The venue
McLane Stadium Waco, TX
59°F
average temperature
8 mph
average wind
31%
of days see rain or snow
Ten seasons at this venue for this two-week window — a fact about the place, not a forecast for the day.
What the models make it
SP+2026
Texas Tech9.6
FPI2026
Texas Tech4.4
Elo2026
Texas Tech6.1
SRS2026
Texas Tech3.1
Big12ology2026
Baylor5.2
Predicted margin in points, each system carrying its own home-field bump. The year under a name is the season those ratings come from. The market row is the spread as it stands, via collegefootballdata.com.
The series
Baylor 10–3 Texas Tech as conference opponents since 2011.
If these two finish level in the standings, step (a) of the tiebreaker is head-to-head — which is this game. It is the first thing that separates them, before any of the six steps below it are read.