Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Houston Cougars

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN

Fertitta Center is the location where the Houston Cougars (14-2) will attempt to defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (14-2) on Wednesday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders took the court against Kansas State and notched a win by a score of 60-59 in their last contest. Texas Tech wrapped up the game with a 36.4% field goal percentage (20 out of 55) and knocked down 5 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Red Raiders knocked down 15 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 26 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 7 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to defending, Texas Tech let their opponent shoot 44.0% from the floor on 22 of 50 shooting. Kansas State doled out 10 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. Moreover, Kansas State pulled down 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Kansas State ended up going 71.4% from the charity stripe by making 5 of their 7 shots. They converted 10 of their 23 tries from distance. Regarding fouls, the Red Raiders ended up finishing with 10 and Kansas State finished the game with 19 fouls.

Joe Toussaint is one player who was a contributor for this game. He finished the contest at 30.8% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He played for 33 minutes and also collected 1 board. He ended up scoring 12 points on 4 of 13 shooting.

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Texas Tech heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 14-2 so far this year. They are giving up possession 10.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 13.6 fouls every game. As a team, Texas Tech is pulling in 36.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 239 assists on the year, which ranks 141st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Red Raiders are hitting 35.7% on three-point attempts (135 of 378) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.6 points per game (105th in Division 1) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Red Raiders are forcing 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They are conceding 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 40th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (64.8). The Red Raiders are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.3% (384 of 930) and they concede 32.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 15th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 167 conceded so far this year.

When they last played, the Houston Cougars took a defeat with a final score of 68-67 when they played TCU. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Houston allowed TCU to pull down 30 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 53.3% from distance by shooting 8 of 15 and finished the game at 16 out of 29 from the free throw line (55.2%). The Cougars permitted TCU to make 22 of 51 attempts from the floor which had them at 43.1% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Cougars finished shooting 27 for 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.2%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Houston knocked down 4 of their 18 attempts (22.2%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a rate of 69.2%. TCU was called for 14 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cougars to the free throw line for 13 tries. They coughed it up 5 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Cougars were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 35 in the matchup.

J'Wan Roberts pitched in for the Cougars in the game. He tallied 20 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in this matchup. He made 10 out of 18 in the game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and accounted for 13 rebounds.

Houston has a mark of 14-2 for the year. As an offensive team, the Cougars are shooting 44.1% from the field, which is 217th in D-1. Houston has scored 1,196 points on the season (74.8 per game) and they pull in 40.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.8 times per game (160th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 9.4 times per game. The Cougars commit 18.3 fouls every game while shooting 66.9% from the free throw line.

The Houston defense surrenders 27.4% on 3-point shots (86 of 314) and opponents are connecting on 63.2% of their foul shots. They have given up 10.9 dimes and 32.4 rebounds per contest, which is 50th and 58th in those defensive categories. The Cougars are ranked 2nd in the country in points allowed per contest with 51.4. They are forcing their opponents into 17.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.2% from the floor (2nd in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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