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Week 2 •
Jones AT&T Stadium

Kent State14 @FINAL 62Texas Tech

1-0 MAC Power rating: -25.8
1-0 Big 12 Power rating: 22.3

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How did the line hold up?

Market line
TTU -47.5
PM Implied
TTU -25.3
Blue Chip model
TTU -51.7
Edge
+4.2TTU
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2 KENT2 TTU4 KENT4 TTUModel: TTU -51.7

Betting information

Spread
TTU -47.5
Total
59.5
Odds implied score
KENT 6.0 – 53.5 TTU
Prediction markets
TTU 98% win chance (Kalshi)

ESPN Bet · as of July 8, 2026

Texas Tech defeated Kent State 62–14 in a dominant performance. Texas Tech covered by 0.5; Game went Over by 16.5. The market closed at Texas Tech -47.5 and the Blue Chip model made it Texas Tech -51.7 - a gap of 4.2 points toward Texas Tech, of which 2.7 points were beyond the model's measured factors. That was an information gap - the market pricing something the model does not carry - rather than a measured edge.

What were the weather conditions for Kent State vs Texas Tech?

At kickoff, conditions at Jones AT&T Stadium were Sunny, 76°F with winds of 9 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. Historical weather data for this game is preserved in the panel alongside. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

What happened in the game?

Kent State travels 1,242 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

Kent State arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.

Texas Tech won by 48 in a dominant performance.

Texas Tech covered the spread narrowly.

The total went Over by 16.5 points.

How do Kent State and Texas Tech compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Texas Tech (22.3) over Kent State (-25.8) by 48.1 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Texas Tech brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input: cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Where can I find more data on Kent State and Texas Tech?

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Game & Team Data

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Travel & Rest

Model & Methodology

Texas Tech won and Texas Tech covered the spread.

Conditions

as of September 6, 2025 Game-time

Sunny

76°F

Rain0%
Precip0.00"
Humidity59%
Wind9 mph SSE
Gusts10 mph
Wind map for Kent State at Texas Tech: aerial view of Jones AT&T Stadium, wind from the SSE at 8.7 mph, gusting to 10.1 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 2
Kickoff (local)
11:00 AM CDT
Venue
Jones AT&T Stadium
Capacity
60,229
Elevation
3,228 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Kent StateAway Texas TechHome
This week1,242 miles0 miles
Last weekHome gameHome game
Season total1,242 miles0 miles
Body clock12:0011:00
Rest7 days7 days

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