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Arizona Wildcats look to pull off upset of No 13 Texas Tech in pivotal Big 12 football showdown

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Troy, D. (2026, October 31). Arizona Wildcats look to pull off upset of No 13 Texas Tech in pivotal Big 12 football showdown. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-betting/arizona-wildcats-upset-no-13-texas-tech-pivotal-big-12-football-showdown

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-31 · by David Troy

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Arizona's college football team faces a tough challenge against No. 13 Texas Tech in a Big 12 showdown on Saturday. Arizona enters the game at 6-1 overall and ranked 22nd nationally, while Texas Tech is also 6-1 but holds the No. 13 ranking. Despite a loss to BYU early in the season, Arizona has won five consecutive games since then, including victories over Washington State, West Virginia, and Iowa State. Meanwhile, Texas Tech's only blemish this year was a surprising road loss to Cincinnati last week. The article suggests that quarterback Noah Fifita’s strong performance could give Arizona an upset win against a Texas Tech defense that struggled in the recent loss.
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As of October 31, 2026, college football fans are bracing for another unpredictable week, particularly with two Top 25 matchups scheduled for Week 9: No. 22 Arizona faces No. 13 Texas Tech, and No. 17 Florida plays against Georgia in Atlanta. This season has seen ten ranked teams lose to unranked opponents, including two No. 1s and a No. 2. Arizona enters the game with a five-game winning streak and a 6-1 overall record, while Texas Tech is also at 6-1 but coming off a loss to Cincinnati (5-2), which upset them for the Bearcats' first home win over a top-10 team in 20 years.

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David Troy
62 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 One of the two matches between ranked teams happens today, so we know both of them will move up or down the Top-25 list after this, with Arizona taking on Texas Tech.
🔮 However, the rest of the roster is filled out with guys who would be better at filling roles than filling holes.
🔮 I will grab UConn at +1250 to win the title, as I think this team will make at least an Elite 8 appearance.
🔮 This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
🔮 If you want to find any "flaw" for the team, it might be that they are only winning by one run in about half of the games.
🔮 My victory lap will stop here because I have been dead wrong about the Dallas Cowboys.
🔮 This season, the Chiefs have found a way to a 5-0 record, but their bye week has already passed, which makes me think they will lose some games late in the season.
🔮 The Chargers were expected to be strong this year, but they’ve been terrible.
🔮 This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
🔮 I'm sure it will happen somewhere today as well.
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Arizona BYU Texas Tech Wildcats the Big 12

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Texas Tech ORG · 7× Arizona GPE · 4× Wildcats ORG · 4× BYU ORG · 2× Bearcats ORG · 2× Big 12 ORG · 2× Cincinnati GPE · 2× Fifita PERSON · 2× the Big 12 ORG · 2× College Football ORG · 1×

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One of the two matches between ranked teams happens today, so we know both of them will move up or down the Top-25 list after this, with Arizona taking on Texas Tech.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31
🔮 One of the two matches between ranked teams happens today, so we know both of them will move up or down the Top-25 list after this, with Arizona taking on Texas Tech.

Claims (36 extracted, 1 hedged)

College Football brings us another great slate of football games on Saturday. asserted
Football → bring → Saturday
It seems like no one can keep hold of the top few spots in the rankings this year. asserted
one → seem → rankings
That provides a much more enjoyable watch than chalky outcomes. asserted
That → provide → outcomes
After all, we are watching kids play a sport, and most won’t continue on to play professionally. asserted
most → watch → sport
One of the two matches between ranked teams happens today, so we know both of them will move up or down the Top-25 list after this, with Arizona taking on Texas Tech. asserted
Arizona → rank → Tech
Arizona comes into the game with a 6-1 record and a 3-1 mark in the Big 12. asserted
Arizona → come → 12
They are ranked 22nd in the nation. asserted
They → rank → nation
The Wildcats started their season with a win over Northern Arizona. asserted
Wildcats → start → Arizona
Then in Week 2, they had to face BYU, and we’ve seen the Cougars be one of the best teams in the country. asserted
Cougars → have → country
Arizona lost this game 28-17. asserted
Arizona → lose → game
Since that loss, they’ve run off five straight wins over Northern Illinois, Washington State, Cincinnati, West Virginia, and Iowa State. asserted
they → run → Illinois
The Wildcats really haven’t had a tough game outside of the matchup with BYU. asserted
Wildcats → have → BYU
They only have two other ranked teams on the schedule – today against Texas Tech, and in a few weeks against Utah. asserted
They → have → Utah
If they can win both of those games, they have at least a legitimate shot to win the Big 12, and they could even find their way into the College Football Playoffs. uncertain
they → win → Playoffs
He hasn’t gotten a ton of attention in the Heisman talk, but Noah Fifita has been fantastic for the team. asserted
Fifita → get → team
Fifita is completing 75% of passes, has 18 touchdowns, and four interceptions. asserted
Fifita → complete → touchdowns
Texas Tech is currently ranked 13th in the nation, and they are 6-1 for the year as well. asserted
they → rank → year
They also have a 3-1 record in Big 12 play. asserted
They → have → play
Their lone loss of the season came last week in shocking fashion to Cincinnati. asserted
loss → come → Cincinnati
They went on the road, and they dropped the game to the Bearcats 37-24. asserted
they → go → Bearcats
They threw an interception and had two fumbles lost. asserted
They → throw → fumbles
It didn’t help that the Bearcats scored 24 points in the 2nd quarter of the game, and all of them within the last eight minutes of the half. asserted
Bearcats → help → half
Texas Tech had been rolling before last week. asserted
Tech → roll → week
They won the first six games of the season. asserted
They → win → season
In the first game, they beat Abilene Christian by 23. asserted
they → beat → 23
In Week 2, they were able to top Oregon State by 11 points. asserted
they → top → points
In Week 3, they had their first test, and that was a battle against Houston. asserted
that → have → Houston
In that game, they won 28-26, but clearly it was a close battle. asserted
it → win → game
The next three games were fairly easy matchups with Sam Houston, Colorado, and Arizona State all not putting up much of a fight against the Red Raiders. asserted
Houston → put → Raiders
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM This afternoon’s game is a battle between two Big 12 beasts. asserted
game → click → beasts
The Wildcats have a legitimate shot at pulling off the upset. asserted
Wildcats → have → upset
I really like the way that Fifita has played and positioned his squad for wins. asserted
Fifita → like → wins
I think these two teams are fairly evenly matched. asserted
teams → think → ?
I know Texas Tech will be looking for revenge or to bounce back. asserted
Tech → know → revenge
I’m going to take the Wildcats with the points, though. asserted
I → go → points
I think they have the right offense to battle against Texas Tech. asserted
they → think → Tech
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