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| Texas Tech Red Raiders | Arizona Wildcats |
| 6-2 | December 03, 2013, 09:00 | McKale Center | 7-0 |
The Arizona Wildcats will try to pay off for their supporters on Tuesday when they play host to the Texas Tech Red Raiders at McKale Center in NCAA basketball action.
Supporters of the Red Raiders have watched them go 6-2 and 5-2 ATS on the year, while the Wildcats are at 7-0 and 5-2 ATS. In totals betting, the Wildcats are 2-5, while the Red Raiders have a 2-4 mark.
View Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Arizona Wildcats Odds and Stats.
Bettors looking to back visiting Texas Tech before tip-off in this one found them as 17.5-point underdogs over at Sportsbook earlier.
According to new college basketball power rankings here, it's the No. 5-ranked Wildcats and the No. 135-rated Red Raiders in this matchup.
In their last action, Texas Tech was a 94-64 Sportsbook at home against Texas-San Antonio. They covered the 16.5-point spread as favorites. Texas Tech cruised to victory on Friday, running Texas-San Antonio out of the gym and running up a 94-64 score at United Spirit Arena.
Arizona was a 72-66 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Duke. They covered the 3-point spread as favorites. Arizona got 15 points from Nick Johnson en route to a 72-66 victory over Duke on Friday at Madison Square Garden.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits Arizona's No. 65-ranked offense, averaging 79.71 PPG, against a Red Raiders defense that ranks No. 76 at 66.75 PPG. The Wildcats field goal percentage has averaged 51.44% so far, more than the Red Raiders marksmen have achieved on the year, 49.46% per game.
A few Red Raiders at Wildcats trends to consider:
Texas Tech is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas Tech is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Texas Tech is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Texas Tech is 3-22 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
Texas Tech home to Central Arkansas, Sunday, December 15th
Arizona at UNLV, Saturday, December 7th
