Neither team has another game first, so what they showed on November 7 is the freshest look we'll get. Texas Tech piled up a season-high 638 yards against West Virginia, and the 2 teams combined for 1,220 yards, 894 of them before halftime. The Red Raiders still needed a 12-point fourth-quarter rally, a safety and a recovered onside kick to hold on at home. A team that's 8-1 shouldn't be needing an onside kick to beat West Virginia in its own building.
Oklahoma State's season comes down to home versus road. In Stillwater the Cowboys beat UCF 42-28 and Colorado 57-24. Their 2 recent losses both came on the road and both by 1 score: 32-35 at Houston and 49-51 at Iowa State. Saturday is at Boone Pickens Stadium. Texas Tech has played well away from Lubbock too, though. It won 29-7 at Colorado, and the 37-24 loss came at Cincinnati.
The early forecast for Stillwater is 51 degrees, mostly sunny, 12 mph wind and no rain. That's 5 days out and could change, but it's a fine night to throw it around. The stakes are clear. Texas Tech is 5-1 in the Big 12 and in the race. Oklahoma State is 4-2 and needs this one to stay relevant. Both offenses have looked unstoppable lately and both defenses have been easy to score on, so expect a lot of points.
