Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 12/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-2) will go up against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (4-4) at United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Ozark Christian and walked away with a win by a score of 110-51 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 8 and Ozark Christian totaled 6 personal fouls. They also knocked down 4 of their 17 shots from three-point range. Ozark Christian went 83.3% from the charity stripe by burying 5 of their 6 attempts. On top of that, Ozark Christian collected 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Ozark Christian recorded 6 dimes and had 2 steals for this contest. When discussing defense, Oral Roberts allowed 35.6% from the field on 21 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 45 with 16 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles buried 6 of 7 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Oral Roberts ended having earned a 55.0% FG percentage (44 out of 80) and knocked down 16 out of their 38 3-point attempts.

Kareem Thompson is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished 54.5% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists. He was on the court for 23 minutes played and also totaled 7 rebounds. He left the arena with 15 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Oral Roberts will enter this matchup with a mark of 4-4 so far this year. They turn it over 8.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.6 fouls every game. As a team, Oral Roberts is grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 102 assists for the campaign, which is 302nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Eagles are shooting 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (81 of 224) and 71.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.5 points per contest (143rd in the country) while going 45.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are able to force 11.9 turnovers every game while drawing 14.0 fouls. They are giving up 33.7% on 3-pointers and they rank 203rd in Division 1 in opponents points per game (71.8). The Golden Eagles are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.1% (206 of 514) and they surrender 40.9 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 82nd in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 99 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas Tech Red Raiders got the win with a final of 87-58 when they faced Omaha. The Red Raiders were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. Omaha earned 18 fouls in this contest which took the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a rate of 90.0%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Texas Tech made 11 out of 28 tries (39.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Raiders went 29 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Red Raiders permitted Omaha to bury 22 of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5% for the game. They finished 27.3% from 3-point land by going 6 of 22 and ended up going 8 of 14 from the free throw line (57.1%). Concerning rebounding, Texas Tech allowed Omaha to get 26 in total (9 offensive).

Kerwin Walton pitched in for the Red Raiders in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 9 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 22 points in his 28 mins on the court and earned 2 assists in this game.

Texas Tech has a mark of 6-2 for the season. The Red Raiders are committing 14.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.8 times per contest (166th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per contest. Texas Tech has tallied 598 points for the campaign (74.8 per contest) and they pull in 36.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Red Raiders are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which is ranked 209th in D-1.

The Texas Tech defense gives up 30.4% on 3-point shots (58 of 191) and their opposition makes 67.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.0 assists and 32.9 rebounds every game, which is 74th and 91st in college hoops. The Red Raiders on defense are ranked 62nd in the country in PPG allowed with 65.6. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (123rd in college basketball).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oral Roberts

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