Iowa State Cyclones vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 3/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN2

The Iowa State Cyclones (20-11) are traveling to T-Mobile Arena on Thursday where they will meet the Texas Tech Red Raiders (23-8).

The Iowa State Cyclones faced Baylor and took a loss by a score of 75-68 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Cyclones walked away with 22 while Baylor finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They buried 8 out of their 25 shots from 3-point range. Baylor ended up going 57.7% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 26 tries. Furthermore, Baylor snagged 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Baylor recorded 14 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Iowa State allowed 47.3% from the floor on 26 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Cyclones made 5 of their 7 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Iowa State walked away from the contest with a 47.5% field goal percentage (28 out of 59) and knocked down 7 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Robert Jones is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He went 75.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 18 minutes and pulled down 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 12 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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Iowa State enters this matchup with a record of 20-11 this season. They are averaging 67.3 points per game (274th in Division 1) while shooting 44.2% from the field. The Cyclones are connecting on 32.6% on three-point shots (210 of 644) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Iowa State is pulling in 32.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 460 dimes this season, which ranks 56th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.1 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Cyclones have forced 16.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 fouls. They are conceding 29.5% on shots from distance and they are 24th in college hoops in points per game allowed (62.7). The Cyclones defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (675 of 1,585) and they surrender 32.8 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 118th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 354 surrendered so far this year.

When they last played, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a loss by a score of 52-51 when they faced Oklahoma State. The Red Raiders snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. Oklahoma State had 12 fouls for the matchup which got the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to make 6 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Texas Tech made 7 out of 21 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Red Raiders finished shooting 19 for 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.2%. The Red Raiders permitted Oklahoma State to convert 19 out of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.8% in the matchup. They shot 21.7% from distance by shooting 5 of 23 and ended up going 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Texas Tech allowed Oklahoma State to pull down 37 in total (15 on the offensive side).

Kevin Obanor was important for the Red Raiders in the game. He scored 16 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He made 4 of 11 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 36.4%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a record of 23-8 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Red Raiders are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which ranks them 41st in the country. Texas Tech has scored 2,245 points this year (72.4 per game) and they snag 36.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.6 times per contest (139th in D-1) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per game. The Red Raiders commit 16.2 fouls per contest and they hit 70.5% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Tech defense concedes 32.1% on 3-point shots (244 of 761) and their opponents are making 67.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.0 assists and 30.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks 57th and 16th in the nation. The Red Raiders are ranked 13th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 60.7. They are able to force 16.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 38.5% from the field (10th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa State

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