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Cougars vs Red Raiders Final: 27-14 - Recap

BYU earned a 27-14 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday in Week 8 action at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

BYU won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +3.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 49.5.

LJ Martin rushed for 93 yards, while Aidan Robbins added 49 yards in the win. Darius Lassiter and Isaac Rex added 47 and 41 receiving yards respectively.

Tahj Brooks rushed for 105 yards for Texas Tech, while Cam'Ron Valdez added 38 yards. Jake Strong threw for 236 yards for the Red Raiders, while receivers Xavier White and Jordan Brown had 98 and 36 yards respectively.

BYU was outgained by Texas Tech 389-277 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 19-12 by the Red Raiders.

The time of possession battle favored Texas Tech as their offense was on the field for 30:55, longer than the 29:05 of their opponents.

Next game, BYU takes its act on the road to face Texas looking for another win. For Texas Tech, they head home to face TCU.