Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (20-9) are traveling to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-17).

The Texas Tech Red Raiders faced West Virginia and took home the win by a score of 81-70 in their last game. Texas Tech ended the game with a 47.7% FG percentage (31 of 65) and converted 13 out of their 31 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Red Raiders knocked down 6 of 8 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Concerning hauling in boards, they earned 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists for this game while forcing 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of defense, Texas Tech allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the field on 25 out of 49 shooting. West Virginia earned 15 assists and had 1 steal for this game. Furthermore, West Virginia pulled down 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. West Virginia finished the game at 64.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 17 tries. They also made 9 out of their 22 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the Red Raiders ended up with 16 and West Virginia totaled 14 fouls.

Joe Toussaint is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He finished the contest at 52.9% from the field and totaled 7 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins played and snagged 2 boards. He left the arena with 21 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Texas Tech enters this contest with a win-loss record of 20-9 for the campaign. They are averaging 75.9 points per contest (117th in D-1) on 45.3% from the field. The Red Raiders are connecting on 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (252 of 691) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas Tech is collecting 34.8 boards per contest and has racked up 433 dimes this year, which has them ranked 93rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Red Raiders are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.0% on three-point shots while they are 102nd in college basketball in opponents points per game (69.4). The Red Raiders are giving up a FG percentage of 42.9% (737 of 1,717) and they concede 34.2 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 81st in college hoops in giving up assists with 345 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma State Cowboys walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-65 when they played Texas. The Cowboys were able to corral 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in this contest. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. Texas committed 19 fouls for this game which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. When discussing 3-point shots, Oklahoma State buried 5 of 19 tries (26.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Cowboys went 21 for 51 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.2%. The Cowboys allowed Texas to convert 32 out of their 68 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 47.1% for this contest. They finished 36.0% from distance by going 9 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 9 at the free throw line (88.9%). When it comes to rebounds, Oklahoma State permitted Texas to grab 38 in total (17 on the offensive side).

John-Michael Wright ended up being a factor for the Cowboys for this game. He made 5 out of 12 in the game for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and added 1 rebound. He accumulated 18 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in this game.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss mark of 12-17 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Cowboys are shooting 44.6% from the field, which has them ranked 186th in college hoops. Oklahoma State has scored 2,081 pts this year (71.8 per game) and they collect 33.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.7 times per game (136th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. The Cowboys commit 16.0 fouls per contest and they go 69.7% from the free throw line.

The Cowboys are ranked 188th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 72.1. They have forced 11.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (299th in college basketball). The Oklahoma State defense allows 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (184 of 553) and their opponents are converting on 73.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.0 dimes and 33.6 boards every game, which has them ranked 102nd and 117th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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