Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: CBSSN

CU Events Center is where the Colorado Buffaloes (12-3) will take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-4) on Saturday.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders faced off with Houston and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-65 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Red Raiders walked away with 19 while Houston finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They buried 4 out of their 17 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Houston finished 77.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 22 attempts. Additionally, Houston pulled down 29 boards (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Houston recorded 8 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In regard to defending, Texas Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 39.3% from the field on 24 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected a total of 33 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Red Raiders buried 10 of 11 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. Texas Tech ended the game having earned a 41.1% field goal percentage (23 of 56) and converted 9 of 28 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jaylen Petty is one player who was a major factor in this game. He ended up going 60.0% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and grabbed 3 boards. He notched 20 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Texas Tech comes into this game with a win-loss record of 11-4 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Texas Tech is pulling down 38.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 236 assists for the season, which is 133rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Red Raiders are hitting 37.7% from downtown (164 of 435) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. They average 83.7 points per outing (69th in the country) while connecting on 46.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Red Raiders have forced 11.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are 32nd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 164 relinquished so far this year. The Red Raiders defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.3% (402 of 908) and they relinquish 35.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 31.5% from 3-point land while they are 188th in the nation in PPG allowed (73.3).

In their last game, the Colorado Buffaloes went home victorious with a score of 85-73 when they faced Utah. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Colorado permitted Utah to pull down 30 in all (11 offensive). They shot 31.3% from 3-point land by going 5 of 16 and ended up going 16 out of 23 at the free throw line (69.6%). The Buffaloes permitted Utah to knock down 26 of 66 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.4% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Buffaloes shot 29 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.8%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Colorado buried 8 out of their 24 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 19 of those for a rate of 90.5%. Utah was called for 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Buffaloes corralled 25 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this matchup.

Sebastian Rancik was important for the Buffaloes in this contest. He recorded 19 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 11 for the game giving him a rate of 45.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Colorado has a record of 12-3 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Buffaloes are connecting on 49.7% from the floor, which is 30th in the nation. Colorado has scored 1,297 points on the year (86.5 per game) and they pull in 37.2 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.4 times per contest (77th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.4 times per game. The Buffaloes are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per contest and they hit 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Colorado defense allows 36.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (119 of 325) and opponents are knocking down 72.8% of their free throw shots. They have given up 12.5 assists and 32.0 boards every game, which ranks 118th and 65th in D-1. The Buffaloes are ranked 293rd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 77.9. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (268th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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