Utah Utes vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: Peacock

The Utah Utes (8-8) are hitting the road to United Supermarkets Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-4).

The Utah Utes faced BYU and ended up losing by a score of 89-84 in their last game. Utah ended with a 46.2% FG percentage (30 out of 65) and made 6 out of their 22 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Utes made 18 of 21 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding the defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 32 out of 64 shooting. BYU earned 16 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Additionally, BYU totaled 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. BYU finished shooting 65.5% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 29 attempts. They also knocked down 6 of their 26 attempts from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Utes walked away with 22 while BYU totaled 15 personal fouls.

Terrence Brown is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 47.6% from the field and totaled 5 dimes. He played 35 minutes and grabbed 3 boards. He accumulated 25 points on 10 out of 21 shooting.

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Utah enters this contest with a win-loss record of 8-8 for the year. They are averaging 80.6 pts per game (110th in D-1) while going 46.4% from the field. The Utes are hitting 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (130 of 370) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is pulling down 35.4 rebounds per contest and has racked up 229 assists this season, which ranks 231st in college in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.1 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Utes are forcing 10.7 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They give up 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 328th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (80.7). The Utes defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (474 of 1,014) and they surrender 36.9 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 106th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 207 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 73-71 against Colorado. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Texas Tech permitted Colorado to pull down 33 in all (5 on the offensive side). They went 28.6% from distance by shooting 6 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 22 from the free throw line (86.4%). The Red Raiders permitted Colorado to bury 23 of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.7% in this contest. In all, the Red Raiders went 29 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.4%. Concerning three-point attempts, Texas Tech knocked down 11 of their 31 attempts (35.5%). They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 40.0%. Colorado committed 9 fouls in this contest which took the Red Raiders to the free throw line for 10 tries. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Red Raiders corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 44 for the contest.

Donovan Atwell ended up being a factor for the Red Raiders for this contest. He totaled 17 points in his 35 mins on the court and totaled 4 dimes in this contest. He made 6 out of 15 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and added 3 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a record of 12-4 for the season. As an offense, the Red Raiders are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 128th in the country. Texas Tech has accumulated 1,329 points on the campaign (83.1 per contest) and they average 38.6 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per game (89th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per contest. The Red Raiders commit 16.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.1% from the free throw line.

The Texas Tech defense gives up 31.3% on 3-pointers (104 of 332) and opponents are converting on 68.9% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.1 dimes and 35.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 40th and 216th in Division 1. The Red Raiders on defense are ranked 179th in D-1 in points given up per game with 73.2. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (203rd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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