Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-4, 4-3)

vs.

Baylor Bears (4-7, 1-6)

A little short on time due to the holidays. Help me help the rest of you and post any of your initial thoughts in the comments.

CATEGORY	STATISTIC (NCAA RANK, CONF. RANK)	WINNER
TTU Pass Offense vs. BU Pass Defense	390.82 (2, 1) 223.00 (72, 6)
TTU Rush Offense vs. BU Rush Defense	79.36 (114, 12) 185.91 (100, 12)
BU Pass Offense vs. TTU Pass Defense	242.73 (39, 7) 222.45 (70, 5)
BU Rush Offense vs. TTU Rush Defense	100.27 (108, 10) 126.91 (40, 7)
TTU Scoring Offense vs. BU Scoring Defense	38.18 (7, 2) 27.91 (82, 10)
BU Scoring Offense vs. TTU Scoring Defense	21.45 (97, 11) 22.55 (42, 5)

Five Initial Thoughts

One :: Staying Grounded: When I looked at the stats last week, I thought that the Red Raiders would have to play the game of their lives against Oklahoma. The same could be said this week and I hope the team stays grounded. It can happen to you.

Two :: Still Effective Passing: Despite the slew of injuries at the Baylor quarterback position, freshman Nick Florence has still been respectable throwing the ball. Florence busted out for 427 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions at Missouri. He had a rough week against TAMU, but he's more than capable.

Three :: Struggling to Run: The Bears are not quite as bad as Texas Tech, but they're the closest opponent in terms of rushing offense, checking in for 10th in the conference and 100 yards a game. It's been a hodge-podge of runners, including Jay Finley, Jarred Salubi, Terrance Ganaway and Kendall Wright rush the ball.

Four :: Wright Way: WR Kendall Wright has been a bit up-and-down this year and he's averaging 65.4 receiving yards a game, which is good for 9th in the Big 12.

Five :: Defensive Leaders: LB Joe Pawelek and S Jordan Lake are respectively 3rd and 7th in the conference in tackles. It wouldn't surprise me in the least to see both of these guys make some plays this week.