Iowa State Cyclones vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPNU

The Iowa State Cyclones (14-3) are on their way to United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (13-4).

The Iowa State Cyclones stepped onto the hardwood against Texas and earned the victory with a final of 79-70 in their last game. Iowa State walked away from the contest with a 56.9% field goal percentage (29 of 51) and made 10 of their 23 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cyclones buried 11 of 16 tries for a percentage of 68.8%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned a total of 23 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 assists for the matchup while creating 19 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When discussing defense, Iowa State allowed 46.2% from the floor on 24 out of 52 shooting. Texas dished out 13 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Texas totaled 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Texas finished 77.8% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 18 attempts. They buried 8 of 22 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Cyclones walked away with 22 and Texas recorded 20 fouls.

Tyrese Hunter is someone who came through in this matchup. He accounted for 13 points on 3 of 6 shooting. He played 33 minutes played and snagged 3 boards. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 8 dimes.

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Iowa State enters this contest with a record of 14-3 so far this year. They are averaging 70.9 pts per contest (207th in college basketball) on 45.7% from the field. The Cyclones are connecting on 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (120 of 344) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Iowa State is snagging 34.1 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 254 assists this season, which has them ranked 68th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Cyclones are forcing 17.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 66th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 169 relinquished for the campaign. The Cyclones defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.1% (350 of 872) and they surrender 31.4 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 27.1% from beyond the arc while they are 15th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (59.3).

In their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 62-51 against Kansas State. Concerning how they rebounded, Texas Tech permitted Kansas State to grab 28 overall (6 on the offensive side). They shot 34.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 out of 26 and ended up going 5 out of 7 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Red Raiders permitted Kansas State to knock down 24 of 56 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.9% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Red Raiders went 19 out of 48 from the field which had them shooting 39.6%. In the matter of three-point shots, Texas Tech knocked down 4 out of their 17 attempts (23.5%). They were able to knock down 9 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Kansas State committed 12 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They turned it over 17 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Red Raiders were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the game.

Bryson Williams ended up being important for the Red Raiders in the game. He buried 9 out of 15 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Texas Tech has a mark of 13-4 on the campaign. As an offense, the Red Raiders are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which is ranked 40th in D-1. Texas Tech has accounted for 1,254 points so far this season (73.8 per game) and they pull down 38.2 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.6 times per game (101st in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.9 times per game. The Red Raiders commit 16.1 fouls per game and they shoot 66.6% from the charity stripe.

The Red Raiders on the defensive side of the court are 11th in college hoops in points given up per game with 58.6. They are able to force 16.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.8% from the floor (14th in college basketball). The Texas Tech defense allows 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc (139 of 441) and opponents are knocking down 65.5% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.5 dimes and 29.5 rebounds every game, which is ranked 101st and 11th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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