Texas Tech vs UCF Picks and Prediction – 2/24/2024

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The Texas Tech Red Raiders will take a road trip down south to Orlando on Saturday for a match up with the UCF Knights. Texas Tech is the number 23 ranked team in the nation with nineteen wins overall following a narrow one point victory against TCU in their last outing. Offensively the Red Raiders have been solid this season everything 76.5 points on 45 point percent shooting from the floor. Defensively the readers have held their own as well allowing less than 69 points per game overall. For other college basketball action see our College Basketball Picks.

Pop Isaacs leads Texas Tech this season averaging 16.2 points per game. Joe Toussaint averages 12.6 points and a team leading 4.3 assists, while Devan Cambridge has averaged 10.5 points per game this year but has played in just eight games. Darrion Williams averages 10.5 points and Warren Washington chips in 10.3 points per game to go along with a team leading 7.7 rebounds.

The UCF Knights return home Saturday on a four-game skid following a 10 point loss against West Virginia. Offensively the Knights have been mediocre this year averaging less than 71 points per game on 41.6% shooting from the floor. Defensively UCF has held their own this season allowing just 67 points per game overall but have given up 81 points per game over their last three losses.

Jaylin Sellers leads the way for the UCF offense averaging 16.5 points per game. Darius Johnson averages 14.2 points and adds a team leading 3.9 assists, while Marchelus Avery is averaging 8.7 points per game. Big man Ibrahima Diallo averages 6 points and a team high 6 rebounds.