College Football
#10

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Big 12 · 6-0

Jones AT&T Stadium · 60,454 seats

Texas Tech Red Raiders rank #10 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.122 points per play (Elo 1776), a 6-0 record in the Big 12, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.122
#10 in FBS
Offense
+0.047
higher is better
Defense
-0.075
lower is better
SOS
+0.029
mean opp. rating
Elo
1776
Off EPA/play
+0.032
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.096
lower is better
Off success
+0.032
Def success
-0.022
Off explosive
+0.013
Def explosive
-0.003
Rush EPA
+0.046
offense
Pass EPA
+0.026
offense
Pts / drive
2.80
10.8 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.30
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 remaining50%

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

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.120.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsAbilene ChristianW 33–10———
2@Oregon StateW 35–24———
3vsHoustonW 28–26———
4vsSam HoustonW 49–14———
5@ColoradoW 29–7———
7vsArizona StateW 53–25———
8@CincinnatiOct 24———
9vsArizonaOct 31———
10vsWest VirginiaNov 7———
11@Oklahoma StateNov 14———
12@BaylorNov 21———
13vsTCUNov 27———