Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 2/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN

The West Virginia Mountaineers (13-8) will take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (17-5) at WVU Coliseum on Saturday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders faced Texas and earned the victory with a final of 77-64 in their last contest. Texas Tech finished with a 47.1% FG percentage (24 of 51) and made 8 of 19 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Red Raiders buried 21 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 13 dimes for the matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about defending, Texas Tech allowed 40.0% from the floor on 22 of 55 shooting. Texas recorded 10 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. On top of that, Texas grabbed 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas finished the game at 73.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 19 attempts. They made 6 of their 23 tries from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Red Raiders walked away with 20 and Texas totaled 25 fouls.

Kevin McCullar is a guy who played a role for the game. He went 42.9% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes. He saw the court for 32 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. He racked up 19 points on 3 of 7 shooting.

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Texas Tech steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 17-5 this season. They average 74.9 pts per contest (94th in college hoops) while hitting 47.5% from the floor. The Red Raiders are connecting on 32.7% on 3-pointers (144 of 441) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas Tech is pulling down 37.6 boards per game and has racked up 315 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 71st in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Red Raiders are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.7 fouls. They currently rank 134th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 243 relinquished so far this season. The Red Raiders defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 38.3% (454 of 1,184) and they surrender 30.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 30.7% on shots from downtown and they are 16th in D-1 in opponents PPG (60.5).

In their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers went home defeated by a final of 81-77 against Baylor. When discussing cleaning up the glass, West Virginia allowed Baylor to pull down 36 in total (17 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 36.4% from distance by shooting 8 out of 22 and finished the game at 13 of 25 at the charity stripe (52.0%). The Mountaineers permitted Baylor to make 30 out of their 62 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 48.4% in the game. When all was said and done, the Mountaineers went 26 for 48 from the field which gave them a rate of 54.2%. When it comes to shots from downtown, West Virginia made 11 out of 27 attempts (40.7%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 60.9%. Baylor was called for 21 personal fouls in the game which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Mountaineers were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 23 in the matchup.

Taz Sherman was important for the Mountaineers for this contest. He accumulated 29 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this game. He made 10 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

West Virginia has a win-loss record of 13-8 this season. The Mountaineers are committing 16.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 68.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 10.4 times per game (336th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.6 times per contest. West Virginia has totaled 1,444 points for the campaign (68.8 per game) and they collect 33.1 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mountaineers are connecting on 42.6% from the field, which ranks them 261st in the country.

The Mountaineers on defense are ranked 100th in college basketball in points given up per game with 66.2. They are forcing 16.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the field (202nd in college hoops). The West Virginia defense concedes 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc (139 of 442) and their opposition makes 68.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.4 assists and 36.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 244th and 271st in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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