Texas Tech vs West Virginia Picks and Prediction – 3/2/2024

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The Texas Tech Red Raiders will be in West Virginia Saturday evening for a conference match up with West Virginia. The Red Raiders are 10 games above .500 but ride a two game skid into Saturday. Offensively Texas Tech has been top tier this season scoring 75.7 points per game and 45.2% shooting but have mustered just 65 points per game over their last two outings. Defensively the Red Raiders have held their own as well allowing 69.4 points per game but have given up 78 points per game over their last two losses. For other college basketball action see our College Basketball Picks.

Pop Isaacs leads Texas Tech this season scoring 16 points per game. Joe Toussaint averages 12.3 points and a team leading 4.2 assist and Devon Cambridge ships in 10.5 points per game but has played in just eight games. Darrion Williams averages 11 points and adds a team leading 7.4 rebounds.

The West Virginia Mountaineers return home Saturday 10 games below .500 on a 2 game skid following a four point loss against Kansas State. Offensively West Virginia has been one of the worst teams in the conference averaging 69.4 points per game on 42% shooting. Defensively West Virginia has been even worse giving up 75.1 points per game overall and allowed 94 then lost to Kansas State.

Quinn Slazinski has led West Virginia all season averaging 12.5 points and 4.1 assists. Big man Jesse Edwards averages 14.1 points but has played in just nineteen games and RaeQuan Battle has chipped in 16.9 points but has play in just eighteen games overall. Kerr Krissa averages 11.5 points, while while Kobe Johnson chips in six points and a team leading 2.2 assists.