Arizona Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Arizona Wildcats (11-5) are headed to United Supermarkets Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-4).

The Arizona Wildcats faced off with Baylor and took home the win by a score of 81-70 in their last contest. Arizona wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.7% field goal percentage (29 out of 54) and converted 7 of their 14 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 16 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 64.0%. Concerning rebounding, they collected a total of 31 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 21 dimes for this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning the defense, Arizona allowed their opponent to shoot 48.2% from the field on 27 of 56 shooting. Baylor dished out 11 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Baylor had 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Baylor ended up shooting 76.9% at the free throw line by converting 10 of their 13 tries. They converted 6 out of their 20 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 16 while Baylor finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Henri Veesaar is one player who came through for this game. He finished 81.8% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the hardwood for 19 mins and pulled down 7 boards. He was able to score 19 points on 9 of 11 shooting.

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Arizona enters this contest with a win-loss record of 11-5 this year. They are averaging 84.2 pts per game (21st in the country) while going 48.8% from the floor. The Wildcats are shooting 32.6% on shots from 3-point land (109 of 334) and 74.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Arizona is collecting 40.8 boards per game and has accounted for 278 assists this season, which is 66th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats have forced 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are giving up 31.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 101st in college in points per game allowed (68.6). The Wildcats defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.9% (385 of 966) and they surrender 31.8 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 114th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 207 conceded this season.

For their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took home the win by a final score of 61-57 when they faced Kansas State. The Red Raiders recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. Kansas State earned 13 fouls for the contest which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 7 attempts. They were able to convert 4 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. When discussing shooting from distance, Texas Tech converted 5 of 13 attempts (38.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Raiders finished shooting 26 for 52 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. The Red Raiders allowed Kansas State to bury 19 out of their 52 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 36.5% in this game. They wrapped up this game 30.0% from distance by going 9 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 12 from the charity stripe (83.3%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Texas Tech allowed Kansas State to collect 24 in all (6 offensive).

Darrion Williams ended up being a major contributor for the Red Raiders in this matchup. He knocked down 7 of 15 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 35 mins on the court and accounted for 3 dimes in the matchup.

Texas Tech has a win-loss record of 12-4 this season. The Red Raiders have committed 15.4 fouls per game and they connect on 77.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.8 times per game (17th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.8 times per contest. Texas Tech has accumulated 1,342 points so far this year (83.9 per contest) and they grab 37.3 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Red Raiders are hitting on 50.5% from the field, which has them ranked 8th in Division 1.

The Texas Tech defense gives up 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (116 of 350) and opponents are converting on 66.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.0 dimes and 30.3 boards every game, which ranks 47th and 15th in those categories. The Red Raiders on defense are ranked 48th in college hoops in PPG given up with 66.1. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (78th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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