After one of the biggest wins in program history, the No. 18 Baylor Bears travel to the Death Star in Arlington as -12 favorites over Texas Tech.
Baylor QB Robert Griffin III propelled himself towards the top of the Heisman race after a dominating performance against Oklahoma last week. For the season, he's completed 72.9% of his passes with 3,572 yards, 33 TD's and only 5 INT's while leading his team to a 7-4 record.
He could be in line for another huge game this week against an anemic Red Raiders defense that has given up 36.8 points a game, 113th worst in the country.
Despite head coach Tommy Tuberville's defensive-minded reputation, Texas Tech has struggled mightily on that side of the ball, giving up 66 points to Oklahoma State's warp-speed passing attack and 52 points to Texas' more traditional ground-based running game.
With their defense struggling, the Red Raiders will need their starting QB, junior Seth Doege, to match Griffin score-for-score on Saturday. Doege has averaged 340.8 passing yards per game, 8th best in the country.
However, a lot of his yards have come at the tail ends of blowouts, as Texas Tech has played only one competitive game, a 31-27 loss at Missouri, since their stunning road upset of Oklahoma on Oct. 22. At 5-6, they will need a win against the Bears to become bowl eligible in Tuberville's second season in Lubbock.
The odds makers are expecting another high-scoring Big 12 affair, putting the over/under for the game at 77 points.
It will be televised regionally on Fox Sports Net at 6:00 PM Saturday.
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