Illinois Fighting Illini vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 11/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: Illinois (-2.0)

United Supermarkets Arena is the site where the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-0) will compete against the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-0) on Tuesday. Texas Tech opens this contest as 2.0-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total comes in at 160.5.

The Illinois Fighting Illini faced Penn and walked away with a win by a score of 112-70 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Fighting Illini finished with 15 while Penn recorded 20 fouls. They made 10 out of their 35 tries from downtown. Penn finished shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by making 10 of their 15 attempts. Furthermore, Penn collected 31 rebounds (15 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Penn dished out 13 dimes and had 12 steals for the contest. In reference to defending, Illinois allowed the other team to shoot 29.1% from the field on 25 out of 86 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 57 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Fighting Illini converted 16 of 23 attempts for a rate of 69.6%. Illinois finished the game with a 58.9% FG percentage (43 of 73) and buried 10 of their 27 three-point attempts.

Andrej Stojakovic is someone who had an impact in the game. He finished shooting 52.9% from the floor and recorded 4 assists. He played for 22 minutes played and also snagged 5 boards. He finished with 25 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Illinois steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 2-0 so far this season. They are averaging 116.0 pts per game (4th in the nation) while connecting on 57.1% from the field. The Fighting Illini are shooting 37.2% on shots from 3-point land (29 of 78) and 64.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Illinois is snagging 63.5 boards per game and has earned 51 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 19th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 14.5 fouls per game.

On defense, the Fighting Illini are forcing 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.5 fouls. They currently rank 87th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 21 relinquished for the season. The Fighting Illini are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 28.6% (42 of 147) and they surrender 27.0 boards per contest as a team. They concede 22.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 38th in the country in PPG allowed (57.5).

In their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders got the victory with a final of 76-58 against Bethune-Cookman. The Red Raiders pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. Bethune-Cookman was called for 26 fouls in this game which took the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 31 shots. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 61.3%. When talking about three-point shots, Texas Tech buried 9 of 30 tries (30.0%). Overall, the Red Raiders shot 24 for 57 from the field which had them shooting 42.1%. The Red Raiders permitted Bethune-Cookman to make 16 of 44 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 36.4% for this game. They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 32 at the free throw line (59.4%). When it comes to team rebounding, Texas Tech permitted Bethune-Cookman to snag 33 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn ended up having an impact for the Red Raiders for this game. He converted 7 of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 25 points in his 32 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes in this contest.

Texas Tech has a win-loss record of 2-0 for the campaign. As an offense, the Red Raiders are hitting on 43.8% from the field, which has them ranked 227th in the country. Texas Tech has tallied 152 pts so far this season (76.0 per contest) and they pull in 39.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per contest (255th in college) and they are giving up possession 10.5 times per game. The Red Raiders commit 21.0 fouls every game and they hit 61.3% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Tech defense surrenders 26.0% on shots from 3-point land (13 of 50) and their opponents are knocking down 58.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 7.0 dimes and 33.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 10th and 163rd in the nation. The Red Raiders are ranked 11th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 50.0. They are forcing 21.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 32.6% from the field (27th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Illinois (-2.0)

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