Texas Tech led the nation with 28 forced fumbles last season, while Abilene Christian’s 11 fumbles recovered at home ranked second nationally. Texas Tech is a 42.5-point favorite at DraftKings, with the total set at 59.5.<\/p>\n
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How to Watch Abilene Christian vs. Texas TechWhen: Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Galaxy Stadium, Lubbock, TXTV: FS1Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One<\/a>Players to Watch Abilene Christian nearly pulled off a stunner in Lubbock two years ago, erasing an 18-point deficit before Texas Tech escaped in overtime, 52-51. Earle, who threw for 3,285 yards and 22 touchdowns last season, gives the Wildcats a proven arm capable of testing a Red Raiders defense that forced the most fumbles in the country a year ago. Abilene Christian is already 0-1 after a season-opening loss to Lamar, and Texas Tech opens at No. 12 as a 42.5-point favorite in front of a sellout crowd celebrating last year\u2019s Big 12 title.<\/p>\n Texas Tech\u2019s quarterback picture carries some flexibility entering the opener, with transfer Castellanos in the mix behind starter Will Hammond and even mentioned as a possible receiver. That depth matters against an Abilene Christian team that nearly won in Lubbock two years ago. The Red Raiders enter at No. 12 and heavily favored, but a defense that led the nation in forced fumbles last season will be tested early if Texas Tech\u2019s offense takes time to find its rhythm.<\/p>\n Abilene Christian vs. Texas Tech Odds<\/p>\n Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in<\/a> to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter<\/a> daily.<\/p>\n FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Abilene Christian Wildcats visit the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427092,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[5075,148547,261,64550,80761,30433,27,29,28],"class_list":["post-427091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-betting","tag-cfb-abilene-christian-wildcats-vs-texas-tech-red-raiders-09-05-2026","tag-college-football","tag-event_preview","tag-exclude-from-river","tag-gambling","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Stone](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AbileneChristian.vresize.200.200.medium.0.png\")
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