Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (18-6) are hitting the road to McKale Memorial Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Arizona Wildcats (23-1).

The Texas Tech Red Raiders played Colorado and earned the victory with a final of 78-44 in their last game. Texas Tech finished the contest with a 45.2% FG percentage (28 out of 62) and converted 12 of their 30 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Red Raiders buried 10 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 45 with 16 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 assists in this game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about defense, Texas Tech allowed the other team to go 29.1% from the floor on 16 of 55 shooting. Colorado recorded 5 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Colorado totaled 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Colorado went 60.0% from the charity stripe by converting 6 of their 10 attempts. They also buried 6 out of their 25 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In relation to personal fouls, the Red Raiders ended up walking away with 12 while Colorado recorded 13 personal fouls.

Donovan Atwell is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up going 60.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 30 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He racked up 20 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Texas Tech heads into this one with a mark of 18-6 so far this year. They average 82.2 points per contest (62nd in college) while shooting 46.7% from the field. The Red Raiders are connecting on 39.1% on shots from downtown (276 of 705) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Texas Tech is pulling down 37.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 389 assists this season, which has them ranked 82nd in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Red Raiders have forced 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.4 fouls. They are giving up 31.2% from beyond the arc and they are 135th in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.3). The Red Raiders are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (630 of 1,433) and they relinquish 34.1 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 19th in D-1 in giving up assists with 260 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Arizona Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 82-78 when they played Kansas. The Wildcats snagged 26 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. Kansas was called for 12 fouls for this contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 57.1%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Arizona made 6 of 15 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Wildcats ended up shooting 32 for 72 from the field which had them shooting 44.4%. The Wildcats allowed Kansas to make 28 out of 69 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.6% for the matchup. They shot 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 out of 15 and ended up shooting 21 out of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Arizona allowed Kansas to grab 36 in total (15 offensive).

Brayden Burries ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for this game. He knocked down 9 out of 18 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He racked up 25 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Arizona has a win-loss record of 23-1 so far this season. The Wildcats commit 16.3 fouls every game while shooting 73.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 18.0 times per contest (19th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. Arizona has earned 2,131 points for the season (88.8 per contest) and they grab 44.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 51.2% from the field, which has them ranked 7th in the nation.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 51st in college in points allowed per game with 68.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.9% from the floor (9th in college). The Arizona defense allows 31.4% on shots from distance (172 of 547) and their opponents are knocking down 69.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.3 assists and 31.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks 90th and 25th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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