Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Florida Gators Prediction, 3/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Texas Tech (+6)

The Florida Gators (33-4) host the Texas Tech Red Raiders (28-8) at Chase Center on Saturday in the Elite 8. Texas Tech opens this contest as 6.0-point dogs. The total is 156.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders played Arkansas and went home with a win by a final score of 85-83 in their last game. Texas Tech ended the contest with a 41.0% field goal percentage (34 out of 83) and converted 8 out of their 32 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Red Raiders knocked down 9 of 11 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 45 with 20 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 12 assists for the contest while creating 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defending, Texas Tech let their opponent shoot 41.5% from the floor on 27 of 65 shooting. Arkansas recorded 10 assists and had 4 steals for this game. On top of that, Arkansas had 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Arkansas finished the game shooting 86.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of 22 attempts. They also made 10 out of their 25 shots from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Red Raiders finished with 17 while Arkansas totaled 13 personal fouls.

Christian Anderson is a player who played a role in this contest. He notched 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 44 mins played and also collected 4 boards. He finished 50.0% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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Texas Tech steps onto the court with a record of 28-8 this year. They are turning it over 9.7 times per game and as a team are committing 15.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Texas Tech is pulling in 37.1 rebounds per game and has 595 dimes for the year, which ranks 14th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Red Raiders are connecting on 36.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (361 of 984) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.9 points per game (28th in college hoops) while hitting 46.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Red Raiders are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 92nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 404 conceded this year. The Red Raiders defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (872 of 2,051) and they relinquish 32.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 32.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 58th in college hoops in PPG allowed (68.0).

In their last game, the Florida Gators got the victory with a final of 87-71 when they played Maryland. The Gators were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the contest. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. Maryland had 16 fouls in the game which took the Gators to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a rate of 76.2%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Florida buried 11 of their 28 tries (39.3%). When the game finished, the Gators finished the game shooting 30 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Gators permitted Maryland to make 22 of their 54 attempts from the field which had them shooting 40.7% in this contest. They finished 31.6% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 6 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 26 at the charity stripe (80.8%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Florida permitted Maryland to pull down 20 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Will Richard was important for the Gators for this contest. He earned 15 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes for this contest. He made 6 out of 9 in the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

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Florida has a record of 33-4 for the year. The Gators are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per contest and they hit 72.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.9 times per game (45th in college) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. Florida has accumulated 3,163 pts for the campaign (85.5 per game) and they snag 41.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Gators are hitting on 47.3% from the field, which is ranked 47th in the country.

The Gators on defense are ranked 90th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the floor (15th in D-1). The Florida defense gives up 29.3% from downtown (244 of 832) and their opponents are knocking down 71.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.2 assists and 33.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 31st and 110th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech (+6)

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