Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

United Supermarkets Arena is where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-11) will attempt to defeat the Kansas State Wildcats (19-5) on Saturday.

The Kansas State Wildcats faced TCU and went home with a win by a final score of 82-61 in their last contest. Kansas State ended the contest with a 45.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 61) and converted 7 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 19 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 82.6%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 19 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to defense, Kansas State allowed the other team to shoot 43.9% from the floor on 25 of 57 shooting. TCU earned 16 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. Additionally, TCU collected 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. TCU finished shooting 61.5% at the free throw line by making 8 of their 13 attempts. They made 3 of their 17 attempts from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Wildcats finished with 13 while TCU accumulated 18 fouls.

Markquis Nowell is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 41.2% from the floor and also dished out 7 assists. He saw the court for 39 minutes played but had no rebounds when the time ran out. He finished with 18 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Kansas State heads into this game with a record of 19-5 on the year. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Kansas State is collecting 36.0 rebounds per game and has 412 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 12th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are connecting on 35.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (171 of 484) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 76.9 points per outing (61st in Division 1) while going 45.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wildcats have forced 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They concede 28.6% from beyond the arc while they are 136th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (68.0). The Wildcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.9% (576 of 1,375) and they surrender 33.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 245th in college hoops in giving up assists with 327 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders went home defeated by a final of 89-62 against Baylor. The Red Raiders corralled 20 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 23 in the matchup. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 4 steals in this matchup. Baylor was called for 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of those for a percentage of 81.8%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Texas Tech made 5 out of 20 tries (25.0%). When the game finished, the Red Raiders walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.6%. The Red Raiders allowed Baylor to bury 35 out of their 65 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.8% in the game. They finished 41.7% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 24 and ended up going 9 of 13 at the charity stripe (69.2%). When talking about attacking the glass, Texas Tech allowed Baylor to grab 32 overall (8 offensive).

De'Vion Harmon ended up being a major contributor for the Red Raiders in this contest. He made 8 of 18 for this game for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 28 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes for the game.

Texas Tech has a win-loss record of 12-11 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Red Raiders are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks them 89th in the nation. Texas Tech has 1,707 points on the year (74.2 per game) and they pull in 34.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.7 times per game (143rd in D-1) and they cough up possession 13.9 times per contest. The Red Raiders have committed 15.4 fouls per game and they shoot 70.4% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Tech defense surrenders 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (186 of 562) and opponents are connecting on 70.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 13.0 assists and 32.9 total boards per game, which is 207th and 108th in those categories. The Red Raiders on the defensive end are ranked 146th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 68.4. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (102nd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State

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