Cincinnati Bearcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (15-12) are on their way to United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (20-7).

The Cincinnati Bearcats stepped onto the hardwood against Kansas and went home with a win by a final score of 84-68 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Bearcats ended up with 13 while Kansas totaled 12 fouls. They also buried 4 out of their 18 attempts from downtown. Kansas finished shooting 76.9% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 13 shots. Additionally, Kansas snagged 28 boards (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kansas doled out 11 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. With regard to defending, Cincinnati allowed 44.3% from the floor on 27 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Bearcats made 10 of 15 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Cincinnati ended the contest having earned a 48.4% FG percentage (31 of 64) and knocked down 12 of their 31 shots from 3-point land.

Moustapha Thiam is one guy who was a factor in this game. He ended up going 64.7% from the field and distributed 2 dimes. He saw the court for 30 minutes and grabbed 8 rebounds. He notched 28 points on 11 of 17 shooting.

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Cincinnati will play this contest with a record of 15-12 so far this season. They average 72.7 points per contest (262nd in college) while connecting on 43.0% from the field. The Bearcats are shooting 32.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (231 of 711) and 67.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cincinnati is pulling down 37.2 rebounds per game and has totaled 444 dimes on the campaign, which is 67th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.0 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bearcats are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They are 119th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 353 relinquished for the year. The Bearcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.2% (644 of 1,563) and they relinquish 34.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 31.6% on three-point shots while they are 29th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (67.0).

For their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 100-72 when they faced Kansas State. The Red Raiders were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while getting 1 steal in this matchup. Kansas State committed 18 personal fouls in this contest which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for 23 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.6%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Texas Tech made 13 of 28 attempts (46.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Red Raiders went 34 for 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.8%. The Red Raiders permitted Kansas State to knock down 28 out of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8% for this contest. They finished 30.0% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 17 from the charity stripe (58.8%). Regarding rebounding, Texas Tech allowed Kansas State to pull down 24 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Donovan Atwell pitched in for the Red Raiders in this matchup. He made 8 out of 11 for this contest for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 26 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist.

Texas Tech has a win-loss mark of 20-7 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Red Raiders are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which is ranked 102nd in college. Texas Tech has totaled 2,217 points for the season (82.1 per contest) and they pull down 37.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 16.1 times per contest (62nd in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 10.6 times per contest. The Red Raiders are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 71.6% from the charity stripe.

The Red Raiders are ranked 133rd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 72.3. They are able to force 10.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the floor (170th in college). The Texas Tech defense concedes 31.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (176 of 563) and their opponents are making 69.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 10.9 dimes and 34.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 19th and 156th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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