West Virginia Mountaineers vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN2

United Supermarkets Arena is the location where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (14-4) will go up against the West Virginia Mountaineers (13-4) on Saturday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers faced Baylor and took a loss by a final of 77-68 in their last contest. West Virginia walked away from the contest with a 39.3% field goal percentage (24 of 61) and knocked down 7 of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Mountaineers knocked down 13 of 16 shots for a rate of 81.3%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled a total of 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 10 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding the defense, West Virginia allowed 46.7% from the floor on 28 out of 60 shooting. Baylor earned 18 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Baylor pulled down 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Baylor finished the game at 81.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of 11 shots. They made 12 out of their 27 tries from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Mountaineers walked away with 12 while Baylor finished the game with 16 fouls.

Malik Curry is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 24 mins played and totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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West Virginia will enter this contest with a record of 13-4 for the season. They cough up possession 12.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, West Virginia is grabbing 34.6 boards per contest and has tallied 181 dimes so far this year, which is 303rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Mountaineers are hitting 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc (98 of 311) and 67.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 68.9 pts per game (254th in Division 1) on 42.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mountaineers are forcing 16.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.2 fouls. They surrender 31.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 59th in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.6). The Mountaineers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.6% (408 of 958) and they relinquish 35.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 260th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 230 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders got the victory with a final of 72-60 when they faced Iowa State. When talking about rebounds, Texas Tech permitted Iowa State to pull down 31 in total (14 on the offensive glass). They went 19.2% from distance by shooting 5 of 26 and ended up going 9 of 15 from the charity stripe (60.0%). The Red Raiders permitted Iowa State to make 23 of their 63 attempts from the field which had them shooting 36.5% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Red Raiders finished the game shooting 20 for 46 from the floor which had them shooting 43.5%. In reference to 3-point shots, Texas Tech made 3 of 16 attempts (18.8%). They were able to bury 29 of those for a clip of 76.3%. Iowa State was called for 28 fouls in this matchup which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 38 tries. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Red Raiders snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the matchup.

Kevin Obanor ended up being important for the Red Raiders in this matchup. He recorded 15 points in his 21 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game. He converted 6 of 9 in the game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 8 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a win-loss record of 14-4 for the season. As an offense, the Red Raiders are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 40th in the country. Texas Tech has earned 1,326 pts so far this season (73.7 per game) and they grab 38.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.2 times per contest (131st in the nation) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. The Red Raiders are committing 16.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 67.6% from the free throw line.

The Red Raiders on the defensive side of the court are 10th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 58.7. They are able to force 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 37.7% from the field (10th in college basketball). The Texas Tech defense surrenders 30.8% on 3-point shots (144 of 467) and their opposition makes 65.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.2 dimes and 29.9 rebounds every game, which ranks them 82nd and 12th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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