Texas Tech vs West Virginia Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/25/23

The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders meet Wednesday in college basketball action from United Supermarkets Arena. West Virginia is currently 11-8 on the year. The Mountaineers lost to Texas in their last game. As for Texas Tech, they’re 10-9 so far following a loss to Kansas State on Saturday. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

West Virginia Mountaineers 

West Virginia went 10-4 over their first 14 games this year, losing to Purdue, Xavier, Kansas State and Oklahoma State. The Mountaineers are just 1-4 since then with losses to Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas. 

In the Texas matchup back on Saturday, West Virginia was up 28-26 by halftime. The Mountaineers were outscored 43-33 from there however and lost 69-61. Kedrian Johnson was the top scorer with 22 points in 32 minutes. 

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Over on the Texas Tech side, they were 10-4 after 14 games as well with losses to Creighton, Ohio State, TCU and Kansas. The Raiders have fallen to Oklahoma, Iowa State, Texas, Baylor and Kansas State in the five games since. 

Matched up against Kansas State on Saturday, the Raiders took a 33-28 edge into the second half. Texas Tech was drilled 40-25 from there and lost 68-58. Both De’Vion Harmon and Richard Isaacs scored 13 points apiece. 

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’ll probably take a stab on West Virginia here. You could make a case either way, however; both teams are coming off losses where they led at halftime, and this should be a pretty evenly-matched game. The Mountaineers have been all over the place during this 1-6 stretch, but to be fair they’ve also played some stout teams. West Virginia has scored 74 or more in three of the last four games, so they can put up points when the matchup is right. Texas Tech is in need of some good vibes themselves, and this is a winnable game for them. Should be a fun matchup all around.