Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 11/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (23-11 last season) welcome the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (17-17 last year) at United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday.

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats faced Arkansas State and went home with a loss by a final score of 86-85 in their last contest. Bethune-Cookman finished the contest having earned a 48.6% field goal percentage (35 of 72) and made 5 of their 12 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 10 of their 14 tries for a rate of 71.4%. With respect to rebounding, they collected 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 12 dimes in the game as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of the defense, Bethune-Cookman allowed their opponent to shoot 52.6% from the floor on 30 out of 57 shooting. Arkansas State distributed 14 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Arkansas State had 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. Arkansas State shot 62.2% from the free throw line by burying 23 of 37 attempts. They also converted 3 of their 12 shots from beyond the perimeter. With respect to personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 21 while Arkansas State racked up 13 personal fouls.

Jakobi Heady is a player who was a contributor in this game. He finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He played 33 minutes and snagged 5 boards. He accounted for 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Bethune-Cookman heads into this one after finishing with a record of 17-17 last season. They gave up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Bethune-Cookman collected 33.5 rebounds per contest and totaled 414 assists last year, which had them ranked 218th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats connected on 32.1% on 3-point shots (199 of 620) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They had an average of 72.9 pts per game (194th in Division 1) while hitting 43.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wildcats forced 16.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They were 290th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 470 conceded last season. The Wildcats allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (806 of 1,869) and they conceded 35.7 boards per game as a squad. They gave up 33.6% on three-point shots and they were 203rd in the country in PPG from their opponents (72.6).

For their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a loss by a score of 80-67 against North Carolina State. In reference to how they rebounded, Texas Tech permitted North Carolina State to grab 30 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 26 from the charity stripe (80.8%). The Red Raiders allowed North Carolina State to make 27 of their 53 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Raiders shot 24 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 38.7%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Texas Tech converted 7 of 31 attempts (22.6%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. North Carolina State earned 14 fouls in this contest which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. The Red Raiders pulled down 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 30 for this game.

Joe Toussaint pitched in for the Red Raiders for the game. He earned 16 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for the game. He converted 5 of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Texas Tech had a record of 23-11 last year. The Red Raiders were responsible for committing 14.9 fouls per contest and they hit 78.0% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 14.7 times per contest (83rd in college basketball) and they turned it over 11.1 times per game. Texas Tech had 2,561 pts last season (75.3 per game) and they collected 34.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Red Raiders shot 45.1% from the field, which was ranked 142nd in college hoops.

The Red Raiders defensively were ranked 103rd in the country in points allowed per contest with 69.6. They forced their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (134th in the nation). The Texas Tech defense conceded 32.2% on shots from distance (250 of 776) and their opposition knocked down 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 12.0 dimes and 33.8 total boards per game, which was ranked 95th and 123rd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bethune-Cookman

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