No. 13 Texas Tech opens Big 12 title defense vs. No. 22 Houston, and league goes international again
The Red Raiders open conference play as reigning Big 12 champions, while Arizona State and Kansas meet in the league’s third international game in two seasons.
- On Friday, the reigning Big 12 champion Texas Tech hosts Houston in a conference opener, seeking to extend its nine-game home winning streak against the undefeated Cougars.
- Both teams enter undefeated after each previously defeating Oregon State this year, while the Cougars aim to capitalize on their 10-win season from last year.
- Texas Tech has won its last nine home games while allowing no more than 17 points in any of those contests, establishing a defensive fortress heading into Friday's matchup.
- Arizona State and Kansas travel to London on Saturday for the first college football game ever at Wembley Stadium, having journeyed over 4,000 miles for the historic matchup.
- The Big 12's Wembley contest marks the conference's third international game in two seasons, following back-to-back season openers held in Ireland.
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No. 13 Texas Tech opens Big 12 title defense vs. 22 Houston as league goes int'l
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Texas Tech is a 7.5-point home favorite despite going 0-2 against the spread while winning both games outright this season. The Red Raiders have won seven straight meetings with Houston, including a 35-11 rout last October. Both teams enter 2-0 overall and 0-0 in conference ... The post Texas Tech Favored By 7.5 Over Houston In Big 12 Opener first appeared on LegalSportsBetting.com.
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