Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 2/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPNU

Lloyd Noble Center is the site where the Oklahoma Sooners (13-10) will meet the Texas Tech Red Raiders (18-5) on Wednesday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders took the court against West Virginia and earned the victory with a final of 60-53 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Red Raiders ended up with 17 while West Virginia accounted for 13 fouls. They also made 6 of 24 shots from long range. West Virginia ended up going 81.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 21 attempts. Additionally, West Virginia grabbed 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. West Virginia earned 6 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. In terms of the defense, Texas Tech allowed the other team to go 24.2% from the field on 15 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists for this game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned 37 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Red Raiders knocked down 12 of 14 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Texas Tech wrapped up the game having earned a 37.3% FG percentage (22 out of 59) and knocked down 4 of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Bryson Williams is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He accumulated 15 points on 5 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished 33.3% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Texas Tech will take the court with a record of 18-5 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a team they commit 16.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Texas Tech is grabbing 38.0 boards per game and has 323 dimes this season, which is 106th in the nation in terms of passing. The Red Raiders are hitting 32.0% on shots from distance (148 of 462) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. They average 74.3 points per outing (107th in the country) while connecting on 47.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Red Raiders are forcing their opponents into 16.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 fouls. They concede 30.5% from beyond the arc and they are 13th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (60.1). The Red Raiders defense is giving up a FG percentage of 37.6% (469 of 1,246) and they surrender 30.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 81st in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 249 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma Sooners went home defeated by a final of 64-55 when they played Oklahoma State. The Sooners recorded 24 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 35 for the contest. They also turned it over 17 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. Oklahoma State was called for 11 fouls in the matchup which took the Sooners to the free throw line for a total of 4 shots. They were able to knock down 3 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of three-point shots, Oklahoma made 6 of their 22 attempts (27.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Sooners shot 23 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 37.7%. The Sooners allowed Oklahoma State to convert 24 out of 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.0% for this contest. They went 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 out of 12 and ended up going 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). In relation to rebounding, Oklahoma permitted Oklahoma State to collect 29 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Tanner Groves pitched in for the Sooners in the game. He had 23 points in his 30 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist for the game. He converted 10 of 17 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a win-loss mark of 13-10 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Sooners are hitting on 48.0% from the field, which has them ranked 24th in college basketball. Oklahoma has 1,604 points for the campaign (69.7 per contest) and they collect 32.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.3 times per contest (106th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. The Sooners are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls every game and they go 75.1% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma defense concedes 30.4% on three-point shots (137 of 450) and opponents are making 74.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 10.5 assists and 31.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 42nd and 44th in the nation. The Sooners are ranked 51st in D-1 in points given up per game with 64.0. They are forcing 14.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the floor (164th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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