Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 2/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (14-9) will play the Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-11) at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Wednesday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders played Baylor and ended up losing by a score of 89-62 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Red Raiders walked away with 15 and Baylor recorded 13 fouls. They knocked down 10 out of their 24 attempts from downtown. Baylor ended up going 69.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of 13 shots. Moreover, Baylor snagged 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Baylor recorded 26 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, Texas Tech let their opponent shoot 53.8% from the field on 35 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 23 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Red Raiders buried 9 of 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Texas Tech finished the game having earned a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 of 55) and knocked down 5 of their 20 shots from downtown.

De'Vion Harmon is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He finished shooting 44.4% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 28 mins played and also pulled down 4 boards. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Texas Tech heads into this one with a win-loss record of 12-11 this year. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.4 fouls every game. As a team, Texas Tech is pulling down 34.9 boards per game and has 315 assists so far this season, which ranks 183rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Red Raiders are shooting 33.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (167 of 494) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.2 pts per game (129th in the nation) while shooting 46.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Red Raiders have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.1 fouls. They rank 173rd in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 300 relinquished on the year. The Red Raiders defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (560 of 1,328) and they surrender 32.9 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 33.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 148th in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oklahoma State Cowboys walked away with a victory by a final of 79-73 against TCU. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Oklahoma State allowed TCU to get 26 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 27.3% from downtown by shooting 6 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 17 at the charity stripe (88.2%). The Cowboys permitted TCU to convert 26 of 62 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.9% for the contest. Overall, the Cowboys walked away from this one shooting 30 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 52.6%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma State made 8 of 19 tries (42.1%). They were able to make 11 of those for a rate of 64.7%. TCU earned 19 personal fouls in this contest which got the Cowboys to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They also turned it over 15 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Cowboys were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the game.

Kalib Boone was important for the Cowboys in this game. He made 11 of 15 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 25 points in his 28 mins on the court and added 2 assists for this game.

Oklahoma State has a record of 14-9 so far this year. The Cowboys commit 17.1 personal fouls every game and they go 71.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per game (194th in the nation) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. Oklahoma State has scored 1,595 pts for the campaign (69.3 per contest) and they pull in 37.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Cowboys are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 221st in college basketball.

The Cowboys defensively are ranked 35th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 63.5. They have forced 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.0% from the floor (6th in the nation). The Oklahoma State defense gives up 29.4% on 3-pointers (147 of 500) and opponents are converting on 74.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.0 assists and 33.7 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 54th and 152nd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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