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No. 13 Texas Tech Favored at Kansas State as Behren Morton Eyes Return Saturday

The matchup serves as a barometer for Kansas State's turnaround, a checkpoint for Texas Tech's playoff push.

Overview

  • Kickoff is Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, with television coverage on FOX.
  • BetMGM lists Texas Tech as a 7 to 7.5-point favorite with a -300 moneyline for the Red Raiders, +240 for the Wildcats, and a total of 52.5.
  • Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said quarterback Behren Morton (ankle) should play, while backup Will Hammond is out with a torn ACL, according to reports.
  • The Red Raiders average 499.4 yards and 43.6 points per game with a top-10 total defense that leads the nation against the run, while Kansas State’s season metrics are more middle of the pack.
  • Both teams enter off October 25 blowouts—Texas Tech 42-0 over Oklahoma State and Kansas State 42-17 over Kansas—as K-State addresses recent post-Sunflower Showdown letdowns.