Texas Tech vs. Arizona betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The Arizona Wildcats (11-5, 5-0 Big 12) will attempt to build on a seven-game winning streak when they hit the road to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at United Supermarkets Arena as 4.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN2. The over/under is 149.5 for the matchup.

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Texas Tech Cover -4.5 vs Arizona -109

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Texas Tech vs. Arizona betting lines

  • Texas Tech moneyline odds to win: -189
  • Arizona moneyline odds to win: +157
  • Spread: Texas Tech (-4.5)
  • Total: 149.5

Texas Tech statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Texas Tech covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games last season. Texas Tech covered eight times in 17 opportunities at home, and it covered four times in 10 opportunities on the road.
  • In home games last year, the Red Raiders went over the total 52.9% of the time (nine of 17 games). They hit the over more consistently in road games, exceeding the total in 70% of games (seven of 10).
  • Texas Tech played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, sporting a home record of 15-2, compared to going 2-0 on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Red Raiders have been racking up 81.2 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly lower than the 83.9 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • The last 10 games have seen Texas Tech allow 0.5 more points per game (66.6) than its season-long average (66.1).
  • While the Red Raiders are hitting fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (9.2 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (9.4), they are doing so while shooting the same percentage from beyond the arc (39.7%).

Texas Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 6-6-0 (As Favorite: 7-8-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-5-0 (Home: 8-2-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-4 (Home: 8-2; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.5 (eighth in nation) 41.3 (74th) 33.5 (134th) 27.7 (28th) 17.4 (20th) 10.4 (76th)

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Arizona statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Arizona performed better at home (11-5-0) than on the road (7-4-0) last season.
  • In 2023-24, a lower percentage of the Wildcats’ games finished above the over/under at home (43.8%, seven of 16) compared to away (63.6%, seven of 11).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Wildcats are tallying 82.8 points per game, compared to their season average of 84.2.
  • In its past 10 games, Arizona is surrendering 66.5 points per game, 2.1 fewer points than its season average (68.6).
  • The Wildcats are draining 0.1 fewer treys per contest over their last 10 games (6.7) compared to their season average (6.8), but they are producing a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (34%) compared to their season mark (32.6%).

Arizona betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-7-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-5 (Home: 8-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.8 (29th in nation) 39.9 (34th) 37.3 (11th) 27.9 (34th) 17.4 (20th) 11.6 (196th)
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