Cincinnati Bearcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-4) will take on the Cincinnati Bearcats (14-7) at United Supermarkets Arena on Saturday.

The Cincinnati Bearcats faced West Virginia and went home with a loss by a final score of 69-65 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Bearcats finished with 18 while West Virginia finished the game with 11 fouls. They made 5 out of their 11 attempts from 3-point land. West Virginia finished the game at 57.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 28 attempts. On top of that, West Virginia pulled down 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. West Virginia doled out 15 assists and had 4 steals in this game. In terms of defense, Cincinnati allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 24 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 38 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bearcats converted 6 of their 8 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Cincinnati finished the contest with a 37.9% field goal percentage (25 of 66) and buried 9 out of their 32 shots from 3-point land.

John Newman is one guy who came through for the contest. He went 60.0% from the floor and also dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played and grabbed 6 boards. He accounted for 9 points on 3 out of 5 shooting.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Picks Today

Cincinnati heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 14-7 this season. They lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 14.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Cincinnati is pulling down 41.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 331 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 51st in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Bearcats are shooting 32.8% on three-point attempts (153 of 467) and 67.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.0 pts per contest (104th in the country) while shooting 44.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bearcats have forced 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They rank 179th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 267 relinquished this year. The Bearcats are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.3% (503 of 1,219) and they surrender 31.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 32.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 56th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (66.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a loss by a score of 85-78 when they played TCU. In regard to cleaning the glass, Texas Tech permitted TCU to collect 32 overall (12 offensive). They finished 55.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 20 and finished the game at 24 of 32 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Red Raiders permitted TCU to make 25 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.1% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Raiders finished the game shooting 27 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9%. When talking about shots from downtown, Texas Tech buried 14 of their 28 tries (50.0%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. TCU was called for 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for 14 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. The Red Raiders were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this contest.

Pop Isaacs was important for the Red Raiders for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 18 for the contest for a rate of 44.4%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 9 dimes in this matchup.

Texas Tech has a record of 16-4 so far this year. As an offense, the Red Raiders are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 85th in Division 1. Texas Tech has scored 1,544 pts this year (77.2 per contest) and they pull in 34.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per game (64th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.6 times per contest. The Red Raiders are committing 13.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Tech defense concedes 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (164 of 479) and opponents are connecting on 67.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.5 assists and 33.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 77th and 94th in the country. The Red Raiders on the defensive side of the court are 91st in D-1 in points given up per game with 68.1. They are able to force 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (126th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Tech

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here