Baylor Bears vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (17-4) will play the Baylor Bears (14-7) at United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday.

The Baylor Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Kansas and walked away with a win by a score of 81-70 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Bears ended up walking away with 18 while Kansas recorded 19 fouls. They converted 6 of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Kansas ended up shooting 63.2% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 19 attempts. Moreover, Kansas snagged 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Kansas distributed 14 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Baylor allowed the other team to shoot 45.6% from the field on 26 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Bears buried 25 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 89.3%. Baylor walked away from the contest having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 58) and buried 6 out of their 20 shots from distance.

Robert Wright III is one guy who was important for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the field and also dished out 6 assists. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also pulled down 2 boards. He ended up scoring 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Baylor enters this one with a record of 14-7 so far this season. They are averaging 80.4 points per outing (47th in college hoops) while connecting on 46.1% from the floor. The Bears are connecting on 36.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (194 of 527) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Baylor is snagging 36.8 rebounds per game and has earned 331 assists on the campaign, which ranks 106th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bears are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 107th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (69.1). The Bears defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (509 of 1,159) and they relinquish 32.2 boards per game as a group. They rank 266th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 312 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 82-81 when they faced Houston. The Red Raiders pulled down 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 29 in this contest. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. Houston had 24 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for 34 tries. They were able to knock down 24 of them for a rate of 70.6%. Concerning shots from distance, Texas Tech converted 12 of their 30 attempts (40.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Red Raiders finished 23 out of 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.6%. The Red Raiders allowed Houston to convert 29 out of their 64 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.3% in the game. They finished shooting 35.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 of 14 and finished the contest at 18 of 27 from the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Texas Tech permitted Houston to pull down 33 overall (14 offensive).

Chance McMillian ended up being a factor for the Red Raiders for this contest. He buried 7 of 14 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 43 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the game.

Texas Tech has a record of 17-4 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Red Raiders are connecting on 48.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 21st in the country. Texas Tech has totaled 1,710 pts on the year (81.4 per contest) and they collect 37.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.7 times per contest (34th in D-1) and they cough up possession 10.9 times per game. The Red Raiders are responsible for committing 15.8 fouls every game and they connect on 76.0% from the charity stripe.

The Red Raiders on defense are ranked 36th in the nation in PPG given up with 65.4. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (79th in college hoops). The Texas Tech defense gives up 31.6% on shots from beyond the arc (135 of 427) and their opponents are making 67.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 10.9 assists and 30.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 31st and 23rd in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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