Oregon vs. Texas Tech picks, predictions: College football Week 2 game odds, betting lines, computer picks

College Football HQ previews what you need to know when Oregon takes on Texas Tech in Week 2 with updated game predictions, computer picks, and the latest game odds

No, it wasn't a basketball game last weekend when Oregon dissected Portland State in an 81-7 thrashing in which Bo Nix went 23 of 27 passing for almost 300 yards and 3 touchdowns, setting a record for the most points a Ducks team has scored in the modern era while piling on 729 yards, and tired out the poor Duck mascot, who did 546 push ups during the game to celebrate each score.

Up next is a matchup against a Texas Tech squad many analysts listed as a dark horse to contend for the Big 12 championship this season, but which is coming into this one off a loss in the opener, in double overtime on the road to Wyoming, and looking to avoid a costly 0-2 hole in its home opener. Tyler Shough, a transfer originally from the Ducks program, put the ball in the air 47 times and scored on three of them.

What can we expect from the matchup? Let's see how the College Football Power Index computer prediction model projects the game.

Oregon vs. Texas Tech picks, predictions

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Oregon odds: The index projects that the Ducks have a 67.6 percent chance to win the game outright, according to the computer model that picks winners by simulating games 20,000 times.

Texas Tech odds: That leaves the Red Raiders facing a 32.4 percent likelihood that they will defend the home field against the Ducks, according to the computers.

Point spread: Oregon comes into the game as 6.5 point favorites against Texas Tech, according to the lines at SI Sportsbook. Track it live

Total: 68.5 points

Moneyline: ORE -250 | TECH +188

Oregon predictions: The index ranks Oregon as the second-best team in the Pac-12 and No. 12 nationally owing to a projected 18.6 point per game advantage against average opponents. FPI forecasts the Ducks will win 9.6 games this season and are second with a 25.4 percent shot to win the conference title.

Texas Tech predictions: Tech checks in at No. 32 on the 133 college football rankings according to the models this week, moving down 12 spots after the Wyoming loss, estimated to be 8.7 points better than an average opponent, while the index forecasts that the Red Raiders will win 6.4 games in Joey Maguire's second season.

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Oregon vs. Texas Tech schedule

When: Sat., Sept. 9
Time: 6 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. PT
TV: Fox network
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College Football Power Index

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College football rankings

According to AP top 25 poll

1. Georgia (58)
2. Michigan (2)
3. Alabama
4. Florida State (3)
5. Ohio State
6. USC
7. Penn State
8. Washington
9. Tennessee
10. Notre Dame
11. Texas
12. Utah
13. Oregon
14. LSU
15. Kansas State
16. Oregon State
17. North Carolina
18. Oklahoma
19. Wisconsin
20. Ole Miss
21. Duke
22. Colorado
23. Texas A&M
24. Tulane
25. Clemson

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