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2023 NCAA Basketball Handicapping Red Raiders vs. West Virginia
- (16-15) Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (18-13)
- Date: Wednesday, March 8th
- Time: 7:00 ET
- Venue: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City
- CBB Moneyline Odds: Red Raiders N/A | Mountaineers N/A
- NCAAB Betting ATS Odds: Texas Tech +2.5 | West Virginia -2.5 (Bet Now!)
- CBB Betting Total: O/U 147.0
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Texas Tech Red Raiders
The latest news out of the Texas Tech program is the suspension of head coach Mark Adams. Immediately, it makes me wonder where the focus is for this team, especially with longshot odds to make the NCAA tournament.
Advanced metrics back up their record, calling them a middling team. Additionally, this is not a defensive stalwart team like they’ve enjoyed in the past.
If KenPom tells us anything, it’s that Texas Tech has had one of the tougher schedules in the country, playing in a very tough Big 12. In other words, will that serve them against West Virginia?
Red Raiders Offense
Further, offensive efficiency metrics are meh on the Red Raiders (116th) and three-point metrics say they only generate 29.4% of their total points from deep (227th). Common sense would tell us without 3-point shooting, margin for error decreases significantly.
Kevin Obanor, formerly of Oral Roberts tournament fame, leads all scorers at 14.4 ppg. Unlike his former days in the Summit League, his accuracy from deep has faded, to a mere 32.3% this year.
Conversely, they’ll be asked to go shot-for-shot with West Virginia, who has posted a top-50 offensive efficiency.
West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia is the far more favored team when it comes to our friend, KenPom.com, which ranks them as the 17th-best team in the country (TT – 53rd).
To add to the point, the Mountaineer offense ranks a respectable 15th, which should provide concern for the Texas Tech side.
Another key point, with Adams suspended indefinitely, WV gets the coaching nod advantage with Huggins in the huddle. Adjustments are key to winning any basketball game.
Mountaineers Defense
Meanwhile, how does the defense shape up? Defensive efficiency metrics are tepid on the Mountaineer defense (135th) but they do rate well in generating turnovers (40th).
The interior will have to deal with Fairdaws Aimaq and rebounding stats tell us that West Virginia could struggle to end Texas Tech possessions. To that point, WV only posts the 278th-most defensive rebounds per game.
However, Huggins is not afraid to set up his defense in a zone. They’ll likely pack the paint here, such as to force Texas Tech to take more threes, where they haven’t been able to capitalize.
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Texas Tech vs. West Virginia CBB Betting Trends
- Texas Tech is just 6-5-1 ATS as an underdog, failing to cover by 1.2 points on average
- Additionally, the Red Raiders are 18-11-2 to the over (62%) on the season
- Next, West Virginia is 11-7 as a favorite, covering by an average of 2.9 points.
- Finally, the Mountaineers are 21-10 to the over (68%) on the season
Free Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. West Virginia Mountaineers CBB Betting Pick:
Free Spread Prediction: WV -2.5
West Virginia should be able to dispatch a Texas Tech team whose season is coming to a disgraceful close. The Red Raiders have struggled to consistently score and I don’t see them coming out inspired to win for their coach.
Finally, I think the Mountaineer offense can outpace their opponents and move on to the next round.
Free Texas Tech vs West Virginia Betting Pick: WV -2.5
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