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Arizona State at #10Texas Tech

Prediction · week 7, 2026 · Sat Oct 17, 2:30 PM CT / 3:30 PM ET · Jones AT&T Stadium (Lubbock)

Updated Tue Oct 13, 7:56 PM CT

The prediction

Our call: Texas Tech by 18.9Strong

All three models favor Texas Tech. The line, shown for comparison only, has Texas Tech by 12.5.

The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›

SP+ has Texas Tech by 20.5, Elo has Texas Tech by 18.4, and Our model has Texas Tech by 17.7. They are within 2.8 points of each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
Arizona State +3.6 vs Texas Tech +21.6
Texas Tech by 20.5
Elo
Arizona State 1464 vs Texas Tech 1862
Texas Tech by 18.4
Our model · experimental
Arizona State +0.7 vs Texas Tech +15.9
Texas Tech by 17.7
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
Texas Tech by 12.5
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Strong
Texas Tech by 18.9

Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. How these work ›

Key injuries

Arizona State

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Texas Tech

As of Wed Oct 7, 6:32 AM CT · AI-assisted, from public reporting

Last 5 meetings

tied 3–3 · last: Arizona State 26–22, 2025

SeasonResultSite
2025Arizona State 26–22Mountain America Stadium
2024Texas Tech 30–22Jones AT&T Stadium
2017Texas Tech 52–45Jones AT&T Stadium
2016Arizona State 68–55Mountain America Stadium
2013Texas Tech 37–23neutral site

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