Free NCAA Hoops Pick: Red Raiders vs. Bluejays CBB Odds
Looking for Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Creighton Bluejays NCAA basketball free picks & CBB odds? CBB betting sees the Red Raiders taking on the Bluejays on Monday, November 21st, 2022 at Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all college basketball matchups all season long so stay tuned for more FREE daily NCAA basketball predictions like this Red Raiders Blue Jays matchup.
2021 NCAA Basketball Handicapping
#23 Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) vs. #10 Creighton Bluejays (4-0)
Date: Monday November 21st, 2021
Time: 2:30 PM ET
Venue: Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, HI
CBB Moneyline Odds: Red Raiders +149 | Bluejays -185
CBB Betting ATS Odds: Texas Tech +4 (-115) | Creighton -4 (-105) (Bet Now!)
CBB Betting Total: O/U 133.5
The Maui Invitational gets underway on Monday with a big matchup of undefeated, top 25 teams. Both the #23 Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) and the #10 Creighton Blue Jays (4-0) are both playing away from home for the first time this season.
Texas Tech has been at least a -14 point favorite in all three of their wins while Creighton has come in at -19 before tip-off in all four of their victories. It’s safe to say this is the biggest challenge of the season so far for both squads.
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech was a Sweet 16 team a season ago, ultimately having their championship dreams stopped short in a 78-73 loss to Duke. It was still a remarkable year for Mark Adams in his first season on the sidelines in Lubbock, and one to build on moving forward.
The big thing TTU has to do in 2022/23 is get used to life without some familiar faces. Terrence Shannon, Jr. did miss some time last year with various ailments and only averaged 10.4 ppg, but he would’ve provided great leadership in his Senior season before transferring to Illinois.
Last year’s leading scorer Bryson Williams (14.0 ppg) is off to the NBA G-League after using up all of his college eligibility and another double-digit scorer Kevin McCullar, Jr. (10.0 ppg) transferred to Kansas.
Adams thinks he has the tools to be just fine even without some key players from last season. The Red Raiders had a top 15 defense in 2021/22 giving up just 60.7 ppg, and they’ve started off on an even better pace this year allowing just 52.7 through three games.
Creighton Bluejays
Unlike Texas Tech which is trying to work out a new rotation, Creighton returns five of their top seven scorers from last year’s team that lost 79-72 to Kansas in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The Bluejays are not just back – they’re healthy. One of the big reasons Creighton fell to Kansas was because 7’1″ Ryan Kalkbrenner hurt his knee in the first round and could not play. Ryan Nembhard (11.3 ppg) injured his wrist and missed the last eight games of the season.
Greg McDermott does have to mess with his rotation a bit, but it’s a good problem to have integrating Baylor Scheierman into this offense. Scheierman entertained going to the draft after averaging 16.2 ppg at South Dakota State last season but opted to head to Omaha.
CBB Betting Trends:
- Red Raiders are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up win
- Red Raiders are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games following a ATS loss
- Under is 4-1 in Red Raiders last 5 overall
- Bluejays are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games
- Bluejays are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win
Free Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Creighton Bluejays NCAAB Prediction:
Creighton is averaging 85.5 ppg on this young season, but do they regress somewhat closer to their 69.0 average from a season ago? There isn’t going to be a lot of easy scoring for either team with the 7’1 Kalkbrenner patrolling the lane for Creighton and 6’11” Daniel Batcho recording six blocks in Texas Tech’s win last Monday.
4* Free CBB Betting Pick: Under 133.5
With no easy ones on the interior, and the adjustments for both teams playing in their first away game of the season that means the outside shots might not be falling either. Low scoring game here.
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