Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 3/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Sunday, March 22, 2026

Location: Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Alabama (-2)

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (23-10) are hitting the road to Benchmark International Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide (24-9) in the round 2 of the NIT. Alabama opens this matchup as 2-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 164.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders took the court against Akron and walked away with a win by a score of 91-71 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Red Raiders walked away with 16 and Akron racked up 13 fouls. They also knocked down 5 of 19 shots from distance. Akron ended up shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 20 attempts. Furthermore, Akron collected 18 boards (6 offensive, 12 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Akron distributed 12 assists and had 5 steals for this game. When discussing the defense, Texas Tech allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 of 58 shooting. They also dished out 17 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 28 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Red Raiders knocked down 12 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. Texas Tech ended with a 64.2% field goal percentage (34 out of 53) and converted 11 of their 20 three-point shots.

Jaylen Petty is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up with 24 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 64.3% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes.

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Texas Tech heads into this one with a win-loss record of 23-10 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 80.7 points per contest (70th in the nation) while hitting 47.2% from the floor. The Red Raiders are hitting 39.7% on three-point attempts (380 of 958) and 71.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas Tech is pulling in 36.8 rebounds per game and has earned 524 dimes for the campaign, which is 77th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Red Raiders are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers every game while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They concede 31.3% on 3-pointers while they are 138th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.6). The Red Raiders defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.9% (870 of 1,982) and they concede 33.8 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 22nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 363 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Alabama Crimson Tide walked away with a victory by a final of 90-70 when they played Hofstra. The Crimson Tide collected 26 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 40 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. Hofstra committed 14 personal fouls in this game which got the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. In reference to shooting from distance, Alabama knocked down 12 of 36 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Crimson Tide shot 32 out of 67 from the field which had them at 47.8%. The Crimson Tide allowed Hofstra to knock down 28 out of their 69 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 40.6% for the contest. They shot 45.8% from distance by shooting 11 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 3 of 5 at the charity stripe (60.0%). When talking about rebounding, Alabama permitted Hofstra to grab 29 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Labaron Philon was important for the Crimson Tide in the game. He tallied 29 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes for the matchup. He buried 10 of 18 for this game for a rate of 55.6%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Alabama has a win-loss record of 24-9 for the year. The Crimson Tide are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 16.1 times per game (55th in the nation) and they turn it over 9.8 times per game. Alabama has totaled 3,025 points for the campaign (91.7 per game) and they average 40.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Crimson Tide are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which ranks them 144th in D-1.

The Crimson Tide on the defensive end are ranked 354th in the nation in points given up per game with 83.1. They are able to force 9.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (115th in the nation). The Alabama defense concedes 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (270 of 797) and their opponents are converting on 69.7% of their free throw shots. They surrender 13.9 dimes and 39.8 boards per game, which has them ranked 221st and 358th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama (-2)

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