Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET· McLane Stadium· Baylor -6.5 · O/U 52.5
Rest 14d / 14dTravel 81 mi / 0 miForecast: 66°F · wind 10 mph · Clear
Market context
Baylor -6.5 · O/U 52.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
TCU as road underdog
2026 overall: 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 1-4 O/U (5 games)
2026 as road underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 0-1-1 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 5-10-2 ATS (17 games) · 11-6 O/U (17 games)
Baylor as home favorite
2026 overall: 4-1 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
2026 as home favorite: 2-1 ATS (3 games) · 1-2 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 1-4 ATS (5 games) · 1-4 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 14-13-1 ATS (28 games) · 12-15-1 O/U (28 games)
2026 · TraditionalBaylor · 8 of 9
405.4
Yards / game
461.4
1.90
Points / drive
2.75
3.0
TDs / game
4.2
40.9
3rd-down %
43.2
60.0
RZ TD %
52.0
-0.4
Turnover margin
0.4
2.0
Sacks / game
3.6
4.8
TFL / game
8.4
11.2
Havoc / game
18.8
47.9 / 52.1
Pass / Rush split
50.2 / 49.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When TCU has the ball
TCU's early-down offense ranks 112th of 138. Baylor's early-down defense ranks 32nd of 138.
TCU's passing-down offense ranks 107th of 138. Baylor's passing-down defense ranks 32nd of 138.
TCU's third-down offense ranks 66th of 138. Baylor's third-down defense ranks 60th of 138.
TCU's red-zone offense ranks 56th of 138. Baylor's red-zone defense ranks 12th of 138.
When Baylor has the ball
Baylor's early-down offense ranks 64th of 138. TCU's early-down defense ranks 56th of 138.
Baylor's passing-down offense ranks 46th of 138. TCU's passing-down defense ranks 76th of 138.
Baylor's third-down offense ranks 75th of 138. TCU's third-down defense ranks 4th of 138.
Baylor's red-zone offense ranks 112th of 138. TCU's red-zone defense ranks 28th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
TCU offense
112thof 138-0.089228 plays
vs
Baylor defense · allowed
32ndof 138-0.101TCU defense · allowed
56thof 138-0.038vs
Baylor offense
64thof 1380.032254 plays
Passing downs
TCU offense
107thof 138-0.113116 plays
vs
Baylor defense · allowed
32ndof 138-0.137143 plays
TCU defense · allowed
76thof 1380.012101 plays
vs
Baylor offense
46thof 1380.137151 plays
Third down
TCU offense
66thof 1380.09967 plays
vs
Baylor defense · allowed
60thof 138-0.02380 plays
TCU defense · allowed
4thof 138-0.44765 plays
vs
Baylor offense
75thof 1380.03881 plays
Red zone
TCU offense
56thof 1380.07752 plays · small sample
vs
Baylor defense · allowed
12thof 138-0.37541 plays · small sample
TCU defense · allowed
28thof 138-0.24240 plays · small sample
vs
Baylor offense
112thof 138-0.15771 plays
Field advancement
TCU offense
57thof 13851.4%vs
Baylor defense · allowed
33rdof 13836.4%TCU defense · allowed
17thof 13832.5%vs
Baylor offense
50thof 13852.6%TCU Offense vs Baylor DefenseBaylor · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.18#105
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#160.29
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.075#108
305 plays
EPA/Play
#26-0.122
allowed · 296 plays
0.026#63
147 plays
EPA/Pass
#42-0.121
allowed · 156 plays
-0.170#126
158 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#26-0.124
allowed · 140 plays
42.3%#123
305 plays
Success Rate
#1539.5%
allowed · 296 plays
44.2%#83
Pass Success Rate
#3139.1%
allowed
40.5%#131
Rush Success Rate
#3943.8%
allowed
51.4%#57
Available Yards %
#3336.4%
allowed
68.4#33
Net Field Position
#4772.6
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.089#112
228 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#32-0.101
allowed
7.4#102
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#547.5
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
TCU Defense vs Baylor OffenseTCU · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.21#24
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#420.13
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.124#25
allowed · 257 plays
EPA/Play
#700.026
329 plays
-0.095#45
allowed · 119 plays
EPA/Pass
#690.007
169 plays
-0.149#17
allowed · 138 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#620.046
160 plays
40.9%#24
allowed · 257 plays
Success Rate
#4548.9%
329 plays
41.3%#58
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#6645.6%
39.2%#12
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#2352.5%
32.5%#17
allowed
Available Yards %
#5052.6%
72.7#44
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#464.8
-0.038#56
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#640.032
254 plays
6.6#108
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#967.3
2026 · Situational EPATCU · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.075
305 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.027
337 plays
-0.124
257 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.105
314 plays
0.077
52 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.157
71 plays
-0.242
40 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.375
41 plays · small sample
0.099
67 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.038
81 plays
-0.447
65 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.023
80 plays