Iowa State Cyclones vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

United Supermarkets Arena is the location where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-3) will take on the Iowa State Cyclones (13-1) on Saturday.

The Iowa State Cyclones played Utah and went home with a win by a final score of 82-59 in their last contest. Iowa State finished the contest with a 44.3% FG percentage (27 of 61) and converted 6 out of their 22 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Cyclones converted 22 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 75.9%. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 35 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 11 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to defending, Iowa State allowed the other team to shoot 36.1% from the field on 22 out of 61 shooting. Utah recorded 18 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Utah pulled down 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Utah ended up shooting 61.5% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 13 tries. They also converted 7 of their 29 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Cyclones ended up walking away with 15 while Utah accumulated 20 fouls.

Curtis Jones is one player who came through for this game. He went 58.8% from the floor and distributed 6 dimes. He was on the court for 32 mins and also totaled 5 boards. He finished with 23 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Iowa State enters this game with a mark of 13-1 this year. They are averaging 86.3 pts per game (10th in the nation) while hitting 49.9% from the field. The Cyclones are connecting on 34.7% on three-point attempts (105 of 303) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Iowa State is pulling in 37.4 rebounds per game and has 239 dimes so far this year, which is 102nd in D-1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 9.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.5 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cyclones have forced 15.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are conceding 31.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 33rd in the nation in PPG from their opponents (64.6). The Cyclones defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.5% (328 of 809) and they relinquish 31.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are 133rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 187 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 72-67 when they played BYU. The Red Raiders were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. BYU had 13 fouls in the game which got the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to bury 10 of those for a percentage of 62.5%. Regarding three-point shots, Texas Tech converted 10 of 28 attempts (35.7%). When all was said and done, the Red Raiders walked away from this one shooting 26 for 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.8%. The Red Raiders permitted BYU to make 25 of their 57 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.9% for this contest. They finished 21.7% from distance by shooting 5 of 23 and finished the game at 12 of 21 from the charity stripe (57.1%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Texas Tech allowed BYU to snag 34 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Elijah Hawkins pitched in for the Red Raiders in the matchup. He racked up 22 points in his 37 mins of playing time and added 5 assists in this contest. He knocked down 7 of 12 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a record of 11-3 so far this season. The Red Raiders are responsible for committing 15.4 fouls per game and they connect on 77.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.9 times per contest (16th in D-1) and they turn it over 10.3 times per game. Texas Tech has earned 1,197 points so far this year (85.5 per contest) and they average 37.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Raiders are shooting 51.2% from the field, which ranks 5th in college.

The Red Raiders defensively are ranked 47th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 65.4. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (72nd in D-1). The Texas Tech defense gives up 33.3% from downtown (101 of 303) and their opponents are knocking down 65.6% of their foul shots. They give up 11.0 assists and 30.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 47th and 22nd in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa State

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