Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 1/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (14-4) are hosting the Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-8) at United Supermarkets Arena on Sunday.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys faced Arizona and took a loss by a final of 92-78 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Cowboys left the arena with 21 while Arizona totaled 21 personal fouls. They also made 10 out of their 25 tries from distance. Arizona finished the contest at 78.3% from the free throw line by burying 18 of their 23 shots. Additionally, Arizona grabbed 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Arizona earned 16 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. In reference to the defense, Oklahoma State allowed their opponent to shoot 56.1% from the field on 32 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in the game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 22 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cowboys made 18 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Oklahoma State ended the contest with a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 of 54) and buried 10 out of their 23 3-pointers.

Bryce Thompson is a player who was a contributor in this game. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played 33 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished 53.8% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Oklahoma State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 10-8 this season. They are averaging 74.2 pts per game (203rd in D-1) while hitting 42.3% from the field. The Cowboys are connecting on 33.0% on 3-point shots (121 of 367) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oklahoma State is collecting 36.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 226 assists on the season, which ranks 317th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.5 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Cowboys are forcing 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 fouls. They give up 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 276th in college in points per game allowed (74.9). The Cowboys defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (472 of 994) and they concede 32.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 173rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 251 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 81-71 when they faced Cincinnati. The Red Raiders recorded 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 33 in this contest. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. Cincinnati earned 13 fouls for this game which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Texas Tech knocked down 12 of 31 tries (38.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Red Raiders shot 27 for 60 from the field which had them sitting at 45.0%. The Red Raiders allowed Cincinnati to convert 27 of 52 tries from the floor which left them shooting 51.9% for this contest. They finished 21.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 3 of 14 and finished the contest at 14 of 19 from the charity stripe (73.7%). When talking about how they rebounded, Texas Tech permitted Cincinnati to get 25 in all (2 on the offensive glass).

JT Toppin pitched in for the Red Raiders in the matchup. He made 9 out of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 24 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

Texas Tech has a mark of 14-4 on the season. The Red Raiders are responsible for committing 15.4 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.3 times per game (21st in D-1) and they turn it over 10.6 times per game. Texas Tech has tallied 1,493 points on the season (82.9 per game) and they collect 37.8 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Red Raiders are connecting on 49.4% from the field, which ranks 15th in the nation.

The Texas Tech defense allows 31.9% on 3-point attempts (122 of 382) and opponents are knocking down 67.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 11.0 dimes and 30.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 41st and 16th in those categories. The Red Raiders on the defensive side of the court are 40th in the country in PPG surrendered with 65.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (77th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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