Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 11/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Location: Imperial Arena in Paradise Island, BS

TV: ESPN+

The Villanova Wildcats (3-1) host the Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) at Imperial Arena on Wednesday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders played Texas A&M Community College and earned the victory with a final of 73-64 in their last game. Texas Tech wrapped up the game having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (24 of 54) and converted 5 of their 24 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Red Raiders knocked down 20 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 74.1%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 36 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing the defense, Texas Tech let their opponent shoot 40.6% from the floor on 26 out of 64 shooting. Texas A&M Community College doled out 8 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Texas A&M Community College totaled 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Texas A&M Community College walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the charity stripe by making 5 of their 9 attempts. They also converted 7 of their 17 tries from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Red Raiders ended up with 12 and Texas A&M Community College totaled 26 fouls.

Chance McMillian is a guy who was a factor in this game. He accounted for 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 25 mins played and also totaled 2 boards. He finished the game at 58.3% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Texas Tech enters this matchup with a mark of 3-0 this year. They cough up possession 15.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 10.7 personal fouls every game. As a team, Texas Tech is grabbing 42.7 boards per game and has tallied 33 assists so far this year, which ranks 344th in the country in terms of passing. The Red Raiders are connecting on 20.6% on shots from downtown (13 of 63) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They average 67.3 pts per contest (298th in the country) on 41.6% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Red Raiders are able to force 15.7 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 20.8% from 3-point land and they are 5th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (50.7). The Red Raiders defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 34.8% (64 of 184) and they surrender 30.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 7th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 23 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the Villanova Wildcats got the victory with a final of 57-40 when they faced Maryland. The Wildcats corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this game. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. Maryland committed 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a rate of 73.7%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Villanova knocked down 7 of their 18 attempts (38.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats ended up going 18 for 40 from the field which had them sitting at 45.0%. The Wildcats allowed Maryland to make 12 of their 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 24.0% for the contest. They finished 19.2% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 26 and finished the contest at 11 of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). In relation to rebounds, Villanova permitted Maryland to collect 19 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Tyler Burton ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in this game. He racked up 15 points in his 20 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He knocked down 4 of 5 for the matchup giving him a rate of 80.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Villanova has a win-loss mark of 3-1 for the year. The Wildcats are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game and they go 83.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.3 times per contest (248th in D-1) and they cough up possession 9.8 times per game. Villanova has 302 pts for the year (75.5 per contest) and they pull in 38.8 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 45.2% from the field, which is ranked 156th in Division 1.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 28th in college hoops in PPG given up with 59.0. They have forced 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 35.8% from the field (32nd in college basketball). The Villanova defense surrenders 30.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (30 of 98) and their opposition knocks down 65.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.3 dimes and 31.3 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 189th and 58th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Villanova

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