Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN

The Kansas State Wildcats (12-3) are on their way to United Supermarkets Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (13-2).

The Kansas State Wildcats played West Virginia and earned the victory with a final of 81-67 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 17 and West Virginia had 16 personal fouls. They buried 8 out of their 23 attempts from long range. West Virginia walked away from this one shooting 82.6% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 23 tries. On top of that, West Virginia grabbed 18 rebounds (4 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. West Virginia earned 10 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. In reference to defending, Kansas State let their opponent shoot 39.2% from the field on 20 out of 51 shooting. They also dished out 15 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 19 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 82.6%. Kansas State wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.8% FG percentage (28 out of 52) and made 6 out of their 19 3-pointers.

Camryn Carter is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up going 42.9% from the field and distributed 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He walked away with 23 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Kansas State heads into this matchup with a record of 12-3 for the year. They are averaging 76.3 pts per contest (147th in D-1) while hitting 43.6% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 30.6% on three-point attempts (112 of 366) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Kansas State is pulling down 40.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 231 dimes so far this season, which ranks 110th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wildcats are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are ranked 99th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 177 conceded this year. The Wildcats are allowing a shooting percentage of 40.2% (370 of 920) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 33.2% from beyond the arc and they are 104th in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 90-73 when they faced Oklahoma State. When discussing rebounds, Texas Tech allowed Oklahoma State to grab 27 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished 36.0% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 25 and finished the contest at 12 of 19 from the free throw line (63.2%). The Red Raiders allowed Oklahoma State to bury 26 of 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.3% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Red Raiders finished shooting 35 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 59.3%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Texas Tech made 7 out of their 13 tries (53.8%). They were able to make 13 of those for a rate of 76.5%. Oklahoma State earned 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They also coughed up the ball 4 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Red Raiders were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this game.

Pop Isaacs was important for the Red Raiders in the game. He buried 9 of 17 for this game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He had 24 points in his 34 mins on the court and totaled 4 assists for the contest.

Texas Tech has a mark of 13-2 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Red Raiders are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which ranks them 79th in the country. Texas Tech has accounted for 1,182 pts for the year (78.8 per contest) and they collect 36.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.5 times per game (73rd in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per game. The Red Raiders commit 13.8 personal fouls every game and they go 77.6% from the free throw line.

The Texas Tech defense concedes 31.4% on 3-pointers (111 of 354) and their opponents are converting on 66.5% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 10.5 assists and 32.2 boards every game, which is 32nd and 61st in those categories on the defensive end. The Red Raiders are ranked 52nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 65.2. They have forced 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (90th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas State

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