The UT-Arlington Mavericks and the Texas Tech Red Raiders meet in college basketball action from the United Supermarkets Arena on Thursday. It’s a Lone Star State Showdown, who comes out on top? Let’s take a look and give out a UT-Arlington vs. Texas Tech Prediction.

UT-Arlington Team Preview

The UT-Arlington Mavericks come into this one looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 76-73 win over Air Force last time out. Phillip Russell scored 28 points in his season debut last time out while Shemar Wilson has 13.7 PPG with 8.9 RPG. DaJuan Gordon has 11 PPG with a team-high 9 RPG and 3.2 APG to lead the Mavericks on the glass this season, while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for UT-Arlington this season. Makaih Williams has a team-high 3.5 APG as well on the year. As a team, UT-Arlington is averaging 75.9 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 72.2% from the foul line this season.

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Texas Tech Team Preview

The Texas Tech Red Raiders come into this one on the heels of a 76-54 win over Vanderbilt for their third straight W. Joe Toussaint leads the Red Raiders in scoring and assists with 14.4 PPG and 3.9 APG while Pop Isaacs has 14.1 PPG with 3.2 RPG and 3.4 APG this season. Devan Cambridge has 10.5 PPG with 4.5 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for the Red Raiders this season while Darrion Williams has 9.4 PPG with 7.4 RPG and Warren Washington has 9.1 PPG with a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead the Red Raiders in rebounding. As a team, Texas Tech is averaging 75.6 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three and 77.6% from the foul line this season. Texas Tech is 8-2 in the Big 12 with the same number of wins as Kansas State, TCU, and Texas.

UT-Arlington vs. Texas Tech Prediction

I am on the under here. I don’t know if I can get myself to lay this many points with Texas Tech, but I’m also not sure I really trust UT-Arlington to keep things close against this Red Raider defense. I just think it’s a defensive struggle for 40 minutes, so give me the under here.