Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 3/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Texas Tech (+1)

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (25-8) are on their way to T-Mobile Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks (27-6). Kansas opens this matchup as 1-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 136.5.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders took the court against Oklahoma and walked away with a win by a score of 56-55 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Red Raiders walked away with 16 and Oklahoma recorded 15 personal fouls. They knocked down 5 of their 19 tries from distance. Oklahoma went 66.7% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of their 18 attempts. Additionally, Oklahoma pulled down 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oklahoma doled out 11 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In terms of defense, Texas Tech let their opponent shoot 38.0% from the floor on 19 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 24 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Red Raiders converted 8 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Texas Tech wrapped up the contest with a 46.7% FG percentage (21 of 45) and knocked down 6 out of their 17 three-point attempts.

Adonis Arms is one player who played a role for the game. He racked up 9 points on 2 of 4 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 5 dimes.

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Texas Tech comes into this one with a win-loss record of 25-8 for the season. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Texas Tech is pulling in 36.5 boards per game and has accounted for 447 dimes so far this season, which is 92nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Red Raiders are shooting 31.6% on shots from 3-point land (198 of 627) and 70.3% from the free throw line. They average 71.9 pts per contest (153rd in the country) while hitting 47.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Red Raiders are forcing 16.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are conceding 31.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 7th in D-1 in opponents points per game (59.9). The Red Raiders defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 38.2% (675 of 1,765) and they concede 30.2 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 110th in D-1 in allowing assists with 363 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kansas Jayhawks walked away with a victory by a final of 75-62 when they faced TCU. When it comes to rebounds, Kansas permitted TCU to snag 35 in total (10 offensive). They shot 40.0% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 15 and ended up going 10 out of 21 from the free throw line (47.6%). The Jayhawks allowed TCU to make 23 of 50 tries from the field which had them sitting at 46.0% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Jayhawks finished shooting 30 out of 60 from the field which had them sitting at 50.0%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Kansas converted 6 of their 18 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.8%. TCU was called for 12 personal fouls for this game which got the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They also coughed it up 6 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Jayhawks were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 24 in this game.

Mitch Lightfoot ended up being a major contributor for the Jayhawks for this game. He knocked down 6 of 8 for the contest giving him a rate of 75.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest.

Kansas has a record of 27-6 for the year. The Jayhawks are responsible for committing 15.9 fouls every game and they shoot 72.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.5 times per contest (36th in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest. Kansas has 2,598 pts on the season (78.7 per game) and they collect 37.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Jayhawks are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 19th in college basketball.

The Kansas defense concedes 30.2% on shots from distance (205 of 679) and opponents are converting on 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 11.8 dimes and 32.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 118th and 80th in those defensive categories. The Jayhawks are ranked 154th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 68.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (99th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas (-1)

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