Jackson State Tigers vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jackson State Tigers vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: Hulu Live TV

Delmar Fieldhouse is the site where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-2) will take on the Jackson State Tigers (1-9) on Saturday.

The Jackson State Tigers faced off with Mississippi State and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-59 in their last game. Jackson State walked away from the game with a 46.0% field goal percentage (23 out of 50) and knocked down 7 of their 18 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 6 of 11 attempts for a rate of 54.5%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 26 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 dimes for this contest while creating 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In reference to defending, Jackson State allowed the other team to go 40.3% from the floor on 27 of 67 shooting. Mississippi State dished out 17 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Mississippi State pulled down 36 boards (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Mississippi State finished 78.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 23 tries. They made 6 of 23 attempts from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 15 and Mississippi State recorded 14 personal fouls.

Coltie Young is a player who came through for this contest. He ended up scoring 23 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played 31 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds. He went 61.5% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Jackson State will enter this matchup with a mark of 1-9 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 67.4 pts per game (298th in the nation) while going 42.4% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 33.8% on three-point shots (71 of 210) and 63.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Jackson State is collecting 36.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 136 assists this year, which has them ranked 218th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 17.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.6 fouls. They are 336th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 172 conceded on the year. The Tigers are allowing a field goal percentage of 49.0% (282 of 575) and they concede 32.2 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 39.0% on 3-pointers and they are 354th in college hoops in PPG allowed (80.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took home the win by a final score of 77-71 when they played Eastern Washington. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Texas Tech allowed Eastern Washington to grab 28 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 30.4% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 23 and finished the game at 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Red Raiders permitted Eastern Washington to make 26 of 62 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Raiders shot 27 out of 64 from the floor which had them shooting 42.2%. With regard to 3-pointers, Texas Tech made 4 of their 25 attempts (16.0%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 86.4%. Eastern Washington committed 33 fouls for this contest which took the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Red Raiders earned 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 31 for this game.

Kevin Obanor pitched in for the Red Raiders for the contest. He accumulated 25 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 1 assist in this game. He made 8 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a record of 7-2 so far this year. The Red Raiders are committing 14.7 personal fouls per game and they go 73.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.9 times per game (165th in the country) and they cough up possession 14.8 times per contest. Texas Tech has totaled 657 pts on the campaign (73.0 per contest) and they pull in 36.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Red Raiders are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 80th in Division 1.

The Texas Tech defense gives up 31.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (67 of 213) and opponents are knocking down 73.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 10.9 dimes and 30.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 78th and 21st in Division 1. The Red Raiders on defense are ranked 40th in the country in points per game surrendered with 62.0. They are forcing 15.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.2% from the field (70th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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