Texas Tech at Kansas State

I think this line has been inflated due to the questionable status of Texas Tech QB Pat Mahomes. I don't think it matters at all. This is a system, and pretty much any QB Texas Tech has plugged into the system over the past several years has had success. We saw it last game when Mahomes went out, and backup QB Nic Shimonek had a lot of success. Shimonek has thrown for 421 yards at 8.6 yards per attempt, with five TD's and just one INT, completing 67.3%. Texas Tech has scored 55 points or more in every game. Kansas State ranks as one of the best defenses in the country, but those numbers are a bit misleading. They beat Florida Atlantic and their game vs. Southwest Missouri State was suspended at halftime. They did a good job against Stanford and West Virginia defensively, but lost both games because their offense generated a combined 29 points in the two games. The question here is the Kansas State defense in better position to hold the Tech offense down? Or is the Texas Tech defense going to be able to get enough stops to stay within a TD? I like the Red Raiders offense in that challenge, and the points could loom large. Make the play on Texas Tech.