COLLEGE · WEEK 9 · SAT OCT 31 · 12PM ET

Arizona vs Texas Tech Picks, Odds & Best Bets: October 31, 2026

By SlateLines · Oct 30, 2026

October 30, 2026

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#22 Arizona

12PM ET

#13 Texas Tech

Week 9

GAME PICK · LEAN

Texas Tech −3.5−115

Pick locks at 9AM ET

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Two 6-1 Big 12 teams at noon. Texas Tech just lost for the first time, 37-24 at Cincinnati, and comes home. Arizona has won five straight. Our ratings have the Red Raiders by about five at home, a little more than the board. Wreck ‘Em.

The Matchup

Arizona is rolling. The No. 22 Wildcats are 6-1, and the only loss was 28-17 at BYU. They’ve won five straight, including 34-7 over Cincinnati, 52-31 at West Virginia and 39-3 over Iowa State.
Texas Tech needs a bounce-back. The No. 13 Red Raiders are 6-1. They beat Arizona State 53-25 and won 29-7 at Colorado before losing 37-24 at Cincinnati.
Kickoff. Noon ET in Lubbock, on ESPN.

The Number

Our ratings make Texas Tech about a five-point favorite at home. The board says three and a half. That’s a small gap, so this is a lean on the home team in a close game.

The honest case against: Arizona has been the better team for a month, and Texas Tech is coming off its worst game. It’s a Game Pick, a lean, and like every pick we post, it lands on the receipts page win or lose. Our college ratings haven’t beaten the lines in testing, so every college pick is a lean.

Bottom Line

Take Texas Tech minus three and a half at -115 at FanDuel. Lean. The better team on paper, at home, after a loss. Wreck ‘Em.

Lines as posted Friday morning. Injury news for Saturday is expected, not confirmed, so check before kickoff. We don’t post college player props.

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