tough for BYU

BYU sits with a 4-2 record overall but the Big 12 hasn’t been great. BYU in their last game against TCU scored only 11 points and that led to the blowout defeat. Kedon Slovis completed 15 of his 34 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown. LJ Martin finished with 14 caries for 56 yards. BYU is averaging 27.7 points while their defense is giving up 26 points per game. The offense is ranked 76th in the league while the defense is ranked 72nd.

Shane’s Free Pick

BYU’s offense really struggled in the last game and they are going to really struggle in this game again. BYU only scored 11 points and they are going to score less than 20 points here. Texas Tech is averaging 32.3 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. BYU isn’t going to be keeping up and Texas Tech is going to cover the spread here.

Shane’s Pick Texas Tech -3

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The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

AUTHOR: Shane Mickle

To Be Continued...

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