Northern Colorado Bears vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 12/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Colorado Bears vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-3) will try to defeat the Northern Colorado Bears (9-1) at United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday.

The Northern Colorado Bears took the court against South Dakota and took home the win by a score of 89-87 in their last contest. Northern Colorado walked away from the contest having earned a 58.9% field goal percentage (33 out of 56) and made 9 of their 20 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bears made 14 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 56.0%. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 24 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 3 steals. With regard to defending, Northern Colorado allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the field on 30 out of 59 shooting. South Dakota doled out 5 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, South Dakota snagged 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. South Dakota went 92.6% when shooting free throws by making 25 of their 27 tries. They also knocked down 2 out of their 10 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Bears ended up with 21 and South Dakota recorded 22 personal fouls.

Egan Shields is a player who came through in this contest. He ended up going 66.7% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and also collected 5 boards. He accounted for 19 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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Northern Colorado enters this one with a win-loss record of 9-1 on the season. They have an average of 87.4 pts per contest (41st in college hoops) while connecting on 50.3% from the floor. The Bears are shooting 37.9% on three-point attempts (111 of 293) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Northern Colorado is grabbing 37.8 boards per game and is sitting with 190 assists on the season, which has them ranked 50th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.2 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Bears are able to force 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.6 fouls. They give up 24.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 158th in college in PPG allowed (72.2). The Bears are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.6% (271 of 621) and they surrender 31.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 13th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 99 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a loss by a score of 93-86 against Arkansas. The Red Raiders corralled 18 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this game. They turned the ball over 7 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. Arkansas had 15 fouls for the matchup which got the Red Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They were able to bury 3 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 30.0%. Concerning 3-point shots, Texas Tech converted 13 out of their 31 attempts (41.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Red Raiders went 35 out of 69 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.7%. The Red Raiders allowed Arkansas to knock down 33 of 63 attempts from the floor which had them at 52.4% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 52.6% from distance by connecting on 10 of 19 and finished the game at 17 of 26 at the free throw line (65.4%). With respect to how they rebounded, Texas Tech allowed Arkansas to collect 35 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

JT Toppin ended up being a factor for the Red Raiders for the matchup. He buried 14 of 22 for the game giving him a rate of 63.6%, and had 11 rebounds. He scored 30 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Texas Tech has a win-loss record of 7-3 on the year. The Red Raiders are committing 16.3 fouls per game and they shoot 65.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per game (80th in college) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per contest. Texas Tech has accounted for 819 points this season (81.9 per contest) and they pull in 39.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Raiders are shooting 44.9% from the field, which is 207th in Division 1.

The Red Raiders defensively are ranked 161st in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 72.3. They have forced 11.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (227th in Division 1). The Texas Tech defense surrenders 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc (60 of 189) and their opponents are converting on 68.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 10.5 dimes and 35.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 32nd and 230th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Colorado

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