Matchup analysis
Before kickoff our model projected Texas Tech 36.6, Arizona State 18.1 at Galaxy Stadium in Week 7. That is a heavy edge: Texas Tech wins about 89% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 18.5 points and 54.7 combined points. Tags: favorite holds.
Arizona State is 3-2, scoring 32.6 and allowing 27.8 points per game (+4.8 per game). Texas Tech (No. 10) is 5-0, scoring 34.8 and allowing 16.2 points per game (+18.6 per game).
Expect Arizona State to find it hard going: Texas Tech's strong defense (14th) outranks Arizona State's middle-of-the-pack offense (66th of 138 in our opponent-adjusted ratings, worth about 26.8 points against an average defense). Texas Tech's strong offense (15th of 138 in our opponent-adjusted ratings, worth about 34.6 points against an average defense) has the clear edge over Arizona State's middle-of-the-pack defense (73rd); that mismatch is where most of Texas Tech's projected points come from.
College football is noisy: even a well-rated projection misses the final margin by about 14 points on average. Based on how real results have scattered around our numbers, the final margin should land somewhere between Arizona State by 4 and Texas Tech by 41 about 80% of the time.
Texas Tech gets about 2.1 points for playing at home. Even on a neutral field the ratings would still favour Texas Tech by about 16.4. The game is on Fox.
Result: Arizona State 25, Texas Tech 53. The model had the right winner; the margin was off by 9.5 points and the total by 23.3.
Market lines
Market lines · Source: The Odds API, ESPN, Action Network · Updated Oct 29, 9:25 AM UTC. Shown for information; not an input to our projections.
| Provider | Spread (open → now) | Total (open → now) | Moneyline (Arizona State / Texas Tech) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus | Texas Tech -13.25 → Texas Tech -16 | 50.5 → 50 | +500 / -725 |
| DraftKings | Texas Tech -12.5 → Texas Tech -16.5 | 52.5 → 50.5 | +550 / -800 |
| Bovada | Texas Tech -14 → Texas Tech -15.5 | 48.5 → 49.5 | +450 / -650 |
This game's lines: CollegeFootballData.com · read Oct 22, 6:37 PM UTC.
| Projection | Margin | Total | Texas Tech win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our model | Texas Tech -18.5 | 54.7 | 89% |
| Market consensus | Texas Tech -16 | 50.0 | 84% |
| Blended projection | Texas Tech -16.5 | 51.1 | 87% |
Blended projection = 0.16 x our margin + 0.84 x the market margin, weights fitted on past seasons (see methodology).
Model vs market
- Texas Tech win probability
- model 89% · market (no-vig) 84% · difference +5 pts
- Margin
- model Texas Tech -18.5 · market Texas Tech -16 · difference +2.5 pts (Texas Tech view)
- Total
- model 54.7 · market 50 · difference +4.7
Model margin is 2.5 pts more toward Texas Tech than the market.
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Original projection vs new formula
| Projection | Score | Win prob | Margin miss | Total miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original projection | Arizona State 18.1, Texas Tech 36.6 | Texas Tech 89%right winner | 9.5 | 23.3 |
| New formula | Arizona State 17.5, Texas Tech 36.5 | Texas Tech 89%right winner | 9.0 | 24.0 |
Final: Arizona State 25, Texas Tech 53. Original = the number we posted before kickoff. New formula (2026-10-21 matchup terms) = the current model re-run with only the games played before this one.
Arizona State vs Texas Tech: stat comparison
Season to date before kickoff: these numbers are frozen at kickoff and do not include this game or anything after it.
| Stat | Arizona State | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 32.6#54 | 34.8#40 |
| Points allowed per game | 27.8#106 | 16.2#22 |
| Yards per play | 6.64#36 | 6.09#73 |
| Yards per play allowed | 5.40#57 | 5.30#51 |
| Rushing yards per game | 175.2#64 | 187.0#53 |
| Net passing yards per game | 267.0#31 | 221.0#74 |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 151.0#64 | 103.2#14 |
| Net passing yards allowed per game | 205.2#73 | 267.8#129 |
| Turnovers per game | 1.00#75 | 1.40#123 |
| Takeaways per game | 0.60#106 | 2.00#5 |
| Sacks per game | 2.00#65 | 2.20#47 |
| Sacks allowed per game | 1.80#73 | 1.60#58 |
| Stat | Arizona State | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.04#94 | +0.06#84 |
| EPA per play allowed | +0.03#61 | -0.11#12 |
| Success rate | 44.7%#56 | 47.2%#35 |
| Success rate allowed | 39.0%#47 | 38.2%#37 |
| Explosive play rate | 15.7%#13 | 13.9%#43 |
| Explosive plays allowed | 11.7%#71 | 11.5%#65 |
| Havoc rate | 13.5%#84 | 14.3%#61 |
| Havoc allowed | 14.7%#107 | 16.2%#129 |
| Points per scoring opportunity | 4.01#82 | 4.42#45 |
| Points per opportunity allowed | 3.62#54 | 2.65#1 |
| Average starting field position | own 30#60 | own 30#64 |
| Opponents' starting field position | own 31#114 | own 26#29 |
| Offensive plays per game (pace) | 66.6#59 | 67.0#51 |
| Stat | Arizona State | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing EPA per play | +0.06#81 | +0.06#79 |
| Passing EPA per play | +0.02#99 | +0.05#92 |
| Rushing EPA allowed | +0.06#82 | -0.10#12 |
| Passing EPA allowed | +0.00#50 | -0.11#22 |
| Rushing success rate | 45.4%#62 | 49.4%#25 |
| Passing success rate | 44.3%#52 | 45.0%#43 |
| Run stuff rate | 16.6%#63 | 19.4%#103 |
| Passing-down success rate | 36.6%#25 | 35.6%#34 |
| Passing-down success allowed | 25.7%#28 | 32.4%#99 |
| Third-down conversion rate | 31.3%#129 | 45.0%#46 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 39.2%#84 | 40.3%#92 |
| Red-zone touchdown rate | 63.6%#67 | 61.1%#81 |
| Red-zone TD rate allowed | 57.0%#60 | 45.5%#17 |
# = rank among 138 FBS teams. Efficiency numbers exclude garbage time. Per-play numbers of teams with a weak schedule are pulled toward their opponent-adjusted values (fully at one standard deviation below an average schedule). Source: play-by-play (cfbfastR / sportsdataverse), aggregated by us.
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