Texas Bowl Betting Odds Preview: Texas Tech vs Mississippi

The Texas Bowl, formerly known as the Bluebonnet Bowl and Houston Bowl, will take place in Houston, Texas for the 16th time since 2006. Texas Tech will be making its fourth appearance in the game, a bowl game record, while Mississippi will be making its first trip to Houston.

Our College Football betting odds database shows that the Red Raiders have covered three straight games after squeezing past Oklahoma as a 1 1/2 -point underdog to end the season. The Rebels are on a 2-6-1 ATS streak.

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Motivation a Key Component of Bowl Betting

There was a time this season when Ole Miss’ had big thoughts, like playoff big. The Rebels were ranked 7th on the back of a 7-0 record.

One trip to LSU put an end to that dream after a 25-point loss as a 1-point favorite. They proceeded to lose three of their last four, covering only as a 10-point dog to Alabama.

The Red Raiders have won three straight, covering all three, after losing back-to-back games against TCU and Baylor. It would be reasonable to assume that Texas Tech is more enthusiastic to be in this game.

The opening number has been bumped up from Ole Miss -3 to -3 ½.

The significant movement involves a total of 69.5 after opening 66.5. The game is played indoors so the weather will not be a factor on what will be a fast track. Let’s switch our Texas Bowl Betting Odds preview attention to Texas Tech.

Shough Gives Tech QB Stability

The Red Raiders may be the happiest to be in this NCAAF matchup, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have their own issues to overcome when it comes to quarterback.

Tech had to overcome three different signal callers this college football season starting with leading passer Donovan Smith who entered the transfer portal.

What about the NCAAF injury report? Well, Behran Morton is still nursing an ankle injury and Tyler Shough found his way back to the starting QB position after overcoming his own injuries. Shogh will get the start for Texas Tech after throwing for 436 yards against Oklahoma to end the season.

If the Red Raiders can put up 51 against the Sooners, they’ll score in bunches in this one. Let’s continue our Texas Bowl betting odds preview by diving into the Ole Miss’ Rebels.

Kiffen Committed to Oxford

Although expectations fell short in 2022, head coach Lane Kiffin has signed a long-term extension with Mississippi as he continues to build a program that was in constant trouble with the NCAA, forfeiting a total of 33 games from 2010 through 2016.

Kiffen, after being courted by Auburn, has built a clean program that is 23-12 since his arrival in 2020. USC QB transfer, Jaxson Dart, had a decent season after completing 63% of his passes with 18 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. The Rebels are injury free heading into this match-up.

Let’s continue our Texas Bowl betting odds preview by looking at the Texas Tech and Ole Miss betting odds to give you the best shot at cashing a ticket.

Bettors Hoping for Better Bowl Season

Last season, bettors were just 17-21 ATS against the spread, and 20-18 against totals. That adds up for another win by the books who love to produce sub-500 records.

To get more detailed, when teams receive between 51 and 59 percent of the overall ticket count, the public was just 4-9 ATS last bowl season, not great news for the Rebels who have received 53% of the total wagers.

As with most bowl games, the book wins when most are undecided, reflected in the public’s 9-19 ATS record when teams are receiving less than 70% of the total ticket count.

To conclude our Texas Bowl betting odds preview, we recommend taking the Red Raiders who should put on another explosive show.

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