Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 11/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Location: State Farm Center in Champaign, IL

TV: FS1

State Farm Center is where the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-0) will attempt to beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-0) on Tuesday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders took the court against Sam Houston State and notched a win by a score of 98-77 in their last game. Texas Tech wrapped up the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (29 out of 58) and converted 12 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Red Raiders made 28 of 43 attempts for a rate of 65.1%. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 38 with 17 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to defense, Texas Tech allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the field on 28 out of 65 shooting. Sam Houston State dished out 11 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Sam Houston State collected 31 boards (14 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Sam Houston State finished the game shooting 70.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 20 shots. They also converted 7 out of their 20 attempts from three-point range. In reference to fouls, the Red Raiders ended up finishing with 19 and Sam Houston State recorded 29 fouls.

JT Toppin is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He finished the game shooting 52.6% from the field and also totaled 4 assists. He played for 32 mins and also snagged 14 boards. He was able to score 31 points on 10 out of 19 shooting.

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Texas Tech steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 2-0 so far this season. They cough up possession 9.0 times per game and as a team they commit 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Texas Tech is pulling down 50.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 36 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 127th in the country in terms of passing. The Red Raiders are connecting on 39.7% from downtown (29 of 73) and 65.2% from the charity stripe. They average 98.0 points per contest (35th in Division 1) while hitting 44.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Red Raiders are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 25.0 fouls. They are ranked 65th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 18 conceded so far this year. The Red Raiders are giving up a FG percentage of 37.3% (47 of 126) and they concede 40.0 boards per contest as a team. They concede 29.3% on shots from downtown while they are 148th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (68.5).

In their last game, the Illinois Fighting Illini got the victory with a final of 113-70 when they faced Florida Gulf Coast. When talking about cleaning the glass, Illinois permitted Florida Gulf Coast to get 26 in all (13 offensive). They went 25.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 out of 27 and finished the contest at 11 of 12 at the free throw line (91.7%). The Fighting Illini permitted Florida Gulf Coast to bury 26 of their 79 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.9% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Fighting Illini finished shooting 36 for 65 from the floor which had them shooting 55.4%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Illinois knocked down 11 out of 31 attempts (35.5%). They were able to make 30 of them for a percentage of 88.2%. Florida Gulf Coast committed 25 fouls in this contest which got the Fighting Illini to the charity stripe for 34 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, but weren't able to record a steal. The Fighting Illini were able to pull down 40 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 51 for the matchup.

Kylan Boswell ended up having an impact for the Fighting Illini for the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 61.5%, and totaled 10 rebounds. He earned 31 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for this contest.

Illinois has a mark of 2-0 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Fighting Illini are hitting on 55.1% from the floor, which ranks them 23rd in the nation. Illinois has accounted for 226 points on the season (113.0 per contest) and they pull down 56.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 19.0 times per game (62nd in college) and they are turning it over 9.5 times per game. The Fighting Illini are responsible for committing 12.5 personal fouls per game and they go 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Fighting Illini defensively are ranked 75th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 62.5. They are forcing their opponents into 6.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 31.9% from the floor (20th in D-1). The Illinois defense gives up 25.0% from downtown (14 of 56) and their opponents are connecting on 80.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 9.0 dimes and 24.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 63rd and 11th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Illinois

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