Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 1/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPNU

James H. Hilton Coliseum is where the Iowa State Cyclones (12-1) will attempt to beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-2) on Wednesday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders stepped onto the hardwood against Alabama State and earned the victory with a final of 75-53 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Red Raiders ended up with 13 while Alabama State finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Alabama State finished the game shooting 64.3% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 14 attempts. Furthermore, Alabama State collected 28 boards (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. Alabama State distributed 8 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. Regarding the defense, Texas Tech allowed the other team to shoot 35.3% from the field on 18 out of 51 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 23 turnovers and having 15 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 36 with 7 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Red Raiders knocked down 8 of 12 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Texas Tech walked away from the contest having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (29 of 57) and knocked down 9 out of their 27 3-point attempts.

Adonis Arms is a guy who played a role for the game. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also earned 5 assists. He saw the court for 21 minutes played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He totaled 11 points on 4 out of 8 shooting.

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Texas Tech will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 10-2 so far this season. They average 78.2 points per outing (57th in the nation) while connecting on 48.0% from the field. The Red Raiders are connecting on 35.0% on three-point attempts (93 of 266) and 67.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas Tech is collecting 40.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 183 assists so far this year, which ranks 144th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.4 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Red Raiders have forced 16.8 turnovers every game and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They rank 63rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 132 relinquished so far this year. The Red Raiders defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 37.6% (236 of 628) and they relinquish 28.3 boards per contest as a team. They give up 31.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 14th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (58.2).

In their last game, the Iowa State Cyclones walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-72 against Baylor. The Cyclones collected 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 12 steals for the contest. Baylor committed 22 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cyclones to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They were able to make 21 of them for a percentage of 77.8%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Iowa State converted 1 of their 14 attempts (7.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cyclones ended up shooting 25 for 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.2%. The Cyclones permitted Baylor to make 30 of 60 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this game. They went 41.2% from distance via 7 of 17 and finished the contest at 10 of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). When talking about rebounds, Iowa State allowed Baylor to get 30 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Tristan Enaruna ended up having an impact for the Cyclones in the game. He earned 23 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest. He made 8 of 11 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Iowa State has a mark of 12-1 for the season. The Cyclones commit 18.2 fouls every game and they connect on 71.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per game (77th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. Iowa State has scored 949 points on the year (73.0 per contest) and they grab 36.2 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Cyclones are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which is 115th in Division 1.

The Iowa State defense gives up 25.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (65 of 257) and opponents are connecting on 72.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 9.0 assists and 31.5 boards every game, ranking them 9th and 52nd in the nation. The Cyclones on the defensive side of the court are 9th in college basketball in PPG given up with 57.7. They have forced 18.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.0% from the floor (23rd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa State

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