Texas Longhorns vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (19-8) will compete against the Texas Longhorns (17-10) at United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday.

The Texas Longhorns played Kansas and took a loss by a final of 86-67 in their last contest. Texas finished the contest with a 41.9% field goal percentage (26 of 62) and knocked down 9 of their 26 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Longhorns made 6 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned 22 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 16 assists for this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of defense, Texas allowed 61.5% from the field on 32 of 52 shooting. Kansas recorded 17 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Moreover, Kansas snagged 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Kansas ended up shooting 70.4% at the charity stripe by making 19 of 27 shots. They also buried 3 out of their 8 shots from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Longhorns walked away with 16 and Kansas totaled 9 personal fouls.

Tyrese Hunter is someone who came through for this game. He shot 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up with 12 points on 4 out of 8 shooting.

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Texas will play this game with a mark of 17-10 for the year. They are averaging 75.3 points per game (131st in the country) while shooting 47.0% from the field. The Longhorns are shooting 36.8% on three-point attempts (202 of 549) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas is pulling in 35.0 boards per game and is sitting with 427 dimes this year, which is 64th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Longhorns are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.3% on 3-pointers and they are 89th in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.6). The Longhorns defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (667 of 1,547) and they relinquish 33.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 63rd in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 315 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-61 when they played UCF. The Red Raiders were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the game. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. UCF was called for 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 65.0%. Concerning three-point attempts, Texas Tech knocked down 8 of their 28 tries (28.6%). In all, the Red Raiders finished shooting 20 out of 54 from the field which had them at 37.0%. The Red Raiders permitted UCF to convert 27 of 58 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 46.6% in this matchup. They went 50.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 6 of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). Regarding rebounds, Texas Tech allowed UCF to snag 34 overall (7 offensive).

Darrion Williams pitched in for the Red Raiders in the game. He converted 6 of 14 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and accounted for 11 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in the game.

Texas Tech has a mark of 19-8 this season. The Red Raiders have committed 14.4 fouls every game and they go 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per game (74th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.9 times per contest. Texas Tech has accounted for 2,051 pts on the campaign (76.0 per game) and they collect 35.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Red Raiders are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which is ranked 129th in the nation.

The Red Raiders are ranked 98th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 69.0. They have forced 11.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (125th in college basketball). The Texas Tech defense concedes 33.1% on 3-pointers (201 of 607) and opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.7 dimes and 34.1 boards every game, which is 90th and 140th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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