Published October 31, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
Preview
The West Virginia Mountaineers visit the Texas Tech Red Raiders in college football on Saturday, November 7, with kickoff at 12:00 a.m. ET. The model's likelier result is a Texas Tech Red Raiders win.
What the model expects
The model gives the Texas Tech Red Raiders 83.8% to win and the West Virginia Mountaineers 16.2%. These are estimates, not certainties.
The projection has the Texas Tech Red Raiders scoring 37.6 points and the West Virginia Mountaineers scoring 24.7, for 62.3 points in all. The projected margin is the Texas Tech Red Raiders by 12.9 points.
Records and recent results
The Texas Tech Red Raiders are 6-1 overall, with 251 points scored and 143 allowed in 7 games. The West Virginia Mountaineers are 5-3, with 287 points scored and 258 allowed in 8 games; the Texas Tech Red Raiders have the better record.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders lost 37-24 on the road to the Cincinnati Bearcats on October 24, and before that beat the Arizona State Sun Devils 53-25 at home on October 17 and beat the Colorado Buffaloes 29-7 on the road on October 3. The West Virginia Mountaineers beat the TCU Horned Frogs 24-20 on the road on October 24, and before that beat the Cincinnati Bearcats 45-42 at home on October 17 and lost 52-31 at home to the Arizona Wildcats on October 10.