Oklahoma vs Texas Tech 2/9/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The 9^th ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders will travel to the Lloyd Noble Center to take on the Oklahoma Sooners this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The 9^th ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 18-5 on the season after defeating the West Virginia Mountaineers, 60-53, this past Saturday. Texas Tech trailed by a 32-26 margin at halftime, however, the Red Raiders were outstanding defensively in the 2^nd half and was able to pull away for the victory later after taking a 57-50 lead with 1:31 left in regulation. Texas Tech shot 37.3% from the field & 19.0% from beyond the arc while holding West Virginia to just 24.2% shooting from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Red Raiders was Bryson Williams who had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, & 3 steals.

On the season, Texas Tech is averaging 74.3 ppg on 47.1% shooting from the field. The Red Raiders are averaging 6.4 three-pointers on 32.0% shooting from the field. Offensively, Texas Tech has been led by Bryson Williams (13.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.1 apg), Terrence Shannon Jr. (10.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.7 apg), Kevin McCullar (10.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.5 spg), & Kevin Obanor (10.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg).

Defensively, Texas Tech is holding their opponents to an average of 60.1 ppg on 37.6% shooting from the field. The Red Raiders have a rebound margin of 7.2 and a turnover margin of 2.7.

The Oklahoma Sooners lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 13-10 on the season after being defeated by the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 64-55, this past Saturday. Oklahoma struggled on the offensive end against Oklahoma State and could not fight back after the Cowboys took a 54-44 lead with 3:37 left in regulation. Oklahoma shot just 37.7% from the field & 27.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Oklahoma State to shoot 48.0% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Sooners was Tanner Groves who had 23 points, 9 rebounds, & 1 assist.

On the season, Oklahoma is averaging 69.7 ppg on 48.0% shooting from the field. The Sooners are averaging 7.0 three-pointers per game on 32.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Oklahoma has been led by Tanner Groves (13.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.7 apg), Umoja Gibson (12.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.5 spg), Jordan Goldwire (9.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.6 spg), & Elijah Harkless (9.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.2 spg).

Defensively, Oklahoma is allowing their opponents to average 64.0 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Sooners have a rebound margin of 0.9 and a turnover margin of -0.1.

The Red Raiders are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games, however, are just 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games at Oklahoma. The Sooners are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games & 4-13 ATS in their last 17 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.

Texas Tech is just 2-4 on the road this season, however, those losses have come by just an average of 5.5 ppg wile the Red Raiders have picked up solid wins at Baylor & West Virginia. Oklahoma has lost 7 of their last 8 games and has really struggled on the offensive end since the beginning of conference play as the Sooners are averaging just 64.3 ppg which is over 5 points lower than their season average. Texas Tech is led by their outstanding defense that ranks 13^th in scoring defense & 8^th in defensive FG%, and as we have already seen Oklahoma struggle at home against similar defensive minded teams in Baylor & TCU, I think the Red Raiders will be able to do enough to cover this small road spread. Good Luck!