Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (15-4) host the Texas Tech Red Raiders (15-3) at Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders took the court against BYU and walked away with a win by a score of 85-78 in their last contest. Texas Tech ended the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 of 61) and converted 10 out of their 20 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Red Raiders converted 17 of 18 attempts for a rate of 94.4%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 32 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 16 dimes for the game as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of defending, Texas Tech let their opponent shoot 44.3% from the floor on 31 of 70 shooting. BYU recorded 15 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In addition, BYU grabbed 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. BYU finished the contest at 60.0% at the free throw line by burying 3 of their 5 attempts. They also converted 13 of 39 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Red Raiders ended up with 9 while BYU racked up 16 fouls.

Pop Isaacs is one player who had an impact in the matchup. He shot 57.9% from the field and also recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and collected 5 rebounds. He accounted for 32 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Texas Tech comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 15-3 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 13.1 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Texas Tech is snagging 35.4 rebounds per contest and has racked up 268 assists on the year, which ranks 144th in the country in terms of passing. The Red Raiders are shooting 36.7% on three-point attempts (156 of 425) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They average 76.7 pts per contest (117th in Division 1) while hitting 46.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Red Raiders are forcing 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 fouls. They are 24th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 196 relinquished for the campaign. The Red Raiders defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.1% (448 of 1,063) and they surrender 33.2 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 32.8% on shots from distance while they are 52nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (66.2).

The last time they took the court, the Oklahoma Sooners took a loss by a final score of 75-60 when they faced Texas. The Sooners earned 19 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 24 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. Texas had 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Sooners to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a rate of 70.6%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Oklahoma made 4 out of 19 attempts (21.1%). In all, the Sooners finished the game shooting 22 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.3%. The Sooners permitted Texas to convert 26 of 52 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.0% in the matchup. They finished 44.4% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 18 and ended up going 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). When discussing rebounding, Oklahoma permitted Texas to pull down 40 in total (8 offensive).

Jalon Moore was important for the Sooners for the contest. He made 7 out of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes.

Oklahoma has a mark of 15-4 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Sooners are hitting on 48.1% from the floor, which is 35th in the nation. Oklahoma has accounted for 1,487 points for the campaign (78.3 per contest) and they snag 37.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per game (126th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. The Sooners have committed 15.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 76.1% from the free throw line.

The Sooners on the defensive end are ranked 45th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 65.6. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (45th in college hoops). The Oklahoma defense surrenders 28.5% on three-point shots (113 of 397) and their opponents are converting on 75.4% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.9 dimes and 31.1 boards every game, which is 47th and 25th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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