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#8Texas Tech at Cincinnati

Prediction · week 8, 2026 · Sat Oct 24, Time TBA · Nippert Stadium

Updated Mon Oct 19, 8:04 AM CT

TTUTexas Tech · 6-0 Sat Oct 24, Time TBA CINCincinnati · 4-2

82%Our win chance18%

Our win chance: Texas Tech 82% · Cincinnati 18% · experimental, see how it is tested

The prediction

Our call: Texas Tech by 13.7Strong

All three models favor Texas Tech (SP+ from the week 7 snapshot). The line, shown for comparison only, has Texas Tech by 11.5.

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 13.8, Elo has Texas Tech by 15.3, and Our model has Texas Tech by 12.0. They are within 3.3 points of each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
Texas Tech +21.6 vs Cincinnati +5.3 · week 7 ratings
Texas Tech by 13.8
Elo
Texas Tech 1908 vs Cincinnati 1463
Texas Tech by 15.3
Our model · experimental
Texas Tech +16.1 vs Cincinnati +1.7
Texas Tech by 12
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
Texas Tech by 11.5
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Strong
Texas Tech by 13.7

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

Texas Tech

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

Cincinnati

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

Last 2 meetings

Texas Tech leads 1–0–1 · last: Texas Tech 44–41, 2024

SeasonResultSite
2024Texas Tech 44–41Jones AT&T Stadium
1968Tie 10–10—

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