Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Texas Tech when they take on the Cyclones on Wednesday in college hoops betting action.

Iowa State battles the Red Raiders, currently sitting with a 8-18 mark (6-15-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 11-12 for the Cyclones and 7-15 for the Red Raiders.



View Texas Tech vs Iowa State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Cyclones as 16-point favorites in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Cyclones rated this week at No. 43 and the Red Raiders sitting at No. 248. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 74-60 result in favor of the Cyclones.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Iowa State's No. 77-rated squad against Texas Tech's No. 319-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Iowa State rates No. 6 in the country with 8.9 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 311 nationally with 4.6 per match.

Defensively, Texas Tech features the nation's No. 130-rated defense on the road, allowing 68.5 points per game. Iowa State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 83 nationally in scoring at home.

Texas Tech lost its last outing, an 83-50 result against Kansas on February 18. They failed to cover in that game as a 25.5-point underdog. The Red Raiders were hammered by Kansas on Saturday, losing by an 83-50 final at Allen Fieldhouse in college basketball betting action.

Iowa State was an 80-69 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Oklahoma. They covered the 7.5-point spread as favorites. The Sooners were burned for 25 points by Scott Christopherson on Saturday as the Cyclones put another game in the win column, 80-69, at Hilton Coliseum.


Texas Tech Red Raiders Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
Before playing Texas are 3-7
After playing Kansas are 4-6
After a loss are 1-9

Iowa State Cyclones Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas State are 3-7
After playing Oklahoma are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few Red Raiders at Cyclones trends to consider:
Texas Tech is 6-1-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Iowa State
Texas Tech is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Iowa State
Texas Tech is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Iowa State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Iowa State is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa State's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa State's last 6 games at home


Next up:
Texas Tech home to Texas, Saturday, February 25
Iowa State at Kansas State, Saturday, February 25