Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners Betting Preview/Prop Pick

The Big 12 Conference continues to be extremely competitive, and several teams from this league are still trying to play their way into the NCAA Tournament. The Oklahoma Sooners host the Texas Tech Red Raiders and this should be one of the best college basketball games of the day.

Texas Tech enters this game as the number 9 ranked team in the latest AP poll, and they have also won three straight games. The Red Raiders can win the Big 12 Conference if they keep playing well, and should go on a deep run in March.

Oklahoma has lost three straight games, and they have slipped to just 13-10 on the year. The Sooners still have a team that can win games, but they have to find a way to play with more consistency. 

The Texas Tech Red Raiders are three-point betting favorites over the Oklahoma Sooners in this Big 12 Conference matchup. 

Defense Leading Red Raiders

The Red Raiders are allowing just 60.1 points per game this season, and that defense has been able to frustrate many teams in this league. Texas Tech is able to get defensive stops while still playing at a quick tempo, and that has helped them on the offensive end of the floor.

Bryson Williams leads Texas Tech with 13.7 points per game and he is also shooting 54 percent from the floor. The Red Raiders have incredible balance in terms of scoring as there are four other players scoring at least 10 points per game. 

Playing terrific defense has allowed Texas Tech to win games on the road in the Big 12 Conference, but they are facing a solid offensive team on Wednesday night. 

Sooners Looking to Score

Oklahoma is scoring less than 70 points per game this season, but they have an offense that is capable of going off at any time. The Sooners have really struggled to make shots of late, but that hasn’t been the case all season long.

Tanner Groves leads the Sooners with 13.1 points per game, but this team needs to find more scoring from the outside. Oklahoma can be a tough team to deal with when they are shooting the ball well from the perimeter.

Oklahoma has been a solid defensive team as well, but they aren’t going to be able to play better defense than their opponent in this game. If the Sooners are going to win this one then they are going to do it with their offense. 

Red Raiders Fall In Norman

Texas Tech continues to be a great defensive team, but that offense has started to figure some things out of late. The Red Raiders are going to need to make shots in this game because Oklahoma has the ability to score points in a hurry.

Oklahoma has been scuffling of late, and getting defensive stops continues to be an issue. But returning home should give the Sooners a lift.. 

Life on the road in the Big 12 Conference is never easy, and Texas Tech will find just how tough it is tonight. Take the Oklahoma Sooners moneyline and the OVER as they generate enough offense to win this game by one point over the Red Raiders.

Prop Pick

Oklahoma (-120) OVER 62.5 Points

The Sooners are averaging 69.7 points per game on offense. Scores have gone OVER in 15 of Oklahoma’s last 20 games versus teams with a winning percentage above .600 (Texas Tech is 18-5 for a .783 wining percentage).

With Dunkel predicting an Oklahoma victory by the score of 67-66, take the Sooners (-120) to finish OVER their Vegas team total of 62.5 points against the Red Raiders.

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