Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/24/2026

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, October 24, 2026

Venue:  Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

Where to Watch:  FS1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Texas Tech -10.5, Cincinnati +10.5; Over/Under:  56.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Texas Tech -10.5, Cincinnati +10.5; Over/Under:  56.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Texas Tech -10.5, Cincinnati +10.5; Over/Under:  56.5 points

Texas Tech Red Raiders:  6-0 (3-0) (2nd place, Big 12)

Cincinnati Bearcats:  4-2 (1-2) (8th place, Big 12)

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Texas Tech Red Raiders:  won their last game at home against the Arizona State Sun Devils 53-25.

Cincinnati Bearcats:  lost their last game on the road against the West Virginia Mountaineers 45-42.

Texas Tech is entering this game with a 6-0 record overall and they have a 3-0 record in their conference games too. They are 4-0 in their home games, 2-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Arizona State 53-25. Will Hammond was the starting QB and he completed 18/26 passes for 232 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. J'Koby Williams led the team in rushing yards with 165 and 2 TDs. Kenny Johnson led the receivers with 120 receiving yards on 7 receptions. Austin Romaine led the defense in that game with 7 tackles while Anthony Holmes Jr. led the defense in sacks with 1.5. John Curry and Ben Roberts each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Cincinnati is entering this game with a 4-2 record overall and they have a 1-2 record in their conference games too. They are 3-0 in their home games, 0-2 in their road games, and they are also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against West Virginia 45-42. JC French was the starting QB and he completed 22/30 passes for 389 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Cole Tabb led the team in rushing yards with 118 and 2 TDs. Malachi Henry led the receivers with 128 receiving yards on 2 receptions. Jonathan Thompson led the defense in that game with 13 tackles while Patrick Bauer led the defense in sacks with 1.5. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Texas Tech listed as a 10.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Texas Tech has looked great in their games this season with their 6-0 record overall and their 3-0 conference record which has them right at the top of the Big 12. They have been a good road team too with their 2-0 road record this year. Meanwhile, Cincinnati has looked good in their games this season with their 4-2 record overall, but their 1-2 conference record has them in the bottom half of the Big 12. They have looked great on their home field though with their 3-0 home record this season. Cincinnati is coming off a 45-42 loss to West Virginia in their last one and they have been really up and down all season. The offense looked great in that loss, but that hasn't been a common theme for them and they were also playing against one of the worst defenses in the Big 12. That defense also looked terrible and they have been giving up a ton of points this year. Texas Tech is coming off a 53-25 win over Arizona State in their last one and they finally looked like the team that won the Big 12 Championship last season. They have had a really slow start to the season and their offense hasn't looked great with this new QB, but they finally had a nice game where the offense put up a ton of points. That offense has been getting better every week and the defense still has lots of talent too. They also have a great win under their belt with a ranked win over Houston and they are only going to get better now that their offense is starting to roll. Cincinnati isn't going to put up as many points against this defense as they did against WVU last week and Cincinnati doesn't have the talent on offense to keep up with Texas Tech, especially if they fall behind early. The best way to place a bet here is on Texas Tech to cover the spread in this game. 

Texas Tech Cincinnati Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 24, 2026 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Texas Tech 38 Cincinnati 24.

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Texas Tech Red Raiders: 21-8 ATS against FBS division opponents. 6-0 ATS as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points. 17-4 ATS against conference opponents. 11-2 ATS vs. good offensive  teams - scoring 31 or more points/game. 10-4 UNDER after scoring 37 points or more last game. 

Cincinnati Bearcats: 4-10 ATS as an underdog. 4-8 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 1-9 ATS off a loss against a conference rival. 6-11 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record. 4-0 UNDER after allowing 37 points or more last game. 

Texas Tech Red Raiders:  D. Lee Jr. (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Jones (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. C. Dickey (RB) Out - Ankle.

Cincinnati Bearcats:  D. Witherspoon (TE) Questionable - Undisclosed. G. Payne (RB) Questionable - Undisclosed.

“That was something that was totally different. We’ve been really slow starting and playing great in the second half. I was really excited the way we started. It wasn’t that we did anything different. We just executed better and played at a really high level.” - Joey McGuire after his team’s win against ASU in their last game. 

“We were anticipating that type of game, had so many big plays in the passing game, but a lot of it was poor tackling.” - Scott Satterfield after his team’s loss against WVU in their last game. 

WR Johnson, Kenny

WR Hudson, Micah

WR Eakin, Coy

TE Carter Jr., Terrance

QB Hammond, Will

RB Dickey, Cameron

WR Gibson, JV

WR Henry, Malachi

WR Johnson, Isaiah

TE Grover, Gavin

QB French IV, JC

RB Payne, Gi'Bran

Passing: Will Hammond (1,334)

Rushing: J'Koby Williams (538)

Receiving: Kenny Johnson (418)

Touchdowns: J'Koby Williams (5)

Passing: JC French IV (1,338)

Rushing: Cole Tabb (448)

Receiving: JV Gibson (342)

Touchdowns: Cole Tabb (10)

Coaches:

Texas Tech Red Raiders: Joey McGuire (5th season)

Cincinnati Bearcats: Scott Satterfield (4th season)