South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 12/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: Youtube TV

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-2) are welcoming the South Carolina State Bulldogs (2-12) at United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday.

The South Carolina State Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against Longwood and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 104-77 in their last game. South Carolina State ended the contest having earned a 46.2% field goal percentage (24 out of 52) and buried 11 of their 24 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 18 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 24 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 13 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to defense, South Carolina State allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 36 of 72 shooting. Longwood doled out 17 assists and had 9 steals in the game. In addition, Longwood grabbed 41 rebounds (20 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Longwood shot 88.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 23 of 26 shots. They made 9 of 33 tries from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 20 and Longwood had 19 fouls.

Rakeim Gary is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up scoring 21 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes but didn't pull down any boards. He finished 46.2% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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South Carolina State will take the court with a record of 2-12 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.5 fouls per game. As a team, South Carolina State is pulling in 34.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 172 dimes this year, which ranks 177th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are connecting on 29.1% on shots from distance (82 of 282) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.4 pts per contest (201st in D-1) while hitting 40.6% from the field.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.6% on three-point shots and they are 362nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (86.7). The Bulldogs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 50.5% (419 of 829) and they surrender 40.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 362nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 255 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took home the win by a final score of 111-67 when they faced Houston Christian. The Red Raiders were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 34 in the matchup. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 11 steals for this contest. Houston Christian committed 19 personal fouls for the game which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They were able to knock down 22 of them for a rate of 78.6%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Texas Tech made 9 out of their 22 attempts (40.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Raiders went 40 out of 64 from the floor which had them sitting at 62.5%. The Red Raiders permitted Houston Christian to bury 22 out of their 61 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.1% for the matchup. They shot 37.5% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 24 and finished the game at 14 of 26 at the free throw line (53.8%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Texas Tech permitted Houston Christian to pull down 28 in total (10 offensive).

De'Vion Harmon ended up being important for the Red Raiders for this contest. He tallied 22 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and had 9 assists for the game. He converted 8 out of 10 for the game for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Texas Tech has a record of 9-2 this year. As an offense, the Red Raiders are shooting 49.8% from the floor, which is 21st in Division 1. Texas Tech has accounted for 870 pts so far this year (79.1 per game) and they pull in 35.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.2 times per contest (89th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. The Red Raiders are committing 14.5 personal fouls every game and they go 73.9% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Tech defense allows 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc (83 of 258) and opponents are converting on 70.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.9 dimes and 29.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 68th and 12th in those defensive categories. The Red Raiders defensively are ranked 35th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 61.5. They are able to force 17.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.5% from the floor (47th in D-1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas Tech and under the total points

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