Texas Tech Red Raiders vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs BYU Cougars

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: ESPN

Marriott Center is the site where the BYU Cougars (20-10) will try to beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-8) on Saturday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders played TCU and took a loss by a final of 73-65 in their last contest. Texas Tech walked away from the game with a 45.3% FG percentage (24 out of 53) and converted 11 out of their 32 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Red Raiders made 6 of 8 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 23 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 15 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of the defense, Texas Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the field on 28 of 60 shooting. TCU distributed 11 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. In addition, TCU snagged 37 boards (15 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. TCU walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 15 tries. They also converted 7 of 20 shots from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Red Raiders ended up walking away with 15 and TCU totaled 13 personal fouls.

Donovan Atwell is one player who came through in this contest. He finished the contest at 41.2% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He saw the court for 37 mins and also snagged 4 boards. He accounted for 19 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Texas Tech will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 22-8 for the campaign. They average 81.5 points per game (62nd in the country) while connecting on 47.1% from the field. The Red Raiders are connecting on 39.4% on 3-pointers (344 of 874) and 71.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas Tech is pulling down 37.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 482 dimes this year, which ranks 72nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.4 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Red Raiders are able to force 10.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 22nd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 328 relinquished this season. The Red Raiders defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.6% (784 of 1,798) and they surrender 33.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 131st in college in PPG allowed (72.2).

When they last played, the BYU Cougars took a defeat with a final score of 90-68 against Cincinnati. Concerning rebounding, BYU allowed Cincinnati to snag 33 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They went 43.5% from three-point range by going 10 out of 23 and finished the game at 16 out of 22 at the charity stripe (72.7%). The Cougars permitted Cincinnati to knock down 32 of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this contest. Overall, the Cougars finished 24 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4%. In reference to 3-point attempts, BYU converted 7 of 24 tries (29.2%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.4%. Cincinnati committed 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cougars to the free throw line for 19 shots. They also turned it over 15 times, while earning 2 steals in this contest. The Cougars were able to collect 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 28 in this contest.

AJ Dybantsa was important for the Cougars for this game. He racked up 23 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accounted for 6 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 21 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

BYU has a win-loss mark of 20-10 this season. The Cougars are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls every game and they shoot 74.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per game (176th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 10.8 times per contest. BYU has totaled 2,532 pts so far this season (84.4 per contest) and they pull down 38.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cougars are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which is 42nd in college hoops.

The BYU defense gives up 34.4% on 3-point shots (249 of 723) and opponents are converting on 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 15.2 dimes and 34.4 rebounds every game, which is 297th and 191st in those categories. The Cougars are ranked 237th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 75.8. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (177th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take BYU

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