UCF Knights vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCF Knights vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The UCF Knights (13-8) are headed to United Supermarkets Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-6).

The UCF Knights stepped onto the hardwood against Oklahoma and notched a win by a score of 74-63 in their last game. UCF finished the game having earned a 41.7% FG percentage (20 of 48) and made 6 out of their 20 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Knights made 28 of their 32 shots for a rate of 87.5%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 11 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When talking about defending, UCF allowed 37.0% from the field on 20 of 54 shooting. Oklahoma doled out 10 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Oklahoma snagged 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oklahoma went 81.8% from the free throw line by making 18 of 22 attempts. They buried 5 of 16 shots from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Knights ended up walking away with 18 while Oklahoma recorded 20 fouls.

Jaylin Sellers is one player who had an impact in this matchup. He went 30.0% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and totaled 4 boards. He accounted for 20 points on 3 out of 10 shooting.

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UCF will enter this contest with a record of 13-8 so far this season. They turn it over 13.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.2 fouls every game. As a unit, UCF is snagging 38.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 256 dimes this year, which has them ranked 314th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Knights are shooting 32.6% on 3-point shots (152 of 466) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. They average 71.9 points per contest (244th in D-1) while shooting 41.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Knights are forcing 15.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.2 fouls. They rank 96th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 269 surrendered on the year. The Knights defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.3% (460 of 1,142) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 33.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 33rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (65.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a loss by a score of 79-73 when they played Baylor. In reference to attacking the glass, Texas Tech allowed Baylor to grab 33 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 27.8% from 3-point land by going 5 out of 18 and finished the game at 24 out of 32 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Red Raiders allowed Baylor to convert 25 out of 51 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 49.0% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Red Raiders finished shooting 26 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. When discussing three-point shots, Texas Tech made 9 out of their 22 attempts (40.9%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. Baylor committed 15 fouls for the game which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Red Raiders were able to collect 15 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 19 in the matchup.

Joe Toussaint ended up having an impact for the Red Raiders in this game. He made 5 out of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accounted for 6 assists in the game.

Texas Tech has a mark of 16-6 for the season. The Red Raiders commit 14.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.1 times per game (79th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.8 times per game. Texas Tech has totaled 1,689 pts so far this season (76.8 per game) and they pull in 34.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Raiders are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which ranks 89th in the nation.

The Texas Tech defense gives up 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (176 of 517) and opponents are converting on 69.2% of their foul shots. They concede 11.6 dimes and 33.5 boards per game, which ranks them 80th and 107th in the country. The Red Raiders on the defensive side of the court are 100th in the nation in PPG allowed with 68.9. They have forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (150th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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