Texas Tech vs Arizona State Prediction 2/12/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Arizona State Sun Devils and the Texas Tech Red Raiders meet Wednesday in college basketball action from United Supermarkets Arena. Here’s a Texas Tech vs Arizona State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Texas Tech vs Arizona State pick.

Arizona State Sun Devils Betting Preview

Arizona State opened up on a great run heading into December. It’s been a pretty messy run in the record column since then, however. The Sun Devils won eight of their first nine games, falling to only Gonzaga among wins over Idaho State, Santa Clara, Grand Canyon, St. Thomas MN, Cal Poly, New Mexico, Saint Mary’s, and San Diego in that time. Arizona State would go just 2-6 over the next eight, beating UMass and Colorado among losses to Florida, BYU, Kansas, Baylor, UCF, and Cincinnati in that time. it’s been a 2-4 stretch over the last six with wins versus West Virginia and Colorado. Otherwise, the Sun Devils have fallen to Iowa State, Arizona, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State. That gives Arizona State a 12-11 overall record through their first 23 games of the season so far.

In the Oklahoma State matchup back on Sunday, the Sun Devils came out of the locker room with a 43-33 deficit. Arizona State didn’t end up getting any closer than that on a 43-40 run and took the loss 86-73 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Alston Mason with 25 points, five rebounds, and three steals. Joson Sanon added 17 points with five rebounds, one assist, and one steal. Amier Ali chipped in with 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for a double-double, while Basheer Jihad had 10 points with three assists and three steals.

Texas Tech Red Raiders Betting Preview

Over on the Red Raiders’ side, they’ve been quite the steady team so far this year with no instances of consecutive losses yet. Texas Tech went 9-3 in their first dozen games with losses to Saint Joseph’s, Texas A&M, and UCF. The wins otherwise were over Bethune-Cookman, Northwestern State, Wyoming, AR-Pine Bluff, Syracuse, Northern Colorado, DePaul, Oral Roberts, and Lamar. After wins over Utah and BYU, the Raiders fell again to Iowa State in overtime. Texas Tech would take out Kansas State, Arizona, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, TCU, Houston, and Baylor from there before falling versus Arizona over the weekend. That gives Texas Tech an 18-5 overall record this year through their first 23 outings.

Matched up versus Arizona on Saturday, the Raiders kicked off the game with a 39-37 deficit. Texas Tech didn’t end up getting closer on a 43-36 run from there and took the loss 82-73 by the end of the game. Leading the way with 21 points, 13 rebounds and two steals for a double-double was JT Toppin. Elijah Hawkins doubled up as well with 10 points and 12 assists, while Darrion Williams had 17 points with three steals and three rebounds. Leading bench scorer Christian Anderson had 17 points with three rebounds and a pair of assists.

Why the Texas Tech Red Raiders will win

• Texas Tech has won 20 of its last 21 night games at United Supermarkets Arena.
• Arizona State has lost five of its last six games against AP-ranked opponents.
• Texas Tech has won the first half in each of its last nine night games at United Supermarkets Arena.

Why the Arizona State Sun Devils will win

• The road team has won five of Arizona State’s last six games.
• Arizona State has won the first half in each of its last three games against AP-ranked opponents.

Texas Tech vs Arizona State Prediction

I’ll stay with Texas Tech, but the line’s probably too thick to mess with. The Raiders didn’t play all that well in their latest loss to a good Arizona team, though. In that one, Texas Tech shot only 37.1 percent from the field and got outmuscled on the boards 42-29. The Red Raiders gave up 51.7 percent shooting on the other side but did keep the mistakes pretty minimal with just nine turnovers. That said, Texas Tech is still scoring well. They’ve hit 71 or more points in four straight games now.

As for Arizona State, they’ve scored 70 or more points in four straight games themselves. The thing is, the last three of those have been losses with 71 or more points surrendered in each. Texas Tech needs a good bounce-back effort here in order to power out a cover, but I think they’ll get it.