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Texas Tech vs Oklahoma 1/7/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Oklahoma Sooners (9-4) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-4)
January 7, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Tech Red Raiders -5 / Oklahoma Sooners +5 ; Over/Under: -
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The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Tech Red Raiders meet Saturday in college basketball action from United Supermarkets Arena. Oklahoma is 9-5 overall this year. The Sooners lost to Iowa State in their last game. As for Texas Tech, they’re sitting at 9-5 as well after a Tuesday loss to Kansas. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Oklahoma was sitting at 7-3 after 10 games. The losses in that stretch came to Sam Houston, Villanova and Arkansas. The Sooners are 2-2 since then with wins over Central AR and Florida before losses to Texas and Iowa State. 

Matched up against Iowa State on Wednesday, the Sooners kept the pace at 29-29 in the first half. Oklahoma was outscored 34-31 from there however, and lost 63-60. Jalen Hill led the team with 16 points and six rebounds. 

Over on the Texas Tech side, they were 8-2 after their first 10 games, taking losses to Creighton and Ohio State along the way. The Red Raiders kept it going with wins over Houston Christian and SC State, then lost to TCU and Kansas. 

In the Kansas game on Tuesday, the Raiders took a 43-36 deficit into the break. Texas Tech made a game of it in the second half but ended up losing 75-72. Kevin Obanor led the way with 26 points and seven boards. 

PICK: I’m going to take a stab on Oklahoma here. You could probably make a good case either way, however; this should be a fun matchup. That said, Oklahoma is sitting on consecutive losses right now, but they came by a combined four points to two great teams in Texas and Iowa State. The Sooners will likely want to keep this a lower-scoring game; if they can keep Texas Tech in the 60s I think Oklahoma will have a good cover shot. The Raiders should put forth a good offensive effort here, though; it’ll be a great game to watch. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Oklahoma Sooners +5

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Andrew has been writing about college, professional and fantasy sports betting since 2013. Andrew's goal is to break down the complicated numbers and trends into a language that's easily accessible to novice sports bettors and seasoned professionals alike.

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