Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Iowa State Cyclones (19-5) will try to beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (18-6) at James H. Hilton Coliseum on Saturday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders took the court against Kansas and walked away with a win by a score of 79-50 in their last game. Texas Tech finished the contest having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (27 out of 55) and buried 10 of their 26 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Red Raiders converted 15 of 22 tries for a percentage of 68.2%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 19 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to defending, Texas Tech allowed 32.7% from the floor on 17 of 52 shooting. Kansas doled out 11 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In addition, Kansas snagged 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Kansas finished the game at 76.5% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 17 shots. They buried 3 out of their 16 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Red Raiders finished with 14 while Kansas had 14 personal fouls.

Darrion Williams is someone who was important for the contest. He ended up scoring 30 points on 12 of 12 shooting. He played 37 minutes played and also totaled 11 rebounds. He ended up shooting 100.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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Texas Tech steps onto the court with a record of 18-6 for the season. They turn it over 10.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 14.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, Texas Tech is collecting 35.1 boards per contest and has tallied 365 assists this year, which ranks 88th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Red Raiders are connecting on 37.5% on 3-pointers (210 of 560) and 77.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.4 pts per contest (112th in college hoops) while connecting on 46.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Red Raiders are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 fouls. They concede 33.0% from 3-point land and they rank 75th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (67.7). The Red Raiders are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.2% (596 of 1,413) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 69th in the nation in giving up assists with 278 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Iowa State Cyclones went home victorious with a score of 68-59 when they faced Cincinnati. The Cyclones were able to snag 15 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 12 steals in this game. Cincinnati committed 14 fouls for the game which took the Cyclones to the free throw line for 8 tries. They were able to make 7 of those for a percentage of 87.5%. In relation to shots from distance, Iowa State made 5 of their 18 attempts (27.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Cyclones shot 28 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5%. The Cyclones allowed Cincinnati to bury 19 of 50 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.0% in this contest. They went 39.1% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 23 and ended up going 12 of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). In reference to rebounding, Iowa State permitted Cincinnati to get 37 in total (15 on the offensive side).

Curtis Jones ended up being a major contributor for the Cyclones in this game. He converted 6 out of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

Iowa State has a win-loss record of 19-5 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Cyclones are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which is 45th in Division 1. Iowa State has accounted for 1,886 points so far this season (78.6 per contest) and they average 34.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.8 times per contest (26th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.9 times per game. The Cyclones are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.5% from the free throw line.

The Iowa State defense concedes 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (189 of 558) and their opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.5 assists and 32.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 144th and 53rd in college basketball. The Cyclones on the defensive side of the court are 7th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 62.0. They are forcing 18.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the field (26th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa State

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