The Texas Tech Red Raiders struggled down the closing days of the regular season but have gotten back to winning in time for the Big 12 conference tournament. However, bettors should still not feel confident backing Texas Tech with the program going a miserable 0-5-1 ATS in its last six outings. Can the Red Raiders get on the right side of the ledger when they take on the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Big 12 semifinals Friday?
- West Virginia is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games against Texas Tech.
- The total has gone OVER in Texas Tech’s last 5 games with an average combined score of 150.
- West Virginia is 0-4 ATS in its last 4 games after an ATS win.
West Virginia cruised past Texas Tech when they met a few weeks ago – thanks largely to its defense forcing 13 turnovers. However, Texas Tech was also without star Keenan Evans, who was injured at the time.
Now Evans is back for TTU and playing his best basketball of the season. The senior guard is averaging 24 points while shooting 61.9 percent from the field in the two games since returning to the lineup. The big concern is secondary scoring, as the guard tandem of Jarrett Culver and Zhaire Smith can explode offensively but both are fairly inconsistent.
This is not exactly the same West Virginia squad we are used to. The Mountaineers offense features five players averaging double-digit points and though the defense still produces turnovers, coach Bob Huggins has decided to use his Press Virginia sparingly due to the lack of depth. It all starts with Jevon Carter, who is averaging 17.5 points, 5.8 assists and 4.2 rebounds in the past six.
West Virginia Mountaineers vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Texas Tech Red Raiders are 24-8 so far on the season, and 14-15-1 vs the number. The West Virginia Mountaineers, meanwhile, are 23-9 and 14-15 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Texas Tech go 14-16 and West Virginia go 15-15 on betting totals.
The OddsShark Power Rankings have the Red Raiders at No. 93 and the Mountaineers at No. 32 heading into this college basketball betting matchup.
Statistical Matchup
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Texas Tech has the nation's No. 102-rated offensive output, at 75.62 PPG. The visiting West Virginia Mountaineers defense ranks No. 71 allowing on average 68.81 PPG. The Red Raiders' FG% has averaged 46.46% so far, more than the Mountaineers marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.58% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Esa Ahmad scored 21 points leading the Mountaineers to a 78-65 victory over Baylor at Sprint Center on Thursday.
The Red Raiders got 25 points from Keenan Evans as Texas Tech ran past Texas 73-69 on Thursday at Sprint Center.
- West Virginia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of West Virginia's last 5 games
- West Virginia is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Texas Tech
- West Virginia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Texas Tech
- Texas Tech is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Texas Tech is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
- Texas Tech is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas Tech's last 5 games
