Kansas Jayhawks vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 1/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN2

United Supermarkets Arena is the site where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-3) will try to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks (12-1) on Tuesday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced Oklahoma State and notched a win by a score of 69-67 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jayhawks ended up with 17 while Oklahoma State finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 29 tries from downtown. Oklahoma State ended up shooting 72.7% at the free throw line by making 8 of 11 tries. In addition, Oklahoma State snagged 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Oklahoma State totaled 13 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. In terms of defending, Kansas allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the field on 23 out of 54 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 33 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jayhawks knocked down 6 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. Kansas ended the contest with a 46.4% FG percentage (26 out of 56) and buried 11 out of their 23 shots from distance.

Jalen Wilson is a guy who came through for this contest. He finished the contest at 41.2% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes played and totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Kansas comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-1 for the season. They are averaging 78.1 pts per contest (61st in D-1) while hitting 48.1% from the floor. The Jayhawks are shooting 36.9% on 3-point shots (101 of 274) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kansas is collecting 38.2 boards per game and has accumulated 236 dimes for the season, which is 35th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.4 times per game and as a group they commit 16.1 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Jayhawks are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 15.2 fouls. They concede 31.1% on shots from distance while they are 79th in college basketball in PPG allowed (64.5). The Jayhawks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.4% (296 of 751) and they concede 34.2 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 34th in the country in giving up assists with 139 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a loss by a score of 67-61 when they played TCU. The Red Raiders were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this contest. They also turned it over 22 times, while earning 10 steals for this game. TCU committed 13 fouls in this game which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of them for a rate of 50.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Texas Tech converted 8 of 23 tries (34.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Raiders finished the game shooting 22 for 52 from the field which had them sitting at 42.3%. The Red Raiders allowed TCU to knock down 25 out of 62 tries from the floor which left them shooting 40.3% for the contest. They finished 14.3% from three-point range by shooting 2 out of 14 and ended up going 15 out of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). In relation to rebounding, Texas Tech allowed TCU to collect 33 overall (11 offensive).

Pop Isaacs was important for the Red Raiders in this matchup. He earned 17 points in his 34 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 6 out of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 2 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a win-loss record of 10-3 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Red Raiders are shooting 50.4% from the field, which is ranked 8th in the nation. Texas Tech has earned 1,041 points on the campaign (80.1 per game) and they grab 36.2 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 15.8 times per contest (55th in college basketball) and they turn it over 14.6 times per contest. The Red Raiders are committing 15.2 fouls per contest and they go 71.0% from the free throw line.

The Red Raiders on defense are ranked 46th in D-1 in PPG given up with 62.7. They have forced 17.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the floor (43rd in D-1). The Texas Tech defense gives up 30.2% on shots from distance (89 of 295) and opponents are converting on 70.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.2 dimes and 30.1 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 90th and 14th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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