Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 3/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: ESPNU

Odds/Point Spread: Texas Tech (+3)

The West Virginia Mountaineers (18-13) will go up against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-15) at T-Mobile Center on Wednesday. West Virginia opens this game as 3-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 147.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders played Oklahoma State and ended up losing by a score of 71-68 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Red Raiders ended up with 11 and Oklahoma State racked up 11 personal fouls. They also buried 12 of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Oklahoma State finished 50.0% from the charity stripe by making 5 of 10 shots. Furthermore, Oklahoma State totaled 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Oklahoma State distributed 16 assists and had 4 steals for the game. With regard to defense, Texas Tech allowed 44.3% from the field on 27 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 16 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Red Raiders knocked down 8 of 9 tries for a percentage of 88.9%. Texas Tech finished the contest having earned a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 of 60) and buried 14 of their 30 3-point shots.

De'Vion Harmon is one player who came through for the matchup. He finished shooting 54.5% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He played for 34 minutes and snagged 1 rebound. He totaled 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Texas Tech steps onto the court with a mark of 16-15 this year. They cough up possession 13.7 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.4 fouls per game. As a team, Texas Tech is pulling down 35.2 rebounds per contest and has 402 assists so far this season, which ranks 203rd in the nation in terms of passing. The Red Raiders are hitting 34.8% on 3-pointers (224 of 643) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.7 pts per game (131st in college basketball) while connecting on 46.2% from the field.

On defense, the Red Raiders are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are ranked 219th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 414 surrendered this season. The Red Raiders defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.0% (758 of 1,806) and they surrender 32.6 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 140th in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.7).

For their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers took home the win by a final score of 89-81 against Kansas State. The Mountaineers earned 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this contest. They also coughed it up 16 times, while earning 14 steals for the contest. Kansas State committed 23 fouls for the contest which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to convert 22 of them for a percentage of 88.0%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, West Virginia converted 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). Overall, the Mountaineers went 30 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.8%. The Mountaineers allowed Kansas State to bury 30 out of their 67 tries from the floor which had them at 44.8% for the contest. They went 42.9% from 3-point land by going 12 of 28 and ended up going 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, West Virginia allowed Kansas State to pull down 33 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Erik Stevenson ended up having an impact for the Mountaineers in this matchup. He converted 11 of 22 in the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 27 points in his 35 minutes on the court and tallied 5 dimes in this matchup.

West Virginia has a win-loss mark of 18-13 on the campaign. As an offense, the Mountaineers are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 132nd in the nation. West Virginia has scored 2,379 pts so far this year (76.7 per contest) and they snag 33.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.2 times per contest (171st in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. The Mountaineers are committing 18.8 fouls per game and they shoot 73.9% from the free throw line.

The Mountaineers defensively are ranked 209th in the country in points per game surrendered with 71.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.7% from the field (253rd in college basketball). The West Virginia defense surrenders 34.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (203 of 591) and their opponents are knocking down 72.7% of their free throw shots. They have given up 12.3 dimes and 31.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 153rd and 27th in D-1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take West Virginia (-3) and under 147 points

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