Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 11/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

United Supermarkets Arena is where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-0) will compete against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (2-1) on Thursday.

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders played Dallas Christian and took home the win by a score of 104-45 in their last contest. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi finished with a 54.1% FG percentage (40 out of 74) and converted 10 out of their 25 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Islanders buried 14 of 30 tries for a percentage of 46.7%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 49 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 28 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 22 turnovers and having 11 steals. In terms of defending, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi allowed their opponent to shoot 25.0% from the floor on 11 of 44 shooting. Dallas Christian earned 5 dimes and had 2 steals for the contest. On top of that, Dallas Christian pulled down 21 boards (2 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Dallas Christian finished the game shooting 62.1% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of 29 tries. They converted 5 of their 21 shots from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Islanders walked away with 26 and Dallas Christian accounted for 27 personal fouls.

Lance-Amir Paul is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He accumulated 18 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 16 minutes played and pulled down 4 boards. He finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and also dished out 2 dimes.

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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-1 so far this season. They have an average of 88.3 points per outing (59th in D-1) while connecting on 47.7% from the field. The Islanders are shooting 30.7% from downtown (23 of 75) and 52.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is snagging 49.3 boards per game and has accumulated 69 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 9th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.0 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Islanders are able to force 19.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They concede 27.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 32nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (57.7). The Islanders defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 33.8% (53 of 157) and they concede 33.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 151st in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 30 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Tech Red Raiders went home victorious with a score of 56-42 against San Jose State. The Red Raiders were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the game. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. San Jose State earned 16 fouls in this contest which got the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They were able to convert 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 63.6%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Texas Tech buried 3 of their 16 tries (18.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Red Raiders finished the game shooting 23 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.0%. The Red Raiders allowed San Jose State to make 18 of 53 attempts from the field which had them at 34.0% in this matchup. They went 16.0% from three-point range by shooting 4 of 25 and finished the game at 2 out of 6 from the charity stripe (33.3%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Texas Tech permitted San Jose State to collect 27 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Devan Cambridge ended up being a major contributor for the Red Raiders for this game. He scored 15 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He knocked down 7 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a win-loss record of 2-0 so far this year. As an offense, the Red Raiders are connecting on 40.2% from the floor, which is 300th in the country. Texas Tech has accumulated 129 pts on the campaign (64.5 per game) and they average 44.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 10.5 times per contest (310th in college hoops) and they turn it over 14.5 times per contest. The Red Raiders commit 10.0 fouls per game and they shoot 77.5% from the free throw line.

The Red Raiders on the defensive end are ranked 4th in college hoops in PPG given up with 44.0. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 31.7% from the floor (9th in D-1). The Texas Tech defense surrenders 15.0% on shots from beyond the arc (9 of 60) and opponents are converting on 42.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 7.5 assists and 29.5 total rebounds per game, ranking them 17th and 39th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

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