Texas Tech vs Utah Picks and Prediction – 1/5/2025

The Texas Tech team is getting ready to face Utah on Saturday at 7 PM EST. The game is taking place at Jon M. Huntsman Center and is being broadcast on ESPN+.  ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

The Red Raiders are coming to the game here with a 3-2 record in their last 5 games. The last game was a loss against Central Florida by a score of 87-83. The overall record for the Red Raiders is now sitting at 9-3 on the year.

For the Red Raiders they are coming in with 86 points per game scored while landing 51.1% of the shots. The rebounding for Texas Tech is sitting at 37.8 boards per game, but have ended up getting 17.9 assists per game. When it comes to the defensive side of the ball the Red Raiders have allowed 65.3 points per game, but have managed to pick up 3.3 blocks and 8.3 steals per game.

The Utes are coming to the game here with a 2-3 record in their last 5 games. The last game was a loss against Baylor by a score of 81-56. The overall record for the Utes is now sitting at 8-4 on the year.

For the Utes they are coming in with 84.2 points per game scored while landing 47.4% of the shots. The rebounding for Utah is sitting at 41.3 boards per game, but have ended up getting 20.9 assists per game. When it comes to the defensive side of the ball the Utes have allowed 68 points per game, but have managed to pick up 3.8 blocks and 7.9 steals per game.

Two evenly matched teams are set to take each other on in this game here, but the big difference is the shooting for Texas Tech is quite a bit better. Look for the shooting to negate the rebounding advantage from Utah, but for the Red Raiders to land more shots and that means more points which helps the Red Raiders get the win. Final Score Prediction, Texas Tech Red Raiders win 84-80.