The Texas Tech Red Raiders finished last season with an overall record of 8-5 and a record of 5-4 in the Big 12 which led to a 4^th place finish in the Big 12 Conference and the Raiders making a bowl game for the 2^nd consecutive season with an appearance in the Texas Bowl against the Ole Miss Rebels which resulted in a 42-25 win for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. 

This year, the Texas Tech Red Raiders enter the season with an over/under win total of 7.5 wins which means the Red Raiders are projected to make a bowl game for the 3^rd consecutive season and based on Vegas odds are projected to be the 4^th best team in the Big 12 Conference behind the Texas Longhorns, Oklahoma Sooners, and Kansas State Wildcats as Texas Tech is +800 to win the Big 12 Conference Championship this season.

The Wyoming Cowboys finished the 2022 college football season with a record of 7-6 and a record of 5-3 in the Mountain West which led to a tie for 2^nd place in the Mountain Division in the Mountain West and the Cowboys making a bowl game for the 2^nd consecutive season with an appearance in the Arizona Bowl against the Ohio Bobcats which ended with a 27-30 loss in overtime for the Cowboys. 

This year, the Wyoming Cowboys enter the season with an over/under win total of 6 wins which means Wyoming is expected to make a bowl game for the 3^rd consecutive year and based on Vegas odds is projected to be the 5^th best team in the Mountain West behind the Boise State Broncos, Fresno State Bulldogs, Air Force Falcons, and San Diego State Aztecs as the Wyoming Cowboys are +1200 to win the Mountain West Conference this season.

BookMaker has the Texas Tech Red Raiders listed as 14-point favorites on the road against the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday in week 1 of the college football season. This will be the first time in the history of these two programs that they will face each other in college football. Texas Tech finished last season with a record of 8-5 ATS overall, 2-3 ATS on the road, and 3-2 ATS as a favorite while Wyoming finished 6-6-1 ATS overall, 4-2 ATS at home, and 4-3-1 ATS as an underdog.

Texas Tech is a more talented team entering the season as they are projected to finish with a better record. The Red Raiders enter the season with an over/under win total of 7.5 wins while the Cowboys enter the season with an over/under win total of 6 wins. Texas Tech was the better team last season at covering the spread going 8-5 ATS overall while Wyoming was 6-6-1 ATS overall. 

I look for the Texas Tech Red Raiders to flex their muscles in this game on the road against the Wyoming Cowboys in week 1 of the college football season on Saturday evening. As a result, I am taking the Texas Tech Red Raiders -14 on BookMaker for this matchup in week 1 of the college football season.