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Kansas State vs Texas Tech Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 11th Betting Odds

Wildcats vs Red Raiders Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders
  • Where: Lubbock at United Supermarkets Arena
  • Date: Saturday, February 11th
  • Betting Odds: Kansas State -1.5, KANST -114 | TXTECH -109 O/U 145.0

Wildcats Preview:

Heading into today’s matchup vs Texas Tech, the Kansas State Wildcats will be taking the floor for the 25th time this season and have an overall record of 19-5. So far, the Wildcats have played 8 games on the road, with a record of 4-4. This season, Kansas State has been favored to win in 16 games, sitting with a mark of 16-0. For today’s contest, Kansas State has a betting line set -1.5 points in their favor.

Keyontae Johnson comes into today’s game as the Wildcats’ leading scorer at 17.96 points per contest. Not only has Johnson been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Kansas State’s top rebounder at 7.62 boards per contest. Behind Johnson, the team has benefited from the strong play of Markquis Nowell, who is second on the team in scoring at 16.88 points per game. Overall, he has hit 39.9% of his shots and is adding 3.42 boards per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Kansas State this season, as they are currently ranked 266th in college basketball at 69.0 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Wildcats’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 34.6%, placing them 206th in the NCAA.

Red Raiders Preview:

Texas Tech heads into this matchup having played 24 games and have an overall record sitting at 12-12. Currently, the Red Raiders have been the home team 15 times, sitting with a record of 10-5. So far, the Red Raiders have been the underdog 8 times, going 0-8 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +1.5 underdogs on the spread.

Kevin Obanor comes into today’s game as the Red Raiders’ leading scorer at 15.29 points per contest. Not only has Obanor been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Texas Tech’s top rebounder at 6.33 boards per contest. Behind Obanor, the team has benefited from the strong play of De’Vion Harmon, who is second on the team in scoring at 13.04 points per game. Overall, he has hit 44.9% of his shots and is adding 2.92 boards per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Texas Tech this season, as they are currently ranked 182nd in college basketball at 71.7 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Red Raiders’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 31.4%, placing them 394th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Texas Tech Red Raiders +1.5

After boiling down all the statistics and trends, it is clear why the oddsmakers have placed the Kansas State Wildcats as the favorites to win. Not only do the Texas Tech Red Raiders have a mediocre record vs the spread at home of late 4-5-1, but Kansas State also has the statistical edge in 3-pointers made per game and overall field goal percentage. Yet, our model shows that the current odds of -1.5 in favor of the Wildcats is too high and there is good value on grabbing Texas Tech vs the spread. While most bettors will likely be piling on the Kansas State Wildcats as the favorite, we full good about taking the oppsite side and grabbing Texas Tech taking the points.