Houston Cougars vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Monday, February 24, 2025

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: ESPN+

United Supermarkets Arena is the site where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (20-6) will attempt to defeat the Houston Cougars (22-4) on Monday.

The Houston Cougars faced Arizona State and notched a win by a score of 80-65 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Cougars finished with 20 while Arizona State accumulated 17 personal fouls. They made 8 of their 22 attempts from distance. Arizona State finished the contest at 73.1% from the charity stripe by making 19 of their 26 attempts. On top of that, Arizona State pulled down 19 rebounds (5 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arizona State distributed 12 assists and had 2 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 43.2% from the floor on 19 out of 44 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Cougars converted 17 of 20 shots for a rate of 85.0%. Houston finished the contest with a 48.1% FG percentage (26 out of 54) and made 11 of 23 shots from 3-point land.

LJ Cryer is a player who was a major contributor for this game. He finished the game at 46.2% from the floor and dished out 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and collected 4 boards. He recorded 18 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Houston heads into this one with a mark of 22-4 for the campaign. They cough up possession 9.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Houston is pulling down 37.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 343 assists this year, which has them ranked 248th in the country in terms of passing. The Cougars are connecting on 39.4% on 3-point shots (213 of 540) and 73.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.4 points per game (140th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cougars are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 fouls. They are ranked 24th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 282 surrendered on the season. The Cougars defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 38.3% (500 of 1,306) and they relinquish 30.9 boards per game as a squad. They give up 31.7% on three-point shots and they are 1st in college in PPG allowed (57.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a defeat with a final score of 69-66 when they faced TCU. The Red Raiders were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. TCU was called for 10 fouls for the game which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 8 shots. They were able to make 5 of the free throws for a clip of 62.5%. Concerning 3-point shots, Texas Tech knocked down 9 out of their 25 attempts (36.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Raiders walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 53 from the field which had them shooting 49.1%. The Red Raiders permitted TCU to convert 24 of their 58 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.4% in the matchup. They finished 35.3% from downtown by connecting on 6 out of 17 and finished the contest at 15 of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). In the matter of rebounding, Texas Tech allowed TCU to pull down 33 in all (14 offensive).

Darrion Williams was important for the Red Raiders in this matchup. He earned 21 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 5 assists for the game. He made 9 out of 15 for the contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a record of 20-6 for the season. The Red Raiders are committing 15.7 fouls per contest and they hit 76.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.2 times per game (14th in D-1) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per contest. Texas Tech has accounted for 2,126 pts so far this year (81.8 per game) and they grab 36.7 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Raiders are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks them 39th in college hoops.

The Red Raiders are ranked 55th in college in points given up per game with 67.1. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (89th in Division 1). The Texas Tech defense allows 32.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (169 of 519) and their opponents are making 68.2% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 11.1 dimes and 31.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 37th and 40th in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas Tech and under the total points

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