Week 5 · College Football

Texas Tech vs Colorado prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Texas Tech a 86% chance to beat Colorado in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#11 Big 12 Conference

Texas Tech

51% to make the 12

@

#85 Big 12 Conference

Colorado

3% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadTexas Tech −16.5Model
Projected scoreTexas Tech 34 — Colorado 18

Texas Tech should handle it: 16.5-point edge, 86% to win.

Chaos meter28 · LEAN
28/ 100
CalmMayhem

Texas Tech

86%

to win

Colorado

14%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Texas Tech
vs
Colorado
#23Offense · EPA/play#112
#2Defense · EPA/play#94
#31Explosiveness#8
#50Success rate#130
59%Returning production7%

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

Series history

11 meetings all-time

Colorado leads 6–5

Last met 2024 · Texas Tech 27–41 Colorado— Colorado won

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What Texas Tech is hearing

What Colorado is hearing

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