Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/12/2022

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Saturday, March 12, 2022

Venue:  T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  TT +1.5, Kansas -1.5; Over/Under:  134.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  TT +1.5, Kansas -1.5; Over/Under:  134.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  TT +1.5, Kansas -1.5; Over/Under:  134.5 points

 

Texas Tech Red Raiders:  25-8 (3rd place, Big 12)

Kansas Jayhawks:  27-6 (1st place, Big 12)

 

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Texas Tech Red Raiders:  3-2 last 5

Kansas Jayhawks:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

TT is coming into this game with a 25-8 record overall and they are 4-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 12-6 this season against conference opponents. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Oklahoma State Cowboys while their 3 wins in that span came against the Kansas State Wildcats, the Iowa State Cyclones, and the Oklahoma Sooners in their last game. Kevin Obanor and Davion Warren both led the team in points in that game with 11 each while Bryson Williams and Adonis Arms were both next on the team with 9 points each. Arms led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Marcus Santos-Silva off the bench led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 46.7% from the field, 35.3% from 3-point range, and 72.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 60.1 PPG against them. TT has an ATS record of 21-12 this season and their O/U record is 15-18.

 

 

Kansas is coming into this game with a 27-6 record overall and they are 5-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 14-4 against conference opponents this season. Their last loss was against the TCU Horned Frogs but they have gone on a 4 game winning streak since then with wins coming against TCU, the Texas Longhorns, the West Virginia Mountaineers, and TCU again in their last game. Ochai Agbaji led the team in points in that game with 22 while Mitch Lightfoot off the bench was next on the team with 15 points. Jalen Wilson and Dajuan Harris both led the team in assists in that game with 5 each while Christian Braun led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 50% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 81.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 78.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.4 PPG against them. Kansas has an ATS record of 16-17 this season and their O/U record is 17-14-2.

 

Kansas is coming into this game as a 1.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. TT has not been playing very well in their recent games and they finished their season off starting to fade near the end. They have won 3 of their last 5 games but their 2 losses in that span were not very good losses, they lost by 3 points to TCU in one game and they lost by 1 point to Oklahoma State in another. Even in their wins, they won against KSU by just 5 points and their last game of this tourney was a 1 point win against Oklahoma in a game that they had a massive lead at half but let it go in the 2nd. They are going up against a Kansas side that has been playing very well in their games winning their last 4 straight and their last 2 games, the ones they played in this tourney, were their best games in that span as they won by double digits in each game and completely took the games over. Kansas has been playing very well recently and they have been gaining a lot of steam with their wins. They are going to be a difficult team to stop here and they should be the ones that win this game and cover the spread.

 

Texas Tech Kansas Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, March 12, 2022 (6:00 pm ET start time) is Kansas 82 Texas Tech 73.

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Texas Tech Red Raiders: 20-11 ATS in all games. 14-5 ATS against conference opponents. 10-5 OVER revenging a road loss vs opponent.

Kansas Jayhawks: 3-7 ATS in all tournament games. 17-13 OVER in all games. 9-4 OVER in all neutral court games.

 

 

Texas Tech Red Raiders:  E. Duncan (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury.

Kansas Jayhawks:  B. Pettiford (G) out for season - Abdominal injury. K. Cuffe Jr (G) out for season - Redshirt.

 

 

“We’ve got a great group of guys. It was an ugly game and Oklahoma had a lot to do with it, but at the end of the day, our guys pulled it out. They believed in each other and they fought so hard.” - Mark Adams on his team’s close win against Oklahoma in the last round.

 

 

“Being able to protect the rim is important to me. I’ve got to do that. I’ve got to rebound better.” - Mitch Lightfoot after their win against TCU in the last round.

 

 

 

A. Arms 

K. McCullar 

K. Obanor 

D. Warren

B. Williams

 

O. Agbaji 

C. Braun 

D. Harris 

D. McCormack 

J. Wilson

 

 

PPG: B. Williams (14)

APG: K. McCullar (3.1)

Reb/G: K. McCullar (5)

 

PPG: O. Agbaji (19.8)

APG: D. Harris (4.4)

Reb/G: J. Wilson (7.3)

 

Coaches:

Texas Tech Red Raiders: Mark Adams (1st season)

Kansas Jayhawks: Bill Self (19th season)