The Texas Tech Red Raiders will be at Fred Bramlage Coliseum to face the Kansas State Wildcats in a Big 12 matchup. The game starts at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 12 and will air on EFC and ES3.
The Wildcats were beaten by Oklahoma 86-76 on Saturday. Barry Brown was the team’s high scorer, contributing 19 points. The Red Raiders are coming off a 69-59 loss at the hands of Kansas on Saturday. Toddrick Gotcher played well for Texas Tech, recording 13 points, two rebounds, and two assists.
Kansas State is a three-point favorite against Texas Tech and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 134 points. The Wildcats come into this game 10-5 Straight Up (SU) and 9-2-1 Against The Spread (ATS). Kansas State is known to control the offensive glass, where it racks up an impressive 13.3 offensive rebounds per game. Turning to the defensive side, the Kansas State defense has been very good, only giving up 64.7 points per game. The Wildcats prevent teams from making three-pointers, ranking 15th in the nation with 81 total three-pointers allowed (5.0 per game).
On the other side, the Red Raiders have 11-3 SU and 8-3 ATS records. Most recently, Texas Tech is 7-1 ATS over the last 10 games. The Texas Tech defense has been a problem for competitors, allowing only .391 shooting from the field to its opponents.
These conference foes meet for what will be their first head-to-head battle of the season. Texas Tech won the last game in the matchup, but Kansas State still leads the head-to-head record, 9-1 SU, over their most recent matchups. Additionally, Kansas State leads the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4. Texas Tech held the advantage in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers twice in the last five matchups. On the other side of the court, Kansas State never accomplished this feat in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – KanSt, ATS Winner – TxTch, O/U – Over
Notes
Kansas State is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas State’s last 6 games.
Kansas State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home.
Kansas State is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Texas Tech.
Kansas State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas Tech.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas State’s last 5 games when playing Texas Tech.
Kansas State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas Tech.
Kansas State averages 72.8 points per game, placing the team just 192nd in the nation. Texas Tech ranks 69th in points allowed, giving up 66.3 points per game.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders have a defensive rating of 95.7 (ranked 52nd), while the Kansas State Wildcats have an offensive rating of 105.1 (ranked 187th).
The Kansas State Wildcats average 69.3 possessions per game and 1.051 points per possession, while the Texas Tech Red Raiders earn fewer possessions (69.1) but more points per possession (1.085).
Kansas State has an average effective field goal percentage of 46.7%. Texas Tech is a tremendous 5-1 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Kansas State Wildcats average 18.0 three point attempts per game, while the Texas Tech Red Raiders attempt 16.0. When attempting 20 or more three pointers in a game, Kansas State is 4-2 while Texas Tech is undefeated (3-0).
The Kansas State Wildcats average 7.3 steals per game. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are undefeated at 2-0 when they allow at least 7 steals.
