Texas Tech vs. BYU Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Nov. 8

The No. 9 Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-1), who have college football's third-ranked scoring offense, meet the No. 8 BYU Cougars (8-0) and their 19th-ranked scoring offense on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The Red Raiders are massive, 10-point favorites.

Against the Kansas State Wildcats in their last game, the Red Raiders won 43-20.

The Cougars won against the Iowa State Cyclones in their last game, 41-27.

Texas Tech vs. BYU Predictions

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and BYU Cougars, computer-derived against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Red Raiders (- 10)
• Pick OU: Under (52.5)
  
• Prediction: Red Raiders 31 - Cougars 15

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Texas Tech vs. BYU Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Red Raiders-Cougars matchup.

• Texas Tech Moneyline: -372
• BYU Moneyline: +295

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Texas Tech Betting Insights

• Texas Tech has won five of the six games it was favored on the moneyline this season (83.3%).
• Texas Tech has played in four games as a moneyline favorite with odds of -372 or shorter and won each of them.
• The Red Raiders nine games this season have gone over this contest's total of 52.5 points five times.
• Red Raiders matchups this year have an average point total of 56.9, 4.4 more points than this game's over/under.
• The Red Raiders score the third-most points in college football this season, while the Cougars' offense racks up the 29th-most.

BYU Betting Insights

• BYU has won both games it has played as underdogs this season.
• BYU has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +295 odds on them winning this game.
• BYU has combined with its opponents to score more than 52.5 points in four of eight games this season.
• BYU's matchups this season have a 49.9-point average over/under, 2.6 fewer points than this game's point total.

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Key Stats for Texas Tech vs. BYU

• The Red Raiders have been shining on both sides of the ball, ranking fifth-best in total offense (492.3 yards per game) and 10th-best in total defense (271.4 yards allowed per game).
• Texas Tech has been a tough opponent for opposing teams, as they rank top-25 in both scoring offense (third-best with 43.6 points per game) and scoring defense (fifth-best with 13.2 points allowed per game) this year.
• From an offensive angle, the Cougars are compiling 433.4 total yards per game (33rd-ranked). They rank 27th in the FBS on defense (318.3 total yards surrendered per game).
• Things have been positive for BYU on both offense and defense, as it is compiling 36.3 points per game (19th-best) and surrendering just 17.0 points per game (16th-best).