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This isn’t your older brother’s Texas Tech football team. The Red Raiders are no longer looking to win shootouts. This year, they are winning with defense and a physical offensive line. Texas Tech has only allowed 99 points all season. And it has won seven of its eight games by at least 24 points.
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Rice (4-4 overall) has been a little better than expected in Scott Abell’s first season at the helm. But Memphis has been a wagon with a 7-1 record overall and a 7-1 mark against the spread. Expect the Tigers to hang 35 points or more on a gettable defense. The pick: Memphis -13.5
The numbers tell the story: 134th in offense, 135th in defense and very little in terms of identity or execution. Longo’s tempo-driven system requires playmakers and rhythm, and neither has shown up. Instead, Sam Houston has slowed things dramatically, leaning into survival-mode football and trying to shorten games to avoid collapse.
SEC opponents match up when the Auburn Tigers (4-4) and the Kentucky Wildcats (2-5) play on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Tigers faced the Arkansas Razorbacks in their most recent game, winning 33-24. Their last time out, the Wildcats were defeated by the Tennessee Volunteers 56-34.
While it may seem unlikely, books are hoping to burn bettors via a Penn Stat cover against Ohio State. Patrick Everson has that and more.
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