The Texas Tech Red Raiders (23-7) travel to face off against the Arizona State Sun Devils (13-17) on Saturday, March 8th. This game will be played at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe and televised on ESPNU. Texas Tech is coming off a win in their previous game, while Arizona State is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Arizona. Tip-off is set for 8:00 ET.

Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Arizona State Sun Devils

The Red Raiders Are Coming Off A Win

Texas Tech Red Raiders Recent Game/Games

Texas Tech improved to 23-7 on the season with a 91-75 home win over Colorado on Wednesday, March 5th. Despite being -19 favorites, the Red Raiders didn’t cover the spread. The game’s total points reached 166, surpassing the over/under line of 142.5.

Leading 45-33 at halftime, Texas Tech added 46 points in the 2nd half while allowing 42 points to the Buffaloes.

The Sun Devils Are Coming Off A Win

Arizona State Sun Devils Recent Game/Games

Arizona State fell to 13-17 on the season after a 113-100 loss to Arizona on Tuesday. The Sun Devils were +18.5 point underdogs but managed to cover the spread.

ASU trailed 55-47 at halftime and put up 53 points in the second half, but they couldn’t slow down Arizona, who scored 58 in the final 20 minutes. The game’s total points of 213 easily surpassed the O/U line of 155.

Red Raiders Offense Breakdown

Texas Tech’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 91 points with a 48.4% field goal percentage. They were especially effective from beyond the arc, hitting 16 of 33 threes at a 48.5% clip, contributing to an effective field goal percentage of 60.9%. The Red Raiders also connected on 81.2% of their free throws, going 13 for 16 from the line.

JT Toppin led the way with 30 points and 14 rebounds, shooting 58.8% from the field and hitting both of his three-point attempts. Chance McMillian added 15 points, knocking down 3 of 4 threes and shooting 75% overall. Texas Tech dished out 18 assists as a team, with Christian Anderson contributing 4 assists to go along with his 12 points.

Sun Devils Offense Breakdown

Arizona State’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 100 points with a 46.3% field goal percentage. They were particularly effective from beyond the arc, hitting 52.2% of their threes (12/23) and posting an effective field goal percentage of 55.2%. At the free-throw line, they connected on 83.9% of their attempts (26/31).

Alston Mason led the way with 33 points, shooting 58.8% from the field and 71.4% from deep (5/7), while also dishing out 6 assists. Henri Veesaar added 22 points and 8 rebounds, shooting 66.7% overall. Caleb Love and KJ Lewis each contributed 21 points, with Love hitting 4 threes at a 57.1% clip.

Red Raiders Team Defense

Texas Tech’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 75 points on 48% shooting from the field. They allowed 31 made field goals on 64 attempts.

From beyond the arc, their opponents hit 16 of 33 threes, also at a 48% clip. Texas Tech sent them to the line 16 times, where they converted 13 free throws.

Sun Devils Team Defense

Texas Tech’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 75 points on 48% shooting from the field. The Red Raiders allowed 31 made field goals on 64 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Texas Tech allowed 16 threes on 33 attempts, with the opposing team shooting 48% from deep. They also sent the other team to the line 16 times, where they converted 13 free throws for 81%.

Red Raiders vs Sun Devils Trends

• Across their last three road contests, Texas Tech has been good against the spread posting a mark of 2-1. Their overall mark in these games was 2-1, while averaging 79 points per game.
• Across their ten previous home games, Arizona State has an ATS mark of 6-4. Their straight up record in these matchups was 3-7 while averaging 72 points per game.
• In their last three games as the betting underdog, the Sun Devils have a straight up record of 0-3 and an ATS mark of 1-2.
• Over the team’s last five games as the favorite, the Red Raiders struggled vs the spread going just 2-3. However, they still had a straight up mark of 4-1.

Red Raiders vs Sun Devils Prediction

Entering the game as underdogs with a spread of +10.5, the Sun Devils is our point spread pick. Our projections not only see them covering the spread but also indicate a solid chance of an outright victory. This is a good choice for those looking for a higher moneyline payout.

As for the total, the line is currently sitting at 151.5 and our model has the Red Raiders and Sun Devils finishing with a combined 146 points. Our pick is to take the under.

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