Texas Tech Red Raiders (23-9) vs. Houston Cougars (29-3)
March 15, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Cougars -7.5; Over/Under: +132.5
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The Texas Tech Red Raiders and Houston Cougars meet Friday in the college basketball Big 12 Semifinal at the T-Mobile Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Houston Cougars prediction.
Texas Tech Red Raiders Betting Preview
The Texas Tech Red Raiders recently beat Oklahoma State, Baylor and BYU. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are averaging 75.9 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 69 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Pop Isaacs is averaging 16 points and 3.6 assists, while Joe Toussaint is averaging 12.3 points and 2.6 rebounds. Darrion Williams is the third double-digit scorer and Chance McMillian is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 77.5 percent from the free throw line. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are allowing 32.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.5 rebounds per game.
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Houston Cougars Betting Preview
The Houston Cougars recently beat UCF, Kansas and TCU. The Houston Cougars are averaging 74.2 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 56.9 points on 38.3 percent shooting. LJ Cryer is averaging 15.7 points 2.4 rebounds, while Jamal Shead is averaging 13.2 points and 3.9 rebounds. Emanuel Sharp is the third double-digit scorer and J’Wan Roberts is grabbing 7 rebounds. The Houston Cougars are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 68.7 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Cougars are allowing 30.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game.
Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Houston Cougars prediction
The Houston Cougars are the better, more talented team, and they smacked Texas Tech in the only meeting, 77-54, back in January. Houston should be favored in this spot. However, Texas Tech is coming off an impressive offensive performance against BYU and has been sharp overall these last couple of weeks. Texas Tech has covered 4 straight games, and Houston is 4-5-1 ATS in its last 10 games. If Pop Isaacs can keep his game under control and stay efficient, Texas Tech can make a game of this. Give me the points and the Red Raiders.
