Big 12 Football Predictions: Our Insiders Predict Week 11 Matchups

SALT LAKE CITY – Welcome to week 11 of Big 12 football in the 2025 season.

Here are our weekly insider picks from BYU Insider Mitch Harper and Utah Insider Steve Bartle.

Check out their daily podcasts, Cougar Tracks, and The Utah Blockcast, for the latest on the Cougs and the Utes.

Big 12 Standings Entering Week 11

• BYU – 5-0 in the Big 12 (8-0 overall)
• Texas Tech – 5-1 (8-1)
• Cincinnati – 5-1 (7-2)
• Houston – 4-2 (7-2)
• Utah – 4-2 (7-2)
• Arizona State – 4-2 (6-3)
• TCU – 3-2 (6-2)
• Baylor – 3-3 (5-4)
• Kansas – 3-3 (5-4)
• Kansas State – 3-3 (4-5)
• Arizona – 2-3 (5-3)
• Iowa State – 2-4 (5-4)
• Kansas – 2-3 (4-4)
• UCF – 1-4 (4-4)
• Colorado – 1-5 (3-6)
• West Virginia – 1-5 (3-6)
• Oklahoma State – 0-6 (1-8)

Season Totals

(Through Week 10)

• Steve Bartle: 72-21
• Mitch Harper: 71-22

Big 12 football teams ranked in the CFP Top 25 entering Week 11

• 7. BYU
• 8. Texas Tech
• 13. Utah

Big 12 football predictions throughout the 2025 season

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Houston at UCF

• Friday, November 7
• Kickoff: 6 p.m. (MST)/8 p.m. (EST)
• TV: FS1

Insider Predictions

• Steve Bartle: Houston
• Mitch Harper: Houston

Colorado at West Virginia

• Saturday, November 8
• Kickoff: 10 a.m. (MST)/Noon (EST)
• TV: TNT

Insider Predictions

• Steve Bartle: West Virginia
• Mitch Harper: Colorado

Kansas at Arizona

• Saturday, November 8
• Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. (MT)
• TV: ESPN2

Insider Predictions

• Steve Bartle: Arizona
• Mitch Harper: Arizona

Both teams are coming off of confidence-boosting performances last weekend, so this should be a pretty competitive contest. The Arizona defense has been much improved this season, limiting teams to 19.9 points per game. – Bartle

Iowa State at TCU

• Saturday, November 8
• Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. (MST)/2:30 p.m. (CST)
• TV: FOX

Insider Predictions

• Steve Bartle: TCU
• Mitch Harper: TCU

The Cyclones are experiencing some turbulent air the last few weeks and I think it continues against the TCU Horned Frogs, who have two straight and are coming off a bye week. TCU receiver Eric McAlister has emerged as one of the most reliable and explosive wideouts in the Big 12, consistently stretching the field and creating mismatches. – Bartle

No. 7 BYU at No. 8 Texas Tech

• Saturday, November 8
• Kickoff: 10 a.m. (MST)/11 a.m. (CST)
• TV: ABC

Insider Predictions

• Steve Bartle: Texas Tech
• Mitch Harper: BYU

This should be a very competitive contest. BYU plays the best “don’t beat yourself” brand of ball, while Texas Tech has simply overwhelmed teams all season. With a juiced crowd and atmosphere, Texas Tech should have a significant home field advantage. Behren Morton could be the single biggest x-factor in this matchup, he’s been good at picking defenses apart when not pressured, and BYU does not generate a lot of pressure. However, they take the ball away at a very high rate. How that phase of the game plays out could be the difference in the game. This will be a competitive game, but Tech wins, and maybe adds a score late to add some cushion. – Bartle

Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast daily on KSL Sports YouTube and KSL NewsRadio (SUBSCRIBE). Harper also co-hosts Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL NewsRadio.

Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU athletics in the Big 12 Conference on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram: @Mitch_Harper.

Steve Bartle is the Utah insider for KSL Sports. He hosts The Utah Blockcast (SUBSCRIBE) and appears on KSL Sports Zone to break down the Utes. You can follow him on X for the latest Utah updates and game analysis.

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