Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN

The Texas Longhorns (11-2) are hosting the Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-2) at Moody Center on Saturday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders took the court against North Alabama and walked away with a win by a score of 85-57 in their last contest. Texas Tech finished the contest having earned a 54.5% FG percentage (30 of 55) and converted 8 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Red Raiders buried 17 of 19 shots for a percentage of 89.5%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 31 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 20 dimes for the contest as well as creating 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing defense, Texas Tech allowed 37.9% from the field on 22 out of 58 shooting. North Alabama totaled 6 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Moreover, North Alabama collected 25 rebounds (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. North Alabama finished the contest at 81.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 11 attempts. They also knocked down 4 out of their 19 tries from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Red Raiders ended up with 13 while North Alabama finished the game with 14 fouls.

Pop Isaacs is a player who was important for the matchup. He finished with 21 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Texas Tech steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 11-2 on the campaign. They average 78.0 points per game (110th in college hoops) while connecting on 45.7% from the field. The Red Raiders are shooting 35.7% on three-point attempts (116 of 325) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas Tech is pulling in 37.7 boards per game and has tallied 205 assists for the season, which is 111th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per game and as a group they commit 13.5 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Red Raiders are able to force 12.5 turnovers every game while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They surrender 30.9% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 44th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (64.5). The Red Raiders are giving up a FG percentage of 40.7% (310 of 762) and they relinquish 32.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 37th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 140 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns went home victorious with a score of 79-62 when they faced UT Arlington. In regard to how they rebounded, Texas allowed UT Arlington to pull down 27 in total (10 offensive). They went 44.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 12 of 27 and ended up shooting 4 out of 10 from the charity stripe (40.0%). The Longhorns allowed UT Arlington to bury 23 of 61 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 37.7% in the game. Overall, the Longhorns walked away from this one shooting 27 for 63 from the field which had them shooting 42.9%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Texas made 9 of their 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. UT Arlington had 17 personal fouls for this game which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. The Longhorns collected 22 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this game.

Max Abmas pitched in for the Longhorns in this matchup. He knocked down 5 of 14 for the contest giving him a rate of 35.7%, but finished without a board. He earned 18 points in his 37 mins of playing time and earned 7 dimes for this game.

Texas has a win-loss mark of 11-2 this year. As an offense, the Longhorns are hitting on 48.6% from the floor, which is ranked 37th in the nation. Texas has accounted for 1,029 points so far this year (79.2 per contest) and they collect 38.2 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.8 times per game (41st in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. The Longhorns have committed 16.2 fouls per contest and they hit 74.1% from the charity stripe.

The Texas defense surrenders 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (79 of 247) and their opposition makes 68.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.5 assists and 34.0 boards every game, which has them ranked 39th and 136th in those categories. The Longhorns on defense are ranked 41st in D-1 in points given up per game with 64.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.2% from the field (36th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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