Kansas Jayhawks vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Monday, February 12, 2024

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN

United Supermarkets Arena is the location where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (17-6) will attempt to beat the Kansas Jayhawks (19-5) on Monday.

The Kansas Jayhawks played Baylor and went home with a win by a final score of 64-61 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Jayhawks finished with 14 and Baylor totaled 15 fouls. They knocked down 8 of 26 attempts from distance. Baylor finished shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of 21 tries. On top of that, Baylor collected 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Baylor earned 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. When discussing defending, Kansas allowed the other team to go 41.3% from the field on 19 of 46 shooting. They also doled out 11 dimes for the game as well as forcing 21 turnovers and earning 17 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 20 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Jayhawks made 11 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. Kansas walked away from the contest having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (24 out of 56) and knocked down 5 of their 21 shots from distance.

Hunter Dickinson is one player who was a major factor in this contest. He accumulated 15 points on 7 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and also snagged 7 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 36.8% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Kansas will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 19-5 this season. They are averaging 78.1 pts per game (80th in the nation) while shooting 50.6% from the floor. The Jayhawks are hitting 35.3% on three-point attempts (149 of 422) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Kansas is pulling in 36.6 boards per game and has accumulated 487 assists so far this year, which is 1st in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 14.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Jayhawks are forcing 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They concede 32.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 71st in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.5). The Jayhawks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.5% (575 of 1,454) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 111th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 287 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took home the win by a final score of 66-59 when they faced UCF. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Texas Tech permitted UCF to pull down 36 in all (12 offensive). They finished 20.8% from three-point range by connecting on 5 out of 24 and ended up going 8 of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Red Raiders allowed UCF to convert 23 out of their 63 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 36.5% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Red Raiders finished the game shooting 23 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.3%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Texas Tech buried 7 of their 21 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 13 of those for a percentage of 86.7%. UCF had 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Red Raiders were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this game.

Darrion Williams was important for the Red Raiders for this contest. He converted 6 out of 11 in the game for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 13 rebounds. He scored 13 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes for the matchup.

Texas Tech has a win-loss record of 17-6 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Red Raiders are hitting on 46.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 101st in the nation. Texas Tech has tallied 1,755 points on the year (76.3 per game) and they collect 34.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per contest (79th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 10.7 times per contest. The Red Raiders have committed 14.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Texas Tech defense allows 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (181 of 541) and their opponents are converting on 69.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 11.6 assists and 33.7 rebounds every game, ranking them 80th and 116th in those categories on the defensive end. The Red Raiders defensively are ranked 97th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.4. They are able to force 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (124th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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