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College Football Week 2 Early Odds, Picks & Prediction: Texas Tech vs. Houston (2022)

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Let’s take a look at the College Football Week 2 odds, picks, and predictions for this week’s game: Texas Tech vs. Houston.

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College Football Week 2 Early Odds, Picks & Prediction: Texas Tech vs. Houston

Texas Tech (-3) vs. Houston

My system sees value in the underdog. And that's before taking into consideration that the favorite, Texas Tech, is going to be without its starting quarterback.

QB1 Tyler Shough exited last Saturday’s 63-10 victory over Murray State in the first quarter with a left shoulder injury. It's the same shoulder he underwent season-ending surgery on last September. Tech HC Joey McGuire said after the game that the team's medical staff was still working on a diagnosis.

"[W]e can’t tell if it’s an AC joint or collarbone, like where (the injury is),” McGuire said. “We’re hoping it’s AC, but that’s really sore to play with. You’re not playing quarterback with an AC (injury) for a couple of weeks. If it’s collarbone, it’d probably be, depending on what it is, four to six weeks. And, man, I hate it for him.” So you can expect Shough to miss between 2-6 weeks.

If there's one bit of good news for the Red Raiders, it's that they are far more equipped to deal with Shough's injury this season than they were last year. That's because last season's injury opened the door for QB Donovan Smith, who started the last four games of 2021 and won the Liberty Bowl MVP award. Smith was exceptional on Saturday, going 14-of-16 for 221 yards and four TD.

Tech even has depth behind Smith, in the form of former four-star recruit QB Behren Morton. Morton entered Saturday's blowout midway through the third quarter and went 7-of-10 for 97 yards, a TD, and an INT.

The Red Raiders did get good injury news on CB Adrian Frye, who left last week's game with a thigh contusion in the first half. McGuire told reporters he believes Frye will be ready for Saturday's game against Houston.

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