Texas Tech got past the 37-24 loss to Cincinnati with a solid 34-26 win over Arizona to stay in the Big 12 title chase and keep the College Football Playoff hopes going.
West Virginia is on a two-game winning streak, having beaten Cincinnati and TCU, and now it’s just a win away from going to a bowl game.
But that’s not why you’re going to stay up until all hours of the morning to watch this. These two offenses should put on one of the most interesting back-and-forth shows of the weekend to help close out what should be one of the best Saturdays of the season.

West Virginia vs Texas Tech: Quick Hits

  • West Virginia hosts Kansas and Houston after this before closing out at Utah.
  • Texas Tech goes to Oklahoma State and Baylor, and hosts TCU in the regular season finale.
  • The Red Raiders beat the Mountaineers 49-0 in the final game of the 2025 regular season. Texas Tech is 5-1 in the last six meetings.

How To Watch West Virginia vs Texas Tech

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
TV: ESPN
Location: Galaxy Stadium, Lubbock, TX
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Why West Virginia Will Win

The running game carries the high-powered, full-gas Mountaineer attack, but Michael Hawkins’ ability to hit the deep ball takes it to another level.
West Virginia is second in the nation in passing yards per completion – it doesn’t throw much, but when it does, it hits big. The Mountaineers are 4-0 when completing more than 48% of their chances, and no one has completed fewer than 56% against the Red Raiders. But …

Why Texas Tech Will Win

Here comes the Texas Tech passing attack. Thomas Castellanos is a playmaker who ran for 117 yards and a score against Arizona, and the ground game will start carrying the offense early on, but Castellanos can throw, too.
West Virginia has the nation’s worst pass defense, and it’s not even close. Texas State has the second-worst pass defense, allowing 295 yards per game. West Virginia gives up 318 yards per game, but it’s okay with that – it likes to up the tempo.
Texas Tech will happily play along.

West Virginia vs Texas Tech Prediction, Betting Lines

These two will trade big shots and tons of plays back and forth. It’ll be up to who can hold serve, and at home, it’ll be the Texas Tech defense that starts to come up with a few stops in the second half.
Be angry if you don’t get close to 1,000 yards of total offense.

Texas Tech 41, West Virginia 27
Latest Consensus Line: Texas Tech -16.5, o/u: 65.5
ATS Confidence (out of 5): 2.5
Must See Rating (out of 5): 3.5

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Source: Yahoo Sports