Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 12/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Monday, December 16, 2024

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-2) will compete against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (3-7) at United Supermarkets Arena on Monday.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles faced Idaho State and ended up losing by a score of 71-55 in their last game. Oral Roberts walked away from the game with a 30.9% FG percentage (17 out of 55) and converted 9 of their 29 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Eagles made 12 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 17 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 10 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. When it comes to defending, Oral Roberts allowed 40.4% from the field on 23 of 57 shooting. Idaho State distributed 17 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Idaho State snagged 51 boards (15 offensive, 36 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Idaho State finished the game shooting 85.2% at the free throw line by burying 23 of 27 attempts. They also converted 2 of their 18 attempts from downtown. In the matter of fouls, the Golden Eagles left the arena with 23 and Idaho State accounted for 18 fouls.

Issac McBride is one guy who had an impact in this contest. He ended up shooting 38.5% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He was able to score 17 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

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Oral Roberts will play this contest with a mark of 3-7 on the campaign. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Oral Roberts is snagging 33.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 108 dimes on the season, which is 328th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are hitting 36.3% on 3-point shots (94 of 259) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 74.6 points per outing (211th in college basketball) while shooting 43.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 304th in D-1 in giving up assists with 153 conceded on the campaign. The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.6% (267 of 573) and they surrender 35.0 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 33.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 264th in college basketball in points per game allowed (74.4).

In their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-67 against Texas A&M. The Red Raiders corralled 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Texas A&M committed 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to three-point attempts, Texas Tech buried 12 out of their 31 tries (38.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Raiders finished 23 for 51 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. The Red Raiders permitted Texas A&M to make 25 out of their 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.3% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 24 and ended up shooting 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Texas Tech allowed Texas A&M to grab 33 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Chance McMillian ended up being a major contributor for the Red Raiders for this game. He buried 7 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

Texas Tech has a record of 7-2 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Red Raiders are hitting on 51.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the country. Texas Tech has accounted for 762 points this year (84.7 per game) and they snag 37.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 17.4 times per contest (34th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.3 times per contest. The Red Raiders are committing 15.4 personal fouls every game and they go 79.7% from the charity stripe.

The Red Raiders on defense are ranked 51st in college hoops in PPG given up with 65.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (96th in D-1). The Texas Tech defense concedes 35.4% on 3-pointers (67 of 189) and their opponents are making 66.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.1 dimes and 29.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 62nd and 14th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oral Roberts

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