Oregon vs Texas Tech Picks and Prediction for Thursday January 1 2025

By: Eddie Kline Published 12/27/2025, 12:01 AM ET

Oregon Preview

A New Year’s Day College Football Quarterfinal tripleheader will get started with a matchup between the Oregon Ducks and the Texas Tech Red Raiders from the Capital One Orange Bowl. Make sure you are ready for all the football action with our college football picks. The fifth-ranked Ducks (12-1) suffered their lone loss of the season versus Indiana and are scoring a shade below 40 points per game. In the regular season finale, Oregon possessed the ball for nearly 35 minutes and forced a pair of turnovers during a 26-14 road triumph against Washington.

Oregon QB Dante Moore continued his stellar season-long play with 286 passing yards. Malik Benson caught five passes for 102 yards and a 64-yard touchdown reception to seal the win. LB Teitum Tuioti contributed 1.5 sacks for the Ducks, who outgained the Huskies by a 392-283 margin.

Texas Tech Preview

The Texas Tech Raiders spent a massive $28 million dollars in NIL this season and have been rewarded with an outstanding season. The fourth-ranked Red Raiders (12-1) rank fifth nationally in total offense and are averaging 42.5 points per contest. In the Big 12 Championship Game. Texas Tech took advantage of four BYU turnovers and rolled to a 34-7 victory.

Texas Tech trailed briefly in the first quarter, but took the lead for good on a 33-yard touchdown pass from Behren Morton to Coy Eakin. Senior WR Reggie Virgil hauled in eight receptions for a game-high 86 yards. Sophomore RB J’Koby Williams added 80 rushing yards for the Red Raiders.

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Oregon vs Texas Tech Pick

Oregon has defeated Texas Tech in the three all-time meetings, including a 38-30 road victory in 2023. Both defenses are quietly sitting in the top eight nationally, so the under is my lean on the total. The Ducks have been in plenty of big games and having Dante Moore under center will be the difference. Take Oregon to win and advance to the College Football Playoff Semifinals. Final Score Prediction, Oregon Ducks win 30-20. Betting on sports and on Oregon is easy, but even easier if you use the best sportsbooks. Make sure you know about how the fans are looking on prediction markets for Texas Tech with the social sportsbooks. Getting the most out of your bets on Oregon vs Texas Tech can be done by using the Fanatics Sportsbook promo code.