Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: CBSSN

Bramlage Coliseum is where the Kansas State Wildcats (7-8) will attempt to defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-4) on Tuesday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders faced Iowa State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-84 in their last game. Texas Tech ended the contest with a 42.4% field goal percentage (28 of 66) and converted 9 of 20 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Red Raiders knocked down 19 of 24 shots for a percentage of 79.2%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected 34 with 14 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 assists for the game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to defending, Texas Tech let their opponent shoot 52.5% from the floor on 31 out of 59 shooting. Iowa State recorded 12 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. In addition, Iowa State grabbed 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Iowa State finished 70.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 24 tries. They converted 6 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Red Raiders left the arena with 19 and Iowa State finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Chance McMillian is one player who was a contributor for this game. He finished the game shooting 54.5% from the floor but didn't record a dime. He was on the hardwood for 43 minutes and also totaled 8 boards. He left the arena with 18 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Texas Tech will enter this game with a win-loss record of 11-4 on the campaign. They average 85.4 points per outing (14th in the country) while connecting on 50.5% from the field. The Red Raiders are shooting 39.7% on 3-point shots (145 of 365) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas Tech is snagging 37.4 boards per game and has tallied 267 assists for the year, which has them ranked 71st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Red Raiders have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They give up 33.4% from 3-point land while they are 57th in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.7). The Red Raiders defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.6% (356 of 855) and they concede 30.7 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 25th in college in giving up assists with 166 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 87-57 against Houston. The Wildcats pulled down 15 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive boards totaling 17 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. Houston was called for 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to bury 9 of them for a rate of 64.3%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Kansas State converted 10 out of 25 attempts (40.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats ended up shooting 19 for 47 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. The Wildcats allowed Houston to make 34 of 69 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 49.3% in this matchup. They shot 42.9% from three-point range by going 6 out of 14 and finished the contest at 13 out of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). Concerning attacking the glass, Kansas State permitted Houston to get 41 in all (16 offensive).

Brendan Hausen was important for the Wildcats for this contest. He converted 5 of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and earned 1 rebound. He totaled 15 points in his 29 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist.

Kansas State has a win-loss mark of 7-8 this season. As an offense, the Wildcats are shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 162nd in D-1. Kansas State has totaled 1,114 pts so far this season (74.3 per game) and they pull in 34.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.6 times per game (52nd in college) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per contest. The Wildcats have committed 15.3 personal fouls per game and they hit 67.2% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 207th in college hoops in points given up per game with 71.8. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (229th in college). The Kansas State defense gives up 36.1% on shots from distance (105 of 291) and their opponents are making 74.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.1 assists and 34.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks 188th and 177th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State

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