Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 11/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Monday, November 18, 2024

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) are hosting the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (1-3) at United Supermarkets Arena on Monday.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions faced South Florida and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-69 in their last game. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ended the contest with a 41.7% FG percentage (25 of 60) and made 5 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Golden Lions converted 14 of 19 attempts for a rate of 73.7%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 37 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 assists for the game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of the defense, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed the other team to go 39.1% from the field on 27 out of 69 shooting. South Florida totaled 16 assists and had 9 steals in the game. Furthermore, South Florida grabbed 43 boards (19 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. South Florida walked away from this one shooting 69.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of their 33 attempts. They buried 8 out of their 34 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Golden Lions ended up finishing with 27 while South Florida finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Dante Sawyer is a player who came through for the contest. He racked up 24 points on 10 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and also totaled 8 boards. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff comes into this contest with a record of 1-3 this season. They turn the ball over 15.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is grabbing 39.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 50 dimes so far this season, which ranks 119th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Lions are hitting 28.1% on 3-point shots (27 of 96) and 71.2% from the free throw line. They average 75.5 points per outing (232nd in the nation) while hitting 44.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Lions are forcing 10.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 13.0 fouls. They rank 360th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 73 surrendered so far this year. The Golden Lions defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.7% (123 of 275) and they surrender 42.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 31.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 356th in college basketball in PPG allowed (88.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 96-49 when they played Wyoming. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Texas Tech allowed Wyoming to pull down 27 in total (15 offensive). They finished 21.4% from distance by shooting 3 out of 14 and finished the game at 10 of 18 at the free throw line (55.6%). The Red Raiders permitted Wyoming to convert 18 of 53 attempts from the field which left them shooting 34.0% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Red Raiders went 39 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 63.9%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Texas Tech made 10 out of 18 tries (55.6%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throws for a rate of 72.7%. Wyoming had 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 17 steals for the matchup. The Red Raiders corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the game.

JT Toppin was important for the Red Raiders in this game. He earned 24 points in his 23 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist in the game. He buried 10 of 15 for the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and tallied 12 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a win-loss record of 3-0 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Raiders are hitting on 57.5% from the floor, which ranks 4th in the country. Texas Tech has accounted for 276 points on the year (92.0 per contest) and they grab 38.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.7 times per game (68th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. The Red Raiders are committing 15.3 fouls every game while shooting 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Tech defense surrenders 35.4% on shots from distance (17 of 48) and opponents are connecting on 56.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 9.3 assists and 28.3 rebounds per contest, ranking them 49th and 23rd in college basketball. The Red Raiders on the defensive end are ranked 30th in college basketball in points given up per game with 58.3. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 37.8% from the floor (85th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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