Aerial attacks collide
Expect the football to fly on Saturday at 7PM ET when No. 21
Bet Texas A&M at Texas Tech
These two teams have combined to throw for nearly 5,000 yards on the year. The Red Raiders lead the country in passing offense with 2,895 yards through seven games. Taylor Potts has thrown for 1,817 yards and 13 touchdowns while Steven Sheffield has thrown for 1,014 yards and 12 touchdowns. Detron Lewis and Tramain Swindall each have over 460 yards receiving with nine combined touchdowns. Barron Batch has rushed for 350 yards and five touchdowns. The Raiders are averaging 41.4 points per-game and are posting 485.4 yards per-game. On defense, Tech is holding teams to 19.7 points and 340.4 yards per-game.
Texas A&M is averaging 477.3 yards per-game with 1,923 passing yards on the year. The Aggies are 3-3 on the year and 2-3-1 against the spread on the season. Texas A&M has lost three straight after winning its first three games. Jerrod Johnson has thrown for 1,893 yards with 16 touchdowns while Uzoma Nwachukwu has caught 21 passes for 445 yards and six touchdowns. On defense, the Aggies rank last in the Big XII in scoring defense, giving up 33.3 points per-game. The Aggies have lost 11 of their last 14 meetings with Texas Tech.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com have made Texas Tech 21.5-point home favorites over Texas A&M on Saturday night. The over/under total for this game has been established at 70.
College Football Week 8 Betting Trends
All games in this series since 1992
TEXAS TECH is 13-4 against the spread versus TEXAS A&M since 1992
TEXAS TECH is 11-6 straight up against TEXAS A&M since 1992
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992
Games over the last 3 seasons
TEXAS TECH is 1-1 against the spread versus TEXAS A&M over the last 3 seasons
TEXAS TECH is 2-0 straight up against TEXAS A&M over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
All games played at TEXAS TECH since 1992
TEXAS TECH is 7-1 against the spread versus TEXAS A&M since 1992
TEXAS TECH is 7-1 straight up against TEXAS A&M since 1992
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1992
Games played at TEXAS TECH over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS TECH is 1-0 against the spread versus TEXAS A&M over the last 3 seasons
TEXAS TECH is 1-0 straight up against TEXAS A&M over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Week 8 College Football Injury Report
TEXAS A&M
[DB] 09/14/2009 – Marcus Gold out indefinitely ( Foot )
[WR] 09/14/2009 – Roger Holland out for season ( Concussion )
[WR] 09/30/2009 – Jeff Fuller is downgraded to out 3-5 weeks ( Leg )
[CB] 09/23/2009 – Coryell Judie out for season ( Shoulder )
[RB] 10/03/2009 – Christine Michael "?" ( Calf )
[LB] 10/03/2009 – Ricky Cavanaugh "?" ( Knee )
[S] 10/03/2009 – Franklin Mitchem "?" ( Arm )
[OL] 09/28/2009 – Brandon Carter has been suspended indefinitely ( Suspension )
Texas A&M at Texas Tech Current Odds
Texas A&M Aggies +21.5 Over 70
Bet Texas A&M at Texas Tech
Posted: 10/24/09 5:00PM ET