Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN+

McKale Center is where the Arizona Wildcats (16-6) will take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (18-4) on Saturday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders took the court against Baylor and notched a win by a score of 73-59 in their last contest. Texas Tech wrapped up the game having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (27 out of 68) and converted 11 out of their 29 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Red Raiders buried 8 of 10 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 38 with 14 of them being offensive. They also distributed 15 dimes for this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to defending, Texas Tech allowed the other team to shoot 33.9% from the floor on 19 out of 56 shooting. Baylor recorded 8 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Additionally, Baylor pulled down 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Baylor walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of 20 attempts. They also made 5 of 18 attempts from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Red Raiders ended up walking away with 15 while Baylor finished the game with 12 fouls.

Chance McMillian is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up with 19 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and also pulled down 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 38.9% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Texas Tech will enter this contest with a mark of 18-4 for the year. They turn it over 10.7 times per game and as a group are committing 15.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Texas Tech is pulling down 37.2 boards per game and has tallied 366 assists for the year, which is 55th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Red Raiders are shooting 38.1% on shots from downtown (209 of 548) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.0 points per outing (38th in the country) while going 48.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Red Raiders have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They give up 31.5% on 3-pointers while they are 31st in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.1). The Red Raiders defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.0% (507 of 1,236) and they concede 31.3 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 21st in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 236 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Arizona Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 85-74 when they faced BYU. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Arizona allowed BYU to pull down 29 overall (9 offensive). They finished 29.4% from three-point range by going 10 out of 34 and ended up shooting 8 out of 14 from the free throw line (57.1%). The Wildcats permitted BYU to bury 28 of 67 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats shot 31 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. With respect to three-point attempts, Arizona buried 8 of their 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 88.2%. BYU was called for 15 personal fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Wildcats corralled 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this contest.

Caleb Love ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 16 for the contest for a rate of 37.5%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 4 assists for the contest.

Arizona has a mark of 16-6 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which ranks them 57th in college hoops. Arizona has earned 1,823 pts this year (82.9 per game) and they collect 40.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 17.1 times per contest (18th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.6 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 16.2 fouls every game and they hit 76.9% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 117th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.5. They are forcing 13.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (32nd in D-1). The Arizona defense gives up 32.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (187 of 580) and their opponents are making 69.7% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 13.3 dimes and 33.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 197th and 102nd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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