Central Florida Knights (13-8) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-6)
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Tech Red Raiders -8; Over/Under: +139
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The UCF Knights and the Texas Tech Red Raiders meet in college basketball action from the United Supermarkets Arena on Saturday afternoon. Can Texas Tech snap their losing streak at home? Or will UCF pull off the road upset? Let’s dive in and find out with our UCF vs. Texas Tech Prediction.
UCF Team Preview
The UCF Knights come into this one looking to build on a 74-63 win over Oklahoma in their last matchup. Jaylin Sellers leads UCF in scoring with 17.2 PPG and 4.2 RPG while Darius Johnson has 13.1 PPG with a team-high 4 APG to lead the Knights in the assist department and to round out the pair of double-digit scorers for UCF so far this season. Marchelus Avery has 9 PPG with 4.5 RPG while Ibrahima Diallo also has 6.2 RPG to lead the Knights on the glass. As a team, UCF is averaging 71.9 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three and 70.9% from the foul line this season.
Texas Tech Team Preview
The Texas Tech Red Raiders come into this one looking to snap a three-game losing streak after a 79-73 loss to Baylor in their last matchup. Pop Isaacs leads the Red Raiders in scoring with 17.3 PPG along with 3 RPG and 3.6 APG while Joe Toussaint has 12.7 PPG with 2.9 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Red Raiders in the assist department this season. Devan Cambridge has 10.5 PPG with 4.5 RPG while Chance McMillan also has 10.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG and Warren Washington has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 7.6 RPG to lead the Red Raiders in rebounding up to this point in the year, also rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Texas Tech so far this season. Darrion Williams also has 9.3 PPG and 6.7 RPG for the Red Raiders on the year. As a team, Texas Tech is averaging 76.8 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field, 37.6% from three and 77.5% from the foul line this season.
UCF vs. Texas Tech Prediction
I’m on the under here. I just think this is going to be a lower-scoring defensive battle, and I don’t know if I can trust either side here. I don’t trust the Red Raiders amidst their slump and I don’t trust UCF on the road when they’re a defense-first kind of team to begin with. Give me the under here.
