UT Arlington Mavericks vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UT Arlington Mavericks vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-2) will take on the UT Arlington Mavericks (6-4) at United Supermarkets Arena on Thursday.

The UT Arlington Mavericks faced off with Air Force and walked away with a win by a score of 76-73 in their last contest. UT Arlington walked away from the contest with a 43.6% FG percentage (24 of 55) and made 9 of their 24 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks buried 19 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 86.4%. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled 31 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 17 assists in this game while creating 18 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In regard to the defense, UT Arlington allowed the other team to shoot 52.0% from the floor on 26 out of 50 shooting. Air Force dished out 16 assists and had 12 steals in the game. Additionally, Air Force totaled 24 boards (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Air Force ended up shooting 72.7% at the charity stripe by making 16 of 22 tries. They also converted 5 of 17 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 21 and Air Force totaled 18 personal fouls.

Phillip Russell is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He accounted for 28 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played but didn't pull down any rebounds. He finished the game at 52.9% from the field and also earned 2 dimes.

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UT Arlington will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-4 this year. They are giving up possession 15.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, UT Arlington is grabbing 40.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 177 assists for the year, which is 64th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Mavericks are connecting on 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (89 of 261) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.9 points per contest (167th in the country) while hitting 43.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mavericks have forced 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They concede 35.4% on shots from distance and they are 204th in college basketball in points per game allowed (71.7). The Mavericks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (249 of 593) and they relinquish 32.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 226th in the nation in allowing assists with 143 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 76-54 against Vanderbilt. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Texas Tech allowed Vanderbilt to get 26 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 20.0% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 20 and finished the game at 8 out of 15 from the free throw line (53.3%). The Red Raiders allowed Vanderbilt to convert 21 of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.6% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Red Raiders ended up shooting 26 out of 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.1%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Texas Tech made 9 out of 16 tries (56.3%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.2%. Vanderbilt was called for 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Red Raiders were able to corral 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 36 in this game.

Pop Isaacs ended up being a factor for the Red Raiders in the matchup. He converted 6 of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 37.5%, and had 2 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 33 mins of playing time and totaled 7 assists in the matchup.

Texas Tech has a mark of 8-2 for the campaign. The Red Raiders are responsible for committing 13.6 fouls every game and they connect on 77.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per game (111th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest. Texas Tech has accumulated 756 pts for the campaign (75.6 per game) and they average 38.1 boards per contest. As an offense, the Red Raiders are connecting on 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 224th in the nation.

The Red Raiders are ranked 58th in the country in PPG allowed with 65.5. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (105th in college hoops). The Texas Tech defense gives up 31.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (78 of 247) and opponents are connecting on 66.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 11.4 assists and 32.1 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 94th and 63rd in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UT Arlington

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