Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Saturday, 11/29/25

The Texas Tech Red Raiders will travel to West Virginia this Saturday as heavy favorites to take on the Mountaineers. The Red Raiders are one of college football’s most complete teams with a  record of 10-1 and a conference record of 7-1. They have won their last four games with their last win coming against UCF 48-9. Linebacker Jacob Rodriguez was the star in this game, totaling 9 tackles and scoring his first offensive touchdown of his career on a hand off up the middle. It just goes to show how much talent is on both sides of the ball on this Red Raider team. In their last four conference games, Texas Tech has outscored their Big 12 opponents 162 to 36. West Virginia has a record of 4-7 and a conference record of 2-6. The Mountaineers have looked better near the end of the season, winning two of their last three games. The main change that has the Mountaineers winning games is the change to freshman quarterback Scotty Fox Jr. In his four starts, Fox has thrown for 1013 yards, 6 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. The freshman helped win or stay competitive in each start against TCU, Houston, Colorado, and Arizona State. Fox has not yet lost by more than a touchdown as a starter.

Fox has been great, but Saturday’s game will easily be his toughest test yet. The Red Raiders’ defense ranks 7th in yards allowed per game, 1st in rushing yards allowed per game, and 4th in points allowed per game. The only category they don’t rank in the top ten in is passing yards allowed, in which they rank 35th. This will be a big game for both teams. Texas Tech needs this win to clinch their spot in the Big 12 Championship. If the Red Raiders come into this game not focused and slip up, things could go sideways in the standings. This is a big game for West Virginia in terms of recruitment. They could set themselves up for a great offseason with either a competitive game or win over one of the best teams in the nations. They can show recruits all the promise this team has with their young quarterback. Some cause for concern for Texas Tech is quarterback Behren Morton will be playing through a leg injury. We could see Texas Tech lean more on their run game, or even bring in Mitch Griffis if they want to preserve Morton. West Virginia’s head coach Rich Rodriguez knows that upsets can happen in Morgantown. As the opposing head coach in 2007, his Pittsburgh Panthers beat West Virginia as four touchdown underdogs to end the season. Now in his last game of his first season as the coach of West Virginia, he has the chance to bring his players in and match up against one of the nation’s best.

West Virginia +23.5 is available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.