Time and Date: Saturday, September 4 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Network: ESPN
Location: NRG Stadium — Houston, TX
Spread: Texas Tech (-1)
ESPN FPI: Texas Tech has 64.3% chance to win
All-time series: Houston leads, 18-13-1
Last meeting: Texas Tech 63, Houston 49 — September 15, 2018
Setting the scene
It’s a Texas-sized showdown in the Lone Star State’s largest city to start the year. Although the game transpires in Houston, this matchup between the Cougars and Red Raiders is technically a neutral-site game due to its location at NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans.