Texas Tech heads to Morgantown with a lot still on the line.

Texas Tech travels to West Virginia this Saturday, and it raises a fun question: what’s a fair, friendly wager when you’ve got a game that should be a blowout…but still feels a little weird?

I’ll be honest, something feels off about this part of the season. It feels like college football should already be over. Not the games themselves, but the emotional arc. Usually by late November, Texas Tech fans are already sliding into that familiar “welp, maybe next year” mindset. It’s been that way for years, and it’s hard to shake the muscle memory.

But not this season.

This year, there’s still a ton of football to play and a lot of opportunity left on the table. It all cranks up again at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in Morgantown. Let’s hope the Red Raiders aren’t as blasé as I feel, because this game matters more than it first appears — even if the oddsmakers are treating it like a foregone conclusion.

What to Expect From Texas Tech’s Trip to Morgantown This Saturday

Right now, the experts have Texas Tech as 21-point favorites. Three touchdowns is a massive spread, and honestly, if the Red Raiders show up with their “A-game,” it could get even more lopsided than that.

But there’s a reason football is football: nothing is guaranteed. If sure things existed, Texas Tech would probably be sitting somewhere in the top four right now instead of still clawing for position. West Virginia might sit at 2–6 in the Big 12 and 4–7 overall, but that’s exactly the kind of record that makes a team dangerous. Spoilers thrive in late November.

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As for the wager? Whatever you choose — food, merch, bragging rights, or a humiliating social-media post — you might know by halftime whether you’re cashing in or paying up. That 21-point prediction won’t take long to reveal itself.

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