Lamar Cardinals vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 12/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lamar Cardinals vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

United Supermarkets Arena is the location where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-2) will meet the Lamar Cardinals (6-5) on Saturday.

The Lamar Cardinals faced off with Southern Miss and walked away with a win by a score of 69-65 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Cardinals finished with 18 and Southern Miss recorded 16 personal fouls. They also converted 2 of their 13 shots from downtown. Southern Miss finished the contest at 60.0% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of 25 attempts. Furthermore, Southern Miss collected 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Southern Miss totaled 17 assists and had 7 steals in this game. With regard to defending, Lamar allowed the other team to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 24 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Cardinals converted 10 of 15 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Lamar ended the contest with a 39.4% FG percentage (26 out of 66) and made 7 of their 22 3-point shots.

Alexis Marmolejos is one player who was a contributor for this game. He went 31.6% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins but didn't pull down any boards. He accounted for 20 points on 6 of 19 shooting.

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Lamar will enter this matchup with a record of 6-5 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.4 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Lamar is grabbing 38.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 182 assists for the campaign, which ranks 78th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Cardinals are connecting on 35.0% from downtown (78 of 223) and 67.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.5 points per contest (172nd in the nation) while connecting on 46.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Cardinals are forcing 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are conceding 30.1% from 3-point land and they are 53rd in the nation in PPG from their opponents (65.6). The Cardinals defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.0% (251 of 627) and they concede 35.0 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 179th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 144 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 86-50 against Oral Roberts. Concerning rebounding, Texas Tech permitted Oral Roberts to pull down 25 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 28.0% from three-point range by hitting 7 of 25 and ended up shooting 7 of 12 at the free throw line (58.3%). The Red Raiders allowed Oral Roberts to convert 18 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.0% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Red Raiders shot 34 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.1%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Texas Tech converted 10 of 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 61.5%. Oral Roberts committed 13 fouls in the game which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Red Raiders earned 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 for the contest.

Federiko Federiko was important for the Red Raiders in this matchup. He made 11 of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 84.6%, and had 12 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes in this matchup.

Texas Tech has a record of 8-2 this year. As an offense, the Red Raiders are shooting 51.2% from the field, which ranks them 7th in D-1. Texas Tech has tallied 848 pts on the year (84.8 per contest) and they grab 37.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 18.3 times per game (17th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 11.2 times per game. The Red Raiders are committing 15.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Tech defense allows 34.6% on 3-pointers (74 of 214) and their opponents are knocking down 65.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 10.7 dimes and 29.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks 48th and 14th in D-1. The Red Raiders on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the country in PPG given up with 63.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.3% from the field (68th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lamar

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