Arkansas Razorbacks vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 3/27/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Texas Tech (-5)

Chase Center is the site where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (27-8) will try to defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks (22-13) on Thursday in the Sweet 16. Arkansas opens this contest as 5-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 147.

The Arkansas Razorbacks faced off with St. John's and took home the win by a score of 75-66 in their last game. Arkansas walked away from the game with a 42.9% FG percentage (27 of 63) and buried 2 of their 19 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Razorbacks converted 19 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 70.4%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 10 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to defense, Arkansas allowed the other team to go 28.0% from the field on 21 out of 75 shooting. St. John's doled out 5 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. In addition, St. John's grabbed 47 rebounds (25 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. St. John's finished 71.0% at the charity stripe by burying 22 of 31 attempts. They made 2 of 22 shots from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Razorbacks walked away with 24 and St. John's racked up 20 fouls.

Billy Richmond III is a guy who had an impact for this game. He finished 60.0% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He played 29 minutes played and collected 9 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Arkansas enters this contest with a record of 22-13 for the year. They currently have an average of 76.6 points per game (99th in Division 1) while going 46.4% from the field. The Razorbacks are hitting 32.4% on three-point shots (243 of 749) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Arkansas is collecting 35.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 500 assists this season, which is 90th in college in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per game and as a team they commit 16.3 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Razorbacks are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They rank 174th in the country in allowing assists with 429 surrendered this season. The Razorbacks are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.5% (882 of 2,125) and they concede 35.1 boards per contest as a team. They give up 31.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 149th in the nation in points per game allowed (71.0).

In their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took home the win by a final score of 77-64 when they faced Drake. The Red Raiders were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 3 times, while recording 2 steals for this contest. Drake committed 14 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Red Raiders to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 86.4%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Texas Tech knocked down 2 of their 14 tries (14.3%). Overall, the Red Raiders shot 28 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.8%. The Red Raiders allowed Drake to convert 23 of their 54 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6% in this matchup. They shot 47.1% from distance by hitting 8 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Texas Tech allowed Drake to pull down 24 in total (5 offensive).

Darrion Williams was important for the Red Raiders in this matchup. He earned 28 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 5 assists for this game. He made 11 of 18 for the contest for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and had 6 rebounds.

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Texas Tech has a record of 27-8 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Red Raiders are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks 62nd in the nation. Texas Tech has totaled 2,829 pts for the year (80.8 per contest) and they grab 36.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.7 times per contest (24th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.7 times per game. The Red Raiders are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls every game and they connect on 76.4% from the free throw line.

The Red Raiders on the defensive side of the court are 53rd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 67.6. They are forcing 11.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (100th in D-1). The Texas Tech defense concedes 31.9% on shots from 3-point land (217 of 680) and their opposition knocks down 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.3 dimes and 32.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 36th and 55th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech (-5)

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