Week 8 · College Football

Texas Tech vs Cincinnati prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Texas Tech a 83% chance to beat Cincinnati in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#11 Big 12 Conference

Texas Tech

51% to make the 12

@

#59 Big 12 Conference

Cincinnati

5% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadTexas Tech −14.5Model
Projected scoreTexas Tech 33 — Cincinnati 19

Texas Tech should handle it: 14.5-point edge, 83% to win.

Chaos meter35 · LEAN
35/ 100
CalmMayhem

Texas Tech

83%

to win

Cincinnati

17%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Texas Tech
vs
Cincinnati
#23Offense · EPA/play#16
#2Defense · EPA/play#93
#31Explosiveness#32
#50Success rate#21
59%Returning production79%

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

Series history

2 meetings all-time

Texas Tech leads 1–0–1

Last met 2024 · Texas Tech 44–41 Cincinnati— Texas Tech won

Both sidelines

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What Texas Tech is hearing

What Cincinnati is hearing

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