United Spirit Arena features an NCAAB clash between the host Texas Tech Red Raiders and the visiting CS Bakersfield Roadrunners in college hoops action on Tuesday.

Texas Tech battles the Roadrunners, currently sitting with a 6-6 mark (0-0 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 2-5 for the Red Raiders and 0-0 for the Roadrunners.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 165-rated Red Raiders and the No. 246-ranked Roadrunners, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 69-67 result in favor of the Red Raiders.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Roadrunners is ranked No. 311 in NCAA hoops at 31.2 per game. Contrast that with Texas Tech’s No. 265 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Texas Tech is the No. 316-ranked team in the country at 4.3 per game, while CS Bakersfield rates No. 79 at 7.3 per game.

Defensively, CS Bakersfield features the nation's No. 220-rated defense on the road, allowing 73.4 points per game. Texas Tech, meanwhile, comes in at No. 90 nationally in scoring at home.

CS Bakersfield was an 83-53 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Pacific. The battle between the Roadrunners and Tigers didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Pacific was handed an 83-53 defeat on Thursday at Rabobank Arena.

In their last action, Texas Tech was a 72-56 loser on the road against Oral Roberts. They failed to cover the 14.5–point spread as underdogs. The Red Raiders got 21 points from Jordan Tolbert, but it was Oral Roberts that prevailed in a 72-56 final on Thursday at Mabee Center.


Texas Tech Red Raiders Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Southeastern Louisiana are 1-0
After playing Oral Roberts are 2-2
After a loss are 4-6

A few Roadrunners at Red Raiders trends to consider:
Texas Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Texas Tech is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games


Next up:
CS Bakersfield home to Pomona Pitzer, Friday, December 30
Texas Tech home to Southeastern Louisiana, Friday, December 30