Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 1/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: Youtube TV

The Iowa State Cyclones (12-2) will try to defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-5) at James H. Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders took the court against Oklahoma and took a loss by a final of 68-63 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Red Raiders ended up with 12 and Oklahoma totaled 20 fouls. They also knocked down 9 of 27 attempts from 3-point land. Oklahoma finished the contest at 83.3% from the free throw line by making 5 of 6 tries. Moreover, Oklahoma grabbed 35 boards (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Oklahoma doled out 14 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Texas Tech allowed 41.5% from the field on 27 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 7 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 35 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Red Raiders converted 19 of their 25 shots for a rate of 76.0%. Texas Tech finished with a 36.8% FG percentage (21 out of 57) and made 2 out of their 18 3-point attempts.

De'Vion Harmon is one player who came through in the matchup. He notched 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 43 mins and collected 4 boards. He went 60.0% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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Texas Tech enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 10-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 78.4 points per contest (56th in Division 1) while going 49.3% from the field. The Red Raiders are shooting 35.9% on 3-point shots (110 of 306) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas Tech is grabbing 35.8 boards per contest and has tallied 222 dimes so far this year, which ranks 169th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 14.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 14.4 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Red Raiders are forcing 16.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 107th in the country in giving up assists with 182 conceded on the year. The Red Raiders are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.5% (351 of 867) and they relinquish 30.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 31.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 55th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (63.9).

For their last game, the Iowa State Cyclones walked away with a victory by a final of 69-67 when they faced TCU. The Cyclones were able to snag 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 30 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. TCU committed 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Cyclones to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to convert 3 of the free throws for a percentage of 33.3%. With respect to 3-point shots, Iowa State made 4 of 16 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Cyclones finished the game shooting 31 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.5%. The Cyclones permitted TCU to make 22 out of their 44 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in the game. They finished 46.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 of 15 and ended up going 16 out of 28 at the free throw line (57.1%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Iowa State allowed TCU to pull down 25 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Gabe Kalscheur ended up having an impact for the Cyclones for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 assists for the game.

Iowa State has a mark of 12-2 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Cyclones are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which ranks 78th in Division 1. Iowa State has totaled 989 points on the campaign (70.6 per game) and they average 32.4 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 16.1 times per game (33rd in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Cyclones have committed 18.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 67.6% from the charity stripe.

The Iowa State defense allows 31.0% on 3-point shots (98 of 316) and their opponents are making 72.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 10.6 dimes and 32.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 46th and 75th in college hoops. The Cyclones defensively are ranked 9th in the country in PPG given up with 58.2. They are forcing their opponents into 20.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.7% from the floor (39th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa State

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