Free College Basketball Picks Today: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Kansas Jayhawks 1/3/23

Free College Basketball Picks Today: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Kansas Jayhawks 1/3/23
Tue 3rd January 2023

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-3, 0-1 Big 12), one of the country’s top shooting teams, host the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks (12-1, 1-0 Big 12) on Tuesday. Kansas narrowly defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys 69-67 at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday, their sixth win in a row. Jalen Wilson was the key player with 20 points.

Texas Tech lost on Saturday at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena, falling to the TCU Horned Frogs 67-61. Pop Isaacs topped the scoresheet in the losing effort with 17 points. The teams are meeting for the only time this season. They last met in the Big 12 Conference Tourney Championship when the Jayhawks clinched the title with a 74-65 victory at T-Mobile Center in March 2022.

Kansas and Texas Tech split their regular season matchups last season, taking one apiece. The Jayhawks triumphed in the last meeting 74-65 at T-Mobile Center in March 2022. David McCormack led the Jayhawks with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Bryson Williams had 17 points in the loss.Wilson is averaging 21.0 points per game, ninth-highest in the nation, to lead the Jayhawks in scoring this season. Wilson also has grabbed 8.6 rebounds per game.

Meanwhile, Dajuan Harris Jr. is dishing 6.8 assists. Kevin Obanor (15.8 ppg) has powered the Red Raiders on offense. Daniel Batcho is posting 7.1 rebounds per game, and De’Vion Harmon is recording 4.0 assists.

Shooting 50.4% from the field for the season, the Red Raiders are one of the most accurate field goal shooting teams in the NCAA (7th).The Jayhawks are an impressive 8-2 in their last 10 visits to United Supermarkets Arena.Kansas is 9-1 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +12.3 (77.5-65.2). Texas Tech has a 7-3 record over the last 10, scoring 82.6 points per game on average while holding opponents to 65.7 (+16.9 margin).

JAYHAWKS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
KJ Adams Jr.: 13.0 | 9.0 | +4.0
Rebounds per game:
Gradey Dick: 6.6 | 5.1 | +1.5
Assists per game:
Jalen Wilson: 1.6 | 2.8 | -1.2

RED RAIDERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
KJ Allen: 12.8 | 7.6 | +5.2
Daniel Batcho: 12.2 | 18.7 | -6.5
Points per game:
De’Vion Harmon: 15.6 | 12.2 | +3.4
Daniel Batcho: 6.2 | 10.4 | -4.2
Rebounds per game:
Daniel Batcho: 5.2 | 7.1 | -1.9

SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:

Kansas (-115)

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