Texas Tech vs Oral Roberts Prediction 12-16-24 College Basketball Picks
Oral Roberts (3-7) vs. Texas Tech (7-2)
December 16, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Tech -26; Over/Under: +148.5
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The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles and the Texas Tech Red Raiders meet Sunday in college basketball action from the United Supermarkets Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Oral Roberts vs. Texas Tech prediction.
Oral Roberts Recap
The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles come into this game looking to bounce back after a 71-55 loss to Idaho State last time out. After this game, Oral Roberts will continue on the road to take on Oklahoma State.
Golden Eagles Looking For Massive Upset
Issac McBride leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and assists with 16.3 PPG and 2.7 APG while Sam Alajiki has 13.7 PPG with 6.7 RPG to lead the Golden Eagles on the glass up to this point in the year. Darius Robinson Jr. has 10.1 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Oral Roberts so far this season. As a team, Oral Roberts is averaging 74.6 PPG on 43.1% shooting from the field, 36.3% from three, and 77.2% from the foul line so far this season.
Texas Tech Recap
The Texas Tech Red Raiders come into this game looking to bounce back from a 72-67 loss to Texas A&M last time out. After this game, Texas Tech will face off against Lamar at home.
Red Raiders Looking For Rebound
JT Toppin leads the Red Raiders in scoring and rebounding with 18.6 PPG and 11 RPG while Darrion Williams has 16.4 PPG with 5.8 RPG and 4.8 APG up to this point in the year. Chance McMillian has 15.7 PPG with 3.9 RPG and Kevin Overton has 11.7 PPG and 3.9 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Texas Tech so far this season. Elijah Hawkins also has a team-high 5.4 APG and 2.1 SPG as well so far this season. As a team, Texas Tech is averaging 84.7 PPG on 51% shooting from the field, 40.6% from three, and 79.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Texas Tech Red Raiders will win
- Texas Tech has won each of its last 61 night games against non-conference opponents at United Supermarkets Arena.
- Oral Roberts has lost each of its last 18 games against the Big 12 Conference.
Oral Roberts vs. Texas Tech Prediction
I’m on Texas Tech here. Oral Roberts has some serious defensive issues and has been blown out in a lot of step-up spots this season. On the flipside, Texas Tech’s only real struggles have come against the better teams, but the Red Raiders have slapped around a lot of bad teams this season and I think Oral Roberts is next on the hit list. Give me the Red Raiders here.