Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 2/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN+

WVU Coliseum is where the West Virginia Mountaineers (15-11) will play the Texas Tech Red Raiders (14-12) on Saturday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders played Texas and went home with a win by a final score of 74-67 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Red Raiders ended up with 15 while Texas recorded 15 personal fouls. They also converted 11 of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Texas finished shooting 58.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 17 attempts. In addition, Texas grabbed 23 boards (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Texas recorded 16 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. In terms of defending, Texas Tech allowed 39.0% from the field on 23 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 10 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Red Raiders buried 13 of 14 attempts for a rate of 92.9%. Texas Tech ended the game with a 46.6% field goal percentage (27 of 58) and knocked down 7 of their 14 shots from downtown.

De'Vion Harmon is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up with 25 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the field and dished out 2 assists.

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Texas Tech heads into this one with a record of 14-12 on the year. They turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, Texas Tech is pulling down 34.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 346 assists for the year, which ranks 180th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Red Raiders are connecting on 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (187 of 551) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.8 pts per game (133rd in the country) while connecting on 46.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Red Raiders are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 200th in D-1 in allowing assists with 339 conceded for the campaign. The Red Raiders are allowing a FG percentage of 41.9% (628 of 1,500) and they surrender 33.0 boards per game as a unit. They give up 32.6% on shots from downtown while they are 140th in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.2).

For their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers took a loss by a score of 79-67 when they played Baylor. The Mountaineers earned 14 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 28 in the game. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. Baylor committed 16 fouls for the matchup which took the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 12 of those for a rate of 75.0%. When discussing three-point attempts, West Virginia converted 7 out of their 21 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Mountaineers shot 24 out of 53 from the field which had them sitting at 45.3%. The Mountaineers permitted Baylor to bury 26 out of 51 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.0% in this game. They shot 51.9% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 14 of 27 and finished the game at 13 out of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). In reference to how they rebounded, West Virginia permitted Baylor to pull down 23 in total (9 offensive).

Emmitt Matthews ended up being a factor for the Mountaineers for the matchup. He tallied 17 points in his 30 minutes on the court and added 3 assists for the contest. He converted 7 of 10 for the contest for a rate of 70.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

West Virginia has a mark of 15-11 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Mountaineers are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which ranks 129th in the nation. West Virginia has accounted for 1,987 pts this year (76.4 per contest) and they grab 34.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per game (160th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. The Mountaineers are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game and they go 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The Mountaineers on the defensive side of the court are 207th in college basketball in points given up per game with 70.5. They have forced 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (250th in D-1). The West Virginia defense allows 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (165 of 489) and their opposition makes 73.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.3 dimes and 30.8 boards per game, which is 151st and 18th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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