North Florida Ospreys vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 11/9/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (18-11 last year) will go up against the North Florida Ospreys (8-15 last season) at United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday.

The North Florida Ospreys faced off with the North Alabama Lions and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-60 in their last game. North Florida wrapped up the game having earned a 36.1% field goal percentage (22 out of 61) and converted 5 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Ospreys converted 11 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 64.7%. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected 26 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 5 assists for the contest while creating 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. With regard to defense, North Florida allowed the other team to go 43.3% from the floor on 26 out of 60 shooting. North Alabama distributed 7 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. In addition, North Alabama grabbed 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Alabama finished the game at 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 16 tries. They buried 2 of their 12 tries from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Ospreys finished with 16 while the Lions had 16 personal fouls.

Emmanuel Adedoyin is someone who played a role for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He played 33 mins and collected 2 boards. He finished with 14 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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North Florida heads into this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 8-15 last season. They had an average of 69.6 pts per contest (221st in college hoops) while shooting 44.5% from the field. The Ospreys connected on 36.6% on three-point attempts (229 of 625) and 71.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Florida grabbed 32.7 rebounds per game and racked up 296 assists throughout last season, which was 202nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 15.0 times per game and as a team committed 16.8 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Ospreys forced 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.5 fouls. They gave up 33.3% on 3-point attempts and they ranked 284th in college basketball in PPG allowed (75.0). The Ospreys defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 44.8% (629 of 1,405) and they conceded 36.9 boards per game as a squad. They were 258th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 350 relinquished last season.

When they last played, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a defeat with a final score of 68-66 when they faced the Arkansas Razorbacks. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Texas Tech allowed Arkansas to grab 35 in all (9 offensive). They finished shooting 23.5% from three-point range by shooting 4 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). The Red Raiders permitted the Razorbacks to convert 26 of their 62 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 41.9% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Red Raiders walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 36.1%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Texas Tech knocked down 10 of 20 tries (50.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. The Razorbacks were called for 16 fouls in this contest which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for 18 tries. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Red Raiders corralled 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the game.

Terrence Shannon pitched in for the Red Raiders for the game. He made 6 of 16 in this contest for a rate of 37.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 35 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Texas Tech had a mark of 18-11 last year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Raiders shot 43.9% from the field, which ranked them 192nd in college hoops. Texas Tech scored 2,103 points last year (72.5 per game) and they grabbed 35.0 rebounds per game. They earned an assist 13.0 times per contest (183rd in college basketball) and they lost possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest. The Red Raiders were responsible for committing 17.3 fouls every game and they went 71.0% from the free throw line.

The Texas Tech defense conceded 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (200 of 585) and their opposition made 68.1% of their foul shots. They conceded 9.8 dimes and 33.3 boards per game, ranking them 13th and 96th in D-1. The Red Raiders were ranked 25th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 63.2. They forced 16.0 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (59th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Florida

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