A battle of basement dwellers in the Big 12 is set to go down on Tuesday night as Texas Tech gets ready to take on Oklahoma. The two teams occupy the bottom two spots in the conference.
The two teams played once already this season, with Oklahoma securing the 68-63 victory.
Despite the bad results in conference play, Texas Tech enters the game on a three-game win streak, including victories over ranked teams Kansas State and Texas.
Can the Red Raiders stay hot tonight? Let’s dive into the odds.
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma odds, spread, and total
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma prediction and pick
Both teams are similar in a lot of fashions, but there is one key stat that we should focus in on that makes me lean Texas Tech. That stat is called “extra scoring chances per game,” which measures things like turnovers and offensive rebounds.
The Sooners rank 353rd in the country in that stats, averaging -5.4 extra scoring chances per game. They’re terrible in turnovers, forcing turnovers, and they also rank 321st in offensive rebounding.
That’s going to cost them against a team that as strong defensively and fundamentally as the Red Raiders.
Texas Tech has been hot lately, winning three-straight games. I’m going to ride the Red Raiders hot streak and take them to at least keep tonight’s game against the Sooners a close one.
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