The Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Saint Joseph’s Hawks meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Barclays Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Saint Joseph’s vs Texas Tech Prediction.
Texas Tech Recap
The Texas Tech Red Raiders come into this game looking to build on their 4-0 start after a 98-64 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff last time out. Texas Tech will take on Northern Colorado, DePaul, Texas A&M, and Oral Roberts following this game.
Red Raiders Looking To Keep Rolling
JT Toppin leads the Red Raiders in scoring and rebounding with 20.5 PPG and 9.5 RPG while Darrion Williams has 14.5 PPG with 5 RPG and a team-high 6 APG to lead the Red Raiders in assists up to this point in the year. Chance McMillian has 14.3 PPG with 3.8 RPG and 3.8 APG while Kevin Overton has 12.8 PPG and Kerwin Walton has 11 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Texas Tech so far this season. As a team, Texas Tech is averaging 93.5 PPG on 58% shooting from the field, 45.1% from three, and 74.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Texas Tech Red Raiders will win
- Texas Tech has won each of its last eight games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- Saint Joseph’s has lost 11 of its last 14 games against non-conference opponents at neutral venues.
Saint Joseph’s Recap
The Saint Joseph’s Hawks come into this one looking to build on their 3-1 start to the year after an 86-69 win over Penn last time out.
Hawks Win Back-To-Back Games
Xzayvier Brown leads the Hawks in scoring and assists with 16.8 PPG and 6.2 APG along with 5.8 RPG and 2 SPG while Erik Reynolds II has 14.5 PPG with 4 RPG and 3.3 APG as well on the year. Rasheer Fleming has 13.8 PPG along with 7.8 RPG to lead the Hawks on the glass and Derek Simpson has 11.8 PPG with 4 RPG and 2.8 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Saint Joseph’s so far this season. As a team, Saint Joseph’s is averaging 76.5 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three, and 77.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Saint Joseph’s Hawks will win
- Saint Joseph’s has won each of its last four games when playing with a rest advantage.
Saint Joseph’s vs Texas Tech Prediction
I’m on Texas Tech here. I just haven’t been all that impressed with Saint Joseph’s wins up to this point in the year, and Texas Tech is going to be a whole different situation for the Hawks to deal with. The Red Raiders can be had on the perimeter, so if Saint Joseph’s can hit their threes, this could end up being somewhat interesting, but I don’t think that’s going to happen here as Texas Tech is just rock solid in defense, and is lighting it up offensively. I think Texas Tech pulls away in this game so give me the Red Raiders.