Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 1/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Baylor Bears

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: Peacock

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (14-4) are en route to Foster Pavilion on Tuesday where they will compete against the Baylor Bears (11-6).

The Texas Tech Red Raiders faced BYU and earned the victory with a final of 84-71 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Red Raiders finished with 12 while BYU totaled 17 personal fouls. They also converted 5 of their 22 tries from distance. BYU finished 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 14 shots. On top of that, BYU pulled down 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. BYU doled out 5 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Texas Tech allowed the other team to shoot 42.2% from the field on 27 out of 64 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Red Raiders made 19 of 23 tries for a rate of 82.6%. Texas Tech ended the game having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (27 of 59) and buried 11 of 29 shots from beyond the arc.

JT Toppin is one player who came through for the contest. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 11 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 40 minutes played and pulled down 13 rebounds. He finished the game at 61.1% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Texas Tech comes into this matchup with a record of 14-4 this season. They have an average of 83.4 points per outing (67th in Division 1) while going 46.7% from the field. The Red Raiders are connecting on 37.8% on shots from 3-point land (199 of 526) and 69.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas Tech is pulling in 38.6 boards per game and has 293 assists for the year, which has them ranked 86th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Red Raiders are forcing 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.2 fouls. They currently rank 16th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 193 relinquished this season. The Red Raiders defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.8% (477 of 1,088) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per contest as a unit. They relinquish 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 167th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (73.1).

The last time they took the court, the Baylor Bears took a loss by a final score of 80-62 against Kansas. The Bears snagged 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 2 steals for this contest. Kansas committed 10 fouls for this game which took the Bears to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to make 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.0%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Baylor converted 11 out of their 29 tries (37.9%). Overall, the Bears walked away from this one shooting 22 for 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.1%. The Bears permitted Kansas to knock down 32 of their 63 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 50.8% for the contest. They finished shooting 29.4% from 3-point land by going 5 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Baylor allowed Kansas to pull down 35 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Cameron Carr ended up being a major contributor for the Bears in the game. He totaled 24 points in his 31 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 17 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Baylor has a mark of 11-6 this season. The Bears are committing 15.8 fouls every game and they shoot 73.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.8 times per contest (56th in college) and they turn it over 11.6 times per contest. Baylor has totaled 1,481 points for the season (87.1 per contest) and they pull in 40.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bears are shooting 48.9% from the field, which is 33rd in Division 1.

The Bears on defense are ranked 220th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 74.9. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (124th in college). The Baylor defense gives up 32.8% on 3-pointers (124 of 378) and opponents are converting on 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 13.3 dimes and 33.6 rebounds per contest, ranking them 180th and 124th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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