Texas Tech vs Arizona Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Arizona Wildcats meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the United Supermarkets Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas Tech vs. Arizona prediction.

Texas Tech Recap

The Texas Tech Red Raiders come into this game looking to build on their 73-59 win over Baylor last time out to improve to 18-4 on the year. After this game, Texas Tech will head home for a game against Arizona State.

Red Raiders Win 7th In A Row

JT Toppin leads the Red Raiders in scoring and rebounding with 16.3 PPG and 8.5 RPG while Darrion Williams has 14.7 PPG with 5.4 RPG and 4.4 APG up to this point in the year. Chance McMillian has 14.9 PPG with 4.4 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Texas Tech so far this season. Kevin Overton has 9.3 PPG with 3.8 RPG and Christian Anderson has 9.5 PPG while Elijah Hawkins also has a team-high 6.1 APG and 1.8 SPG as well so far this season. As a team, Texas Tech is averaging 81.9 PPG on 49.1% shooting from the field, 38.4% from three, and 76.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Texas Tech Red Raiders will win

• Texas Tech has won each of its last nine night games.

Arizona Recap

The Arizona Wildcats come into this game looking to add on to their 85-74 win over BYU last time out to improve to 16-6 on the year. After this game, Arizona will head on the road for a matchup against Kansas State.

Wildcats Win 5th Straight

Caleb Love leads Arizona in scoring with 16.3 PPG along with 4.5 RPG and 3.2 APG while Jaden Bradley has 11.7 PPG and 3.8 APG of his own to lead Arizona in assists. KJ Lewis has 10 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 3.3 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Arizona so far this year while Tobe Awaka has 7.9 PPG and a team-high 7.9 RPG to lead the Wildcats on the glass. Anthony Dell’Orso also has 8.3 PPG and Trey Townsend has 9 PPG and 4.1 RPG so far this season. Henri Veesaar also has 8.1 PPG with 4.6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Arizona is averaging 82.9 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field, 32.8% from three-point range, and 76.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Arizona Wildcats will win

• Arizona has won 43 of its last 45 night games at McKale Memorial Center.
• Texas Tech has lost four of its last five night games against AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Ten of Arizona’s last 11 night games at McKale Memorial Center have produced a total of 151+ points.
• Six of Texas Tech’s last seven night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 141 or fewer points.

Texas Tech vs. Arizona prediction

I’m on Texas Tech here. I just think that these are two of the premier teams in the Big 12 and normally I’d be intimidated by taking a dog in Tucson, but Texas Tech is battle-tested and is 5-0 on the road including wins over Houston and BYU. Arizona’s been rolling for the most part in conference play, but I think the Red Raiders can hang at worst here and make things interesting if they don’t give themselves a chance to win it outright. Give me Texas Tech and the points here.