Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/08/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Venue:  T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  TTU +2.5, WVU -2.5; Over/Under:  147 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  TTU +2.5, WVU -2.5; Over/Under:  147 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  TTU +2.5, WVU -2.5; Over/Under:  147 points

Texas Tech Red Raiders:  16-15 (5-13) (9th place, Big 12)

West Virginia Mountaineers:  18-13 (7-11) (8th place, Big 12)

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Texas Tech Red Raiders:  2-3  last 5

West Virginia Mountaineers:  3-2  last 5

Texas Tech is coming into this game with a 16-15 record overall and they are 2-2 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 5-13 in their conference games this season as well. They are entering this game on a 3 game losing streak with losses coming against the TCU Horned Frogs, the Kansas Jayhawks, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys in their last game. Fardaws Aimaq, Jaylon Tyson, De'Vion Harmon, and Richard Isaacs each led the team in points in that game with 9 while Lamar Washington was next on the team with 8 points. De'Vion Harmon led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Fardaws Aimaq led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 38.3% from the field, 46.7% from 3-point range, and 88.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 73.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.7 PPG against them. Texas Tech has an ATS record of 14-16-1 this season and their O/U record is 18-11-2.

West Virginia is coming into this game with an 18-13 record overall and they are 2-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 7-11 in their conference schedule this season as well. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the Iowa State Cyclones and the Kansas State Wildcats in their last game. Erik Stevenson led the team in points in that game with 27 while Kedrian Johnson was next on the team with 23 points. Kedrian Johnson led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Emmitt Matthews Jr. and Tre Mitchell each led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 50.8% from the field, 31.8% from 3-point range, and 88% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 76.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71.1 PPG against them. West Virginia has an ATS record of 16-15 this season and their O/U record is 21-10.

The current betting odds have West Virginia listed as a 2.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. West Virginia enters this Big 12 Tournament as the higher seed in this game and they have been having a much better season than Texas Tech has been having. West Virginia was 18-13 overall this season and they were 7-11 in their conference games. Texas Tech was only 16-15 overall this year with a 5-13 conference record. Texas Tech was getting really hot a few weeks ago as they went on a win streak with some big wins during that time but that was just 1 of the few bright spots they had during this season. They quickly cooled off near the end of the regular season and finished with 3 losses in a row now as they enter this game with no momentum and some outside distractions surrounding their head coach who has been suspended by the school. West Virginia was doing the complete opposite though as they finished their regular season with 2 wins in a row and against some pretty good teams as they have a lot of momentum coming into this tournament now and no outside distractions. The best way to place a bet here is on West Virginia to cover the spread in this game.

Texas Tech West Virginia Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is West Virginia 71 Texas Tech 63.

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Texas Tech Red Raiders: 26-17 ATS after 3 consecutive conference games. 20-11 OVER in all games. 24-16 OVER off a close loss by 3 points or less to a conference rival.

West Virginia Mountaineers: 29-50 ATS revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a favorite. 9-19 ATS after scoring 80 points or more. 12-4 OVER after playing a home game.

Texas Tech Red Raiders:  None.

West Virginia Mountaineers:  M. Wague (F) Out indefinitely - Foot. J. Davis (G) Out indefinitely - Wrist. J. Perez (G) out for season - Eligibility.

“Adams was encouraging the student-athlete to be more receptive to coaching and referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters. Adams immediately addressed this with the team and apologized.” - Texas Tech statement on the suspension of head coach Mark Adams.

"I thought we forced things early. We set out to trap the little guy and that's hard to do. We didn't guard around the goal as well as I hoped we would. To shore that up, we quit trapping. Keddy did a great job. Keddy was excited about [defending] him." - Bob Huggins after his team’s win against Kansas State in their final game of the regular season.

D. Batcho 

D. Harmon 

P. Isaacs 

K. Obanor 

J. Tyson

J. Bell 

K. Johnson 

E. Matthews 

T. Mitchell 

E. Stevenson

PPG: K. Obanor (14.4)

APG: D. Harmon (3.6)

Reb/G: F. Aimaq (8.3)

PPG: E. Stevenson (15.5)

APG: K. Johnson (3.3)

Reb/G: T. Mitchell (5.3)

Coaches:

Texas Tech Red Raiders: Mark Adams (2nd season)

West Virginia Mountaineers: Bob Huggins (16th season)