#8

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Big 12 · 0-0

Jones AT&T Stadium · 60,454 seats

Texas Tech Red Raiders rank #8 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.116 points per play (Elo 1729), a 0-0 record in the Big 12, and 100% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.116
#8 in FBS
Offense
+0.062
higher is better
Defense
-0.054
lower is better
SOS
-0.019
mean opp. rating
Elo
1729
Off EPA/play
higher is better
Def EPA/play
lower is better
Off success
Def success
Off explosive
Def explosive
Rush EPA
offense
Pass EPA
offense
Pts / drive
Pts / opportunity
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Texas Tech's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.116

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.218

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.102

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining100%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production53%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.71σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+2.2 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Schedule

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsAbilene ChristianSep 5
2@Oregon StateSep 12
3vsHoustonSep 19
4vsSam HoustonSep 26
5@ColoradoOct 3
7vsArizona StateOct 17
8@CincinnatiOct 24
9vsArizonaOct 31
10vsWest VirginiaNov 7
11@Oklahoma StateNov 14
12@BaylorNov 21
13vsTCUNov 27