Texas Tech Red Raiders vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs BYU Cougars

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: ESPN+

The BYU Cougars (10-3) are welcoming the Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-3) at Marriott Center on Tuesday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders faced Utah and went home with a win by a final score of 93-65 in their last contest. Texas Tech ended the game having earned a 58.6% field goal percentage (34 out of 58) and converted 12 of their 26 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Red Raiders made 13 of their 18 shots for a rate of 72.2%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 22 assists for the matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding the defense, Texas Tech allowed the other team to go 42.3% from the field on 22 out of 52 shooting. Utah dished out 15 assists and had 2 steals for this game. In addition, Utah grabbed 27 boards (13 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Utah finished 57.7% from the free throw line by converting 15 of 26 tries. They also buried 6 of 23 shots from distance. Regarding fouls, the Red Raiders left the arena with 19 and Utah racked up 15 fouls.

Darrion Williams is someone who was a major factor for this game. He went 62.5% from the field and recorded 9 assists. He played for 28 minutes played and also snagged 5 boards. He ended up with 19 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Texas Tech heads into this one with a record of 10-3 so far this season. They cough up possession 10.4 times per game and as a group are committing 15.1 fouls every game. As a team, Texas Tech is grabbing 37.3 boards per game and has earned 237 assists so far this season, which is 80th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Red Raiders are hitting 39.7% on shots from beyond the arc (126 of 317) and 78.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 86.5 pts per game (12th in D-1) while shooting 51.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Red Raiders are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.3 personal fouls. They concede 34.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 48th in the country in PPG allowed (65.2). The Red Raiders defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.6% (300 of 739) and they surrender 30.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 19th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 141 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last played, the BYU Cougars took a loss by a score of 86-55 when they played Houston. The Cougars were able to corral 14 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 18 in the game. They also turned it over 14 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. Houston was called for 15 fouls for the game which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 73.3%. In relation to 3-point shots, BYU converted 8 of 24 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Cougars shot 18 out of 48 from the field which had them at 37.5%. The Cougars allowed Houston to make 29 out of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.2% in the game. They wrapped up this game 47.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 16 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). With respect to cleaning the glass, BYU allowed Houston to snag 33 overall (14 offensive).

Trevin Knell pitched in for the Cougars for the matchup. He recorded 12 points in his 16 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes. He buried 4 of 6 in the game for a rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

BYU has a record of 10-3 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cougars are connecting on 48.0% from the field, which is 58th in the nation. BYU has tallied 1,073 pts for the year (82.5 per contest) and they grab 40.5 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 17.6 times per contest (21st in college) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest. The Cougars have committed 14.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 69.7% from the charity stripe.

The BYU defense gives up 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (119 of 340) and opponents are converting on 71.9% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.3 assists and 29.3 boards per contest, which is 127th and 7th in those defensive categories. The Cougars on the defensive side of the court are 54th in college in points per game surrendered with 65.7. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the field (84th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take BYU

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