West Virginia Vs Texas Tech: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 7, 2023

The college basketball schedule on Wednesday will see Bryson Williams and the Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-15, 5-13 Big 12) visiting the West Virginia Mountaineers (18-13, 7-11 Big 12) at T-Mobile Center, with the matchup starting at 7:00 PM ET. The Mountaineers are currently moderate 4-point favorites against the Red Raiders. A 145.5-point total is set for the matchup.

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West Virginia Vs Texas Tech Betting Lines

West Virginia vs Texas Tech Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
West Virginia -4 145.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick West Virginia (-4)
Total Pick Under (145.5)

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West Virginia Vs Texas Tech Stat Rankings

West Virginia Avg. (Rank) Texas Tech Avg. (Rank)
76.7 (60th) Points Scored 73.7 (131st)
71.1 (207th) Points Allowed 68.7 (138th)
32.3 (212th) Rebounds 33.5 (132nd)
10.4 (66th) Off. Rebounds 9.3 (155th)
7.4 (186th) 3pt Made 7.2 (206th)
13.2 (170th) Assists 13 (187th)
12.8 (255th) Turnovers 12.8 (255th)

West Virginia Vs Texas Tech Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Mountaineers are 15-15-1 this season.
  • West Virginia has an ATS record of 8-5-1 as 4-point favorites or greater.
  • The Mountaineers have seen 21 of their 31 games go over the point total.
  • In 20 games this season, West Virginia and its opponent have combined to score more than 145.5 points.
  • Mountaineers games average 147.8 total points this season, 2.3 points less than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Texas Tech is 14-16-1 against the spread this year.
  • The Red Raiders’ ATS record as 4-point underdogs or greater is 5-2-1.
  • West Virginia has played 31 games this season, and 21 of them have hit the over.
  • So far this season, 12 Red Raiders games have featured more than 145.5 points scored.
  • The over/under for this game is 3.1 points higher than the average scoring total for Texas Tech’s games of 142.4.

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West Virginia Impact Players

  • Erik Stevenson puts up a team-high 15.5 points per game. He is also putting up 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists, shooting 44% from the floor and 39.2% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Tre Mitchell leads his team in rebounds per game (5.3), and also posts 11.5 points and 1.8 assists. At the other end, he posts 0.7 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
  • Kedrian Johnson leads his team in assists per contest (3.3), and also posts 11 points and 2.1 rebounds. At the other end, he totals 1.8 steals and 0 blocked shots.
  • Joe Toussaint is averaging 9.5 points, 2.6 assists and 2.9 rebounds per contest.
  • Emmitt Matthews Jr. puts up 10.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest. At the other end, he puts up 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.

Texas Tech Impact Players

  • De’Vion Harmon is No. 1 on the Red Raiders in assists (3.6 per game), and posts 13.6 points and 2.9 rebounds. He also delivers 1.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Kevin Obanor leads the Red Raiders in scoring (14.4 points per game) and rebounding (6.4), and produces 0.8 assists. He also puts up 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • Jaylon Tyson gets the Red Raiders 10.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He also averages 1.4 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Daniel Batcho is posting 8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, making 61.3% of his shots from the field.
  • The Red Raiders receive 11.3 points, 2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game from Pop Isaacs.

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