The No. 21 Baylor Bears (12-5, 2-3 Big 12), one of the nation’s top scoring teams, are on the road to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-7, 0-5 Big 12) on Tuesday. Baylor topped the Oklahoma State Cowboys 74-58 at Ferrell Center on Saturday. LJ Cryer was a top performer with 16 points. The Bears are sixth in the Big 12 Conference.
Texas Tech lost their fifth in a row in a close one on Saturday at Moody Center, falling to the Texas Longhorns 72-70. Pop Isaacs had 23 points in defeat to lead the team. The Red Raiders remain ninth in the Big 12 Conference.It’s the only meeting of the season between the teams.
Texas Tech won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was an 83-73 triumph at United Supermarkets Arena in February 2022. Kevin Obanor led the Red Raiders with 23 points and 13 rebounds. James Akinjo had 18 points and seven assists in the loss.
The Bears have been led this season by Keyonte George, who is averaging 17.2 points per game. Meanwhile, Jalen Bridges is grabbing 5.4 rebounds per game, and Adam Flagler is dishing 4.7 assists.Obanor (15.4 ppg) has powered the Red Raiders on offense.
Obanor also has posted 6.3 rebounds per game. De’Vion Harmon has distributed 3.5 assists per game. With 80.6 points per game, the Bears are one of the top scoring offenses in the nation (28th). The teams have split their last 10 clashes at United Supermarkets Arena (5-5).Baylor is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +7.2 (75.3-68.1).
For the season, the Bears are averaging 80.6 points per game, compared to 69.6 for opponents. Texas Tech has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 79.4 points per game on average while holding opponents to 69.7 (+9.7 margin). The Red Raiders are averaging 76.2 ppg for the full season while allowing 65.5.
BEARS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dale Bonner: 4.2 | 9.9 | -5.7
Points per game:
Langston Love: 4.4 | 6.7 | -2.3
Rebounds per game:
Jalen Bridges: 7.4 | 5.4 | +2.0
Assists per game:
Keyonte George: 2.4 | 3.5 | -1.1
RED RAIDERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Daniel Batcho: 7.4 | 15.7 | -8.3
Points per game:
Daniel Batcho: 2.4 | 8.5 | -6.1
Rebounds per game:
Jaylon Tyson: 7.6 | 5.2 | +2.4
Daniel Batcho: 3.8 | 6.0 | -2.2
Assists per game:
De’Vion Harmon: 1.8 | 3.5 | -1.7
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
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