Prediction for Texas Tech vs. Sam Houston: Bearkats have shown fight - Dallas News

The Red Raiders own a perfect 2-0 series record against the Bearkats. Those meetings came in 2005 and 2015, and the 2015 matchup still stands out in Lubbock memory, a 59-45 shootout where Patrick Mahomes II threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns. The 2005 game was even more lopsided, an 80-21 blowout that ranks as the program's second-highest scoring output ever.

Tech comes into this one off its first Big 12 game of the season, a 28-26 win over Houston that came down to the final possession. That victory marked the program's first win over an AP Top-25 opponent this year, and the Red Raiders will look to carry that momentum into a non-conference tune-up before turning back to league play.

For fans planning a Saturday morning at Jones AT&T, this is a chance to see if Tech can put together a comfortable win after last week's tight finish. History says the Red Raiders should handle Sam Houston without much drama, but the Bearkats have shown they can hang around and make things interesting.

Two Tech-Sam Houston meetings, two combined scores over 100 points. Saturday could tell us whether that trend holds a third time.