Week 12 •
McLane Stadium

Texas Tech @ Baylor , Week 12, Nov 21, 2026

5-0 Big 12 Power rating: 15.8
4-1 Big 12 Power rating: 10.9

Is there value in the Texas Tech vs Baylor line?

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Blue Chip model
TTU -2.7
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Texas Tech (power rating: 15.8) carries a 4.9-point advantage over Baylor (10.9) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Baylor's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 1.9) narrows that gap at McLane Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from the warm conditions. The weather component is provisional until the game-time reading is confirmed. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Texas Tech vs Baylor at McLane Stadium?

The latest reading for McLane Stadium shows Clear, 80°F, heat index 84°F with winds of 14 mph. Gusts reaching 29 mph add variance to the kicking and passing game. Games with gusts at or above 30 mph have seen the total move down by about 1.4 points. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Texas Tech and Baylor compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Texas Tech (15.8) over Baylor (10.9) by 4.9 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Baylor faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Baylor brings a modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.9). 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.

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Blue Chip makes this Texas Tech -2.7. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

80°F

Rain10%
Precip0.00"
Humidity71%
Wind14 mph SSE
Gusts29 mph
Heat index84°F
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Texas Tech at Baylor: aerial view of McLane Stadium, wind from the SSE at 13.6 mph, gusting to 28.9 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 12
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CST
Venue
McLane Stadium
Capacity
45,140
Elevation
404 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Texas TechAway BaylorHome
This week311 miles0 miles
Last week648 miles2,020 miles
Season total6,740 miles8,271 miles
Body clock23:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

Texas Tech travels 311 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.