Iowa State Cyclones vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 1/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Monday, January 30, 2023

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: fuboTV

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-10) will play the Iowa State Cyclones (15-4) at United Supermarkets Arena on Monday.

The Iowa State Cyclones took the court against Kansas State and went home with a win by a final score of 80-76 in their last game. Iowa State finished the game having earned a 57.1% FG percentage (28 of 49) and buried 5 of their 16 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Cyclones knocked down 19 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 76.0%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 23 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 15 assists in the game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to the defense, Iowa State allowed the other team to shoot 52.1% from the floor on 25 out of 48 shooting. Kansas State distributed 13 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. In addition, Kansas State snagged 16 rebounds (3 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Kansas State shot 68.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 25 attempts. They made 9 out of their 16 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Cyclones ended up finishing with 18 and Kansas State totaled 22 fouls.

Jaren Holmes is a player who was a major factor in this contest. He finished the contest at 72.7% from the floor and recorded 7 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. He recorded 23 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Iowa State will take the court with a record of 15-4 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Iowa State is pulling down 33.4 boards per game and has tallied 296 assists so far this season, which is 114th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Cyclones are shooting 35.3% on three-point attempts (127 of 360) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.1 points per game (194th in college hoops) while hitting 46.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cyclones are able to force 18.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They are surrendering 31.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 9th in D-1 in points per game allowed (59.5). The Cyclones are allowing a FG percentage of 41.0% (373 of 910) and they relinquish 30.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 31st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 210 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders went home defeated by a final of 76-61 when they faced West Virginia. The Red Raiders pulled down 11 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 22 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. West Virginia had 21 fouls for this game which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 69.6%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Texas Tech converted 3 of their 20 attempts (15.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Red Raiders ended up shooting 21 for 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.9%. The Red Raiders permitted West Virginia to bury 19 out of 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.3% for this contest. They finished 28.6% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 35 and finished the game at 28 of 35 from the free throw line (80.0%). In reference to how they rebounded, Texas Tech allowed West Virginia to snag 41 overall (17 on the offensive glass).

Kevin Obanor ended up being a major contributor for the Red Raiders in this matchup. He tallied 20 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He buried 7 of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and added 8 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a mark of 10-10 on the season. The Red Raiders are responsible for committing 15.4 personal fouls every game and they go 70.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per contest (139th in D-1) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per contest. Texas Tech has totaled 1,489 pts for the season (74.5 per game) and they grab 35.2 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Red Raiders are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 70th in college basketball.

The Texas Tech defense gives up 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (158 of 485) and their opposition knocks down 71.3% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.7 dimes and 32.4 boards per game, which is ranked 181st and 87th in college basketball. The Red Raiders are ranked 118th in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.0. They have forced 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (80th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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