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Texas Tech Defeats West Virginia 23-20 - Recap
The Red Raiders grabbed a Week 5 victory over the Mountaineers on Saturday, winning 23-20 at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Texas Tech was an underdog by +8.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 55.0.
SaRodorick Thompson rushed for 48 yards, while Myles Price added 14 yards in the win. Kaylon Geiger Sr. and Loic Fouonji added 82 and 50 receiving yards respectively.
Leddie Brown rushed for 57 yards for West Virginia, while Garrett Greene added 34 yards. Jarret Doege threw for 318 yards for the Mountaineers, while receivers Isaiah Esdale and Winston Wright Jr. had 113 and 106 yards respectively.
West Virginia outgained Texas Tech 424-346 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 22-20 by the Mountaineers.
The time of possession battle favored West Virginia as their offense was on the field for 30:38, longer than the 29:22 of their opponents.
Next game, Texas Tech takes its act home to face TCU looking for another win. For West Virginia, they head on the road to face Baylor.