West Virginia Mountaineers vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

United Supermarkets Arena is where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (20-6) will attempt to beat the West Virginia Mountaineers (16-10) on Saturday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers played Cincinnati and notched a win by a score of 62-59 in their last contest. West Virginia finished with a 40.0% field goal percentage (22 of 55) and converted 6 of their 18 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Mountaineers converted 12 of their 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 12 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In the matter of defending, West Virginia let their opponent shoot 41.0% from the floor on 25 of 61 shooting. Cincinnati distributed 8 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Cincinnati snagged 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Cincinnati finished shooting 28.6% from the charity stripe by burying 2 of 7 shots. They also converted 7 out of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Mountaineers walked away with 10 and Cincinnati finished the game with 15 fouls.

Amani Hansberry is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He played 27 minutes and also pulled down 13 boards. He shot 46.2% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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West Virginia steps onto the hardwood with a record of 16-10 on the season. They are turning it over 10.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, West Virginia is pulling in 33.3 rebounds per contest and has 364 dimes on the campaign, which is 185th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Mountaineers are hitting 32.8% on three-point attempts (226 of 690) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.2 points per outing (298th in the nation) while connecting on 42.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Mountaineers are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.5 personal fouls. They surrender 28.9% on three-point shots and they rank 18th in the country in points per game from their opponents (64.2). The Mountaineers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.3% (589 of 1,460) and they surrender 36.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 17th in D-1 in allowing assists with 270 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a defeat with a final score of 69-66 when they played TCU. When it comes to attacking the glass, Texas Tech allowed TCU to collect 33 overall (14 on the offensive side). They shot 35.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 17 and finished the game at 15 out of 22 at the charity stripe (68.2%). The Red Raiders allowed TCU to convert 24 out of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.4% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Red Raiders finished 26 for 53 from the field which had them at 49.1%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Texas Tech converted 9 of their 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to bury 5 of them for a rate of 62.5%. TCU was called for 10 personal fouls for this contest which got the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for 8 shots. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. The Red Raiders were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the matchup.

Darrion Williams ended up having an impact for the Red Raiders for the game. He converted 9 out of 15 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and added 2 rebounds. He totaled 21 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes for the matchup.

Texas Tech has a win-loss mark of 20-6 so far this year. The Red Raiders are committing 15.7 fouls every game and they connect on 76.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.2 times per game (14th in college) and they turn it over 10.8 times per contest. Texas Tech has totaled 2,126 pts this year (81.8 per game) and they average 36.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Red Raiders are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which is 38th in the nation.

The Texas Tech defense gives up 32.6% on shots from 3-point land (169 of 519) and opponents are knocking down 68.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.1 assists and 31.7 boards every game, which is 35th and 40th in those defensive categories. The Red Raiders on the defensive side of the court are 53rd in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 67.1. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (89th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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