Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Monday, February 28, 2022

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN2

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-7) welcome the Kansas State Wildcats (14-14) at United Supermarkets Arena on Monday.

The Kansas State Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Iowa State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-73 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 22 and Iowa State racked up 23 fouls. They made 10 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. Iowa State ended up going 75.0% from the free throw line by burying 18 of their 24 attempts. Furthermore, Iowa State had 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Iowa State totaled 19 assists and had 9 steals for this game. In the matter of defending, Kansas State allowed their opponent to shoot 44.2% from the field on 23 out of 52 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 25 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 25 of 33 tries for a percentage of 75.8%. Kansas State ended the game having earned a 42.6% field goal percentage (20 out of 47) and buried 8 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Markquis Nowell is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. He accounted for 20 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He played 31 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 53.3% from the floor and earned 8 assists.

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Kansas State comes into this contest with a record of 14-14 on the year. They average 69.0 points per contest (240th in D-1) while going 41.8% from the field. The Wildcats are hitting 34.3% on 3-pointers (233 of 680) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Kansas State is collecting 34.2 boards per contest and has tallied 356 assists on the season, which is 213th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 29.6% on 3-point shots while they are 105th in college basketball in opponents points per game (66.7). The Wildcats are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (667 of 1,565) and they surrender 36.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 213th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 370 conceded for the year.

When they last played, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a defeat with a final score of 69-66 when they played TCU. The Red Raiders were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. TCU was called for 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 100.0%. In terms of three-point shots, Texas Tech converted 5 of 15 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Raiders walked away from this one shooting 25 for 43 from the field which gave them a percentage of 58.1%. The Red Raiders permitted TCU to make 25 out of their 50 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 50.0% in this matchup. They finished 37.5% from three-point range by connecting on 6 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 23 from the free throw line (56.5%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Texas Tech permitted TCU to collect 19 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Davion Warren ended up being a major contributor for the Red Raiders for the contest. He had 16 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 assists in this game. He made 7 of 9 in the matchup giving him a rate of 77.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a mark of 22-7 so far this year. The Red Raiders are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls every game while shooting 70.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.8 times per game (133rd in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.8 times per contest. Texas Tech has scored 2,121 pts so far this season (73.1 per game) and they pull down 36.9 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Red Raiders are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which is ranked 35th in the nation.

The Texas Tech defense allows 32.1% on shots from distance (229 of 713) and opponents are making 67.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.2 dimes and 30.1 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 65th and 15th in D-1. The Red Raiders on the defensive end are ranked 13th in D-1 in points given up per game with 60.7. They are forcing 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 38.6% from the floor (14th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas State

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