Montana State Bobcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 3/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana State Bobcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Friday, March 18, 2022

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Montana State (+17)

Viejas Arena is where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (25-9) will attempt to defeat the Montana State Bobcats (27-7) on Friday. Montana State opens this contest as 17-point dogs. The over/under is set at 130.

The Montana State Bobcats faced off with Northern Colorado and walked away with a win by a score of 87-66 in their last contest. Montana State wrapped up the contest having earned a 51.9% FG percentage (27 of 52) and knocked down 10 out of their 18 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Bobcats made 23 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 74.2%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 10 assists while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers, but wrapped up the game with no steals. When talking about defense, Montana State allowed their opponent to shoot 30.2% from the field on 19 out of 63 shooting. Northern Colorado distributed 5 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. On top of that, Northern Colorado collected 25 boards (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Northern Colorado finished shooting 81.5% at the charity stripe by making 22 of 27 attempts. They made 6 of 24 shots from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Bobcats walked away with 19 while Northern Colorado finished the game with 25 personal fouls.

Xavier Bishop is someone who came through for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 33.3% from the floor and dished out 8 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 19 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

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Montana State will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 27-7 for the year. They cough up possession 12.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Montana State is grabbing 35.5 boards per contest and has earned 448 dimes this season, which ranks 91st in college hoops in terms of passing. The Bobcats are connecting on 36.9% on shots from distance (260 of 705) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.0 pts per contest (41st in D-1) while connecting on 47.5% from the field.

On defense, the Bobcats are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.9 fouls. They are giving up 32.1% on 3-point shots while they are 162nd in the nation in PPG allowed (68.5). The Bobcats defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.1% (805 of 1,911) and they concede 30.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 22nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 313 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a defeat with a final score of 74-65 when they played Kansas. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Texas Tech permitted Kansas to grab 33 overall (6 offensive). They finished 22.7% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 22 and finished the contest at 25 out of 32 from the free throw line (78.1%). The Red Raiders permitted Kansas to make 22 of 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.1% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Red Raiders went 27 for 61 from the floor which had them at 44.3%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Texas Tech knocked down 5 of their 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 46.2%. Kansas earned 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Red Raiders recorded 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this contest.

Marcus Santos-Silva ended up being a major contributor for the Red Raiders for the game. He earned 8 points in his 16 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He knocked down 4 of 5 in the game for a rate of 80.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a record of 25-9 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Red Raiders are connecting on 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 40th in college hoops. Texas Tech has earned 2,438 points so far this season (71.7 per game) and they pull in 36.5 boards per game. They are getting an assist 13.6 times per game (134th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per game. The Red Raiders commit 16.2 fouls every game while shooting 69.9% from the charity stripe.

The Red Raiders on the defensive side of the court are 11th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 60.3. They are forcing their opponents into 16.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.4% from the field (6th in college basketball). The Texas Tech defense gives up 31.3% on 3-point attempts (259 of 827) and their opposition makes 68.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.0 dimes and 30.4 boards per contest, which is 60th and 18th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Montana State (+17)

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