Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Baylor Bears

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Ferrell Center in Waco, TX

TV: fuboTV

The Baylor Bears (16-6) will try to beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-10) at Ferrell Center on Saturday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders stepped onto the hardwood against Iowa State and took home the win by a score of 80-77 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Red Raiders ended up with 15 and Iowa State accounted for 28 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 of their 27 tries from beyond the arc. Iowa State finished 57.1% at the free throw line by making 12 of their 21 tries. Moreover, Iowa State snagged 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Iowa State doled out 11 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Concerning the defense, Texas Tech allowed the other team to shoot 47.5% from the field on 28 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 12 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Red Raiders buried 26 of their 37 shots for a rate of 70.3%. Texas Tech walked away from the contest with a 40.0% field goal percentage (24 out of 60) and converted 6 of 23 3-point attempts.

Kevin Obanor is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up with 24 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 42 mins and pulled down 13 boards. He finished the game shooting 45.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Texas Tech heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 12-10 on the year. They average 74.8 pts per contest (112th in the nation) while going 46.3% from the floor. The Red Raiders are hitting 34.2% on three-point attempts (162 of 474) and 70.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas Tech is pulling down 35.3 rebounds per game and has earned 302 dimes on the season, which is 160th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.4 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Red Raiders are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 148th in college basketball in giving up assists with 274 surrendered on the campaign. The Red Raiders defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.6% (525 of 1,263) and they surrender 32.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 32.7% from beyond the arc and they are 122nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.5).

When they last played, the Baylor Bears took a loss by a score of 76-71 when they played Texas. When it comes to how they rebounded, Baylor allowed Texas to pull down 35 in all (8 offensive). They went 36.4% from three-point range by going 8 out of 22 and finished the contest at 16 of 23 from the charity stripe (69.6%). The Bears allowed Texas to make 26 out of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Bears went 25 for 68 from the floor which had them shooting 36.8%. In reference to three-point shots, Baylor made 8 of 26 tries (30.8%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 81.3%. Texas had 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They gave up possession 9 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. The Bears corralled 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 29 in this game.

LJ Cryer was important for the Bears in the game. He buried 7 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this game.

Baylor has a win-loss mark of 16-6 on the season. The Bears are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls every game and they go 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per contest (70th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. Baylor has 1,726 pts on the season (78.5 per contest) and they pull in 36.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bears are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which is ranked 202nd in college basketball.

The Bears on defense are ranked 179th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 69.4. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the floor (242nd in the country). The Baylor defense allows 32.9% on 3-pointers (154 of 468) and their opposition makes 70.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.9 assists and 31.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 329th and 49th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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