Utah State at Texas Tech NCAA Tournament First Round Odds, Picks and Prediction
The No. 6 seed in the South Region bracket, the Texas Tech Red Raiders (17-10), and the No. 11 seed Utah State Aggies (20-8) play in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at Assembly Hall (Indiana), beginning at 1:45 PM ET. Texas Tech is a 4-point favorite in the contest, which airs on TNT.
In their last game, the Red Raiders were defeated by Texas by a final score of 67-66 . The teams hit the under on the 133.5 point total set by oddsmakers. Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a team-high 18 points in the loss on Thursday.
Last time out, Neemias Queta scored 18 points as the Aggies fell short in a 68-57 loss to San Diego State on Saturday. The teams combined to score 125 points to hit the under on the 128 point total by bookmakers, while the Aggies were 2-point underdogs and failed to cover the spread.
Utah State at Texas Tech: Betting odds, spread and lines
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Lines last updated at 12:20 PM ET on March 19, 2021.
- Money line: Utah State +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Texas Tech -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Utah State +4 (-110) | Texas Tech -4 (-110)
- Over/Under: 131.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Texas Tech: Three things to know
- Mac McClung leads the Red Raiders scoring 15.7 points per game. Kyler Edwards paces the squad with a team-high 1.9 made three-pointers per game.
- The Red Raiders record 73 points per game, 10.8 more points than the 62.2 the Aggies allow.
- Texas Tech is 15-6 overall and 9-0 against the spread when scoring more than 62.2 points.
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Utah State: Three things to know
- The Aggies points and rebounds leader is Queta. He averages 15.1 points per game and grabs 10.0 rebounds. Brock Miller is the top three-point shooter for the team, hitting 2.1 per game.
- The Aggies score an average of 73.3 points per game, 9.9 more points than the 63.4 the Red Raiders give up to opponents.
- When it scores more than 63.4 points, Utah State is 13-0 against the spread and 16-5 overall.
Utah State at Texas Tech: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Texas Tech 69, Utah State 67
Money line
The model and BetMGM are in agreement that the Texas Tech Red Raiders are the money line favorite in this game.
Against the spread (ATS)
The model favors the Red Raiders by 2.1 points, just 1.9 less than the 4-point spread set by MGM.
Over/Under (O/U)
The model projects a total 4.1 points higher than the one set by MGM for this matchup.
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