Texas Tech 2025 Season Preview

The Texas Tech Red Raiders are coming off a 2024 season that saw the team finish with an 8-5 overall record and a 6-3 record within the Big 12. Following the recent Big 12 Conference realignment in college football, the Red Raiders and head coach Joey McGuire face stiff competition in their conference.

That said, Texas Tech enters 2025 as the betting favorites in a three-way tie with Utah and Kansas State to win the Big 12 Conference championship.

Texas Tech Moneyline

Check out this example:

• Texas Tech -200
• Colorado +180

The minus (-) and (+) signs distinguish the favorite from the underdog, making Texas Tech the favorite in this scenario. Odds can be understood more clearly in terms of $10 or $100 increments. A wager on the Red Raiders' odds would mean every $200 bet nets $100. And it's the opposite for underdogs: Here, the Colorado moneyline was set at +180, meaning a $100 wager would profit $180.

Moneylines are also commonly used when making parlays, which are multiple bets tied into one. Use our Odds Calculator to calculate any bet amount or conversion.

FAQ: How to bet on the moneyline | How to make a parlay

Texas Tech Point Spread

Betting point spreads are wagers based on the expectation that a team will win or lose by a certain number of points. Here’s an example:

• Texas Tech -2.5 (-110)
• West Virginia +2.5 (-110)

Texas Tech is favored by 2.5 points against West Virginia in this situation. If the Red Raiders win the game by three or more points, a $100 wager on Texas Tech would come with a payout of $90.91. If the Mountaineers won the game outright or lost by two points or less, the same $100 wager would net $90.91 plus the original $100 for a total of $190.91.

FAQ: Everything you need to know about point spreads

Texas Tech Over/Unders

Over/under, also called point total, is a wager placed on the combined scoring of a single game. Bookmakers devise a number, and you can bet on the over or — you guessed it — the under. Here’s how it works:

Suppose Texas Tech plays Kansas, and the over/under is 61 points. A wager on the over would require the Aggies and Jayhawks to score 62 or more points to win. Betting the under is an expectation that the two teams would score 60 or fewer points. It's also possible for the bet to push, which would happen if the game finished with exactly 61 points scored.

FAQ: Betting the point total, explained | What is a push?

Texas Tech Futures Bets

Futures are similar to prop bets in that both are monitored throughout the season. Except most future bets are focused on end-of-season success. Examples of futures are:

• Texas Tech to win the Big 12
• Texas Tech to reach the College Football Playoff
• Texas Tech to win the College Football Playoff

If you think the Red Raiders can break through to the CFP or even win the title, this is the place to bet. These types of bets are called futures, and they're just wagers on things that settle at the end of the year. For a full list of college football futures, click or tap here.

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