Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Baylor Bears

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: ESPN

Foster Pavilion is where the Baylor Bears (16-5) will take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-5) on Tuesday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders stepped onto the hardwood against Cincinnati and took a loss by a score of 75-72 in their last contest. Texas Tech wrapped up the game having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (24 out of 59) and converted 5 of their 15 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Red Raiders made 19 of 24 attempts for a rate of 79.2%. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled 28 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 10 assists in this matchup while creating 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about defense, Texas Tech let their opponent shoot 44.6% from the floor on 29 out of 65 shooting. Cincinnati doled out 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In addition, Cincinnati snagged 37 rebounds (16 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Cincinnati finished 100.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 10 tries. They converted 7 out of their 20 tries from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Red Raiders walked away with 14 while Cincinnati had 18 personal fouls.

Pop Isaacs is one guy who had an impact in the game. He racked up 22 points on 5 out of 19 shooting. He played for 35 minutes and collected 1 board. He walked away from this one shooting 26.3% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Texas Tech comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 16-5 so far this season. They are turning it over 10.6 times per game and as a team they commit 13.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Texas Tech is grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 318 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 126th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Red Raiders are connecting on 37.5% on three-point shots (184 of 491) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They average 77.0 points per game (108th in the nation) while connecting on 46.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Red Raiders are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They give up 34.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 95th in the country in PPG allowed (68.4). The Red Raiders defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.6% (531 of 1,247) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 47th in D-1 in giving up assists with 243 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Baylor Bears took home the win by a final score of 70-68 when they played Iowa State. The Bears were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Iowa State committed 22 fouls for the matchup which took the Bears to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of those for a rate of 69.6%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Baylor made 12 out of 23 tries (52.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bears shot 21 for 46 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.7%. The Bears allowed Iowa State to bury 22 of their 56 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 39.3% for the game. They went 35.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 5 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 32 from the free throw line (59.4%). In the matter of rebounds, Baylor permitted Iowa State to get 29 in all (16 on the offensive glass).

Rayj Dennis ended up being a major contributor for the Bears in the game. He buried 6 of 10 for this game for a rate of 60.0%, and earned 7 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the game.

Baylor has a record of 16-5 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bears are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which is ranked 15th in the nation. Baylor has totaled 1,763 points on the year (84.0 per game) and they grab 35.8 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 15.9 times per contest (42nd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest. The Bears commit 16.8 fouls per game and they go 72.5% from the free throw line.

The Baylor defense allows 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (138 of 416) and opponents are connecting on 70.9% of their free throw shots. They allow 13.0 dimes and 30.0 rebounds per game, which is 182nd and 13th in college hoops. The Bears on the defensive end are ranked 149th in D-1 in points given up per game with 70.8. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (261st in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baylor and under the total points

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