The No. 11 Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-0) try to remain undefeated when they go head-to-head with the Abilene Christian Wildcats (9-1) at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. The game begins at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 15, 2018.
Abilene Christian Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders Betting Prediction
In the Wildcats’ last outing, they blew out the Arlington Baptist Patriots, 107-54. The Wildcats had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (50.0 vs. 20.6) and had a much better turnover percentage (12.8 vs. 27.9). Abilene Christian received a boost from Jaren Lewis, who was the game’s high scorer with 18 points on 8-for-9 shooting.
The Red Raiders dismantled the UIW Cardinals in their last outing, 87-37. The Red Raiders had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.675 vs. 0.286) and had a much better turnover percentage (18.2 vs. 34.6). Jarrett Culver was the game’s high scorer with 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field.
The sweet-shooting offense of Texas Tech will square off against the mid-tier defense of Abilene Christian. Dating back to the 2017-18 season, the Red Raiders offense ranks 49th in effective field goal percentage (0.526), while the Abilene Christian defense ranks 172nd in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.497). The Red Raiders figure to have the edge on that side of the ball.
Lewis has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Abilene Christian.
The Red Raiders won the lone game against the Wildcats last season, 74-47. The Red Raiders had a much better free throw rate (0.347 vs. 0.115) and had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.582 vs. 0.328).
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Notes
Betting Notes (2017-Present):
Texas Tech ranks seventh in blocks per game (4.6) while Abilene Christian ranks 90th (3.6).
The Red Raiders rank 22nd in rebounds allowed per game (32.1) while the Wildcats rank 80th (33.2).
Abilene Christian ranks 223rd in three pointers attempted per game (19.8) while Texas Tech ranks 275th (18.6).
The Wildcats rank 24th in steals per game (8.4) while the Red Raiders rank 64th (7.1).
Texas Tech ranks first in assists allowed per game (9.7) while Abilene Christian ranks 41st (11.0).
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