Texas Tech vs NC State Betting March Madness 2024 pick. Place a bet on this college basketball game now YouWager.lv.
No. 6 Texas Tech (23-10) is a 5-point favorite to beat No. 11 North Carolina State (22-14) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 9:40 p.m. ET on CBS. Before you start making your bracket, here’s everything you need to know about this matchup between the 6th and 11th seeds. The over/under for the game is 145.5.
Texas Tech vs NC State Betting Odds
Here are the Texas Tech vs NC State Betting odds:
| TEAM | SPREAD | MONEYLINE | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NC STATE
|
+5 | +180 | Over 145.5 |
| TEXAS TECH | -5 | -220 | Under 145.5 |
Game Time and Information
- Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Time: 9:40 PM ET
- TV: CBS
- Where: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Texas Tech vs NC State Betting Insights
Here are the Texas Tech vs NC State Betting insights:
Texas Tech and NC State Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games where the underdog is 5 points or more, Texas Tech is 6-9 this season against the spread.
NC State is 5–3–2 against the spread this season when they are a +5 point favorite.
Each game between the Red Raiders and the Wolfpack has 6.5 more points than the 145.5 points set for this one.
The teams these teams play have given up 142 points per game on average, which is 3.5 points less than the over/under for this game.
This season, Texas Tech has averaged 144.9 points per game, which is 0.6 points less than this game’s score.
Most Wolfpack games this season have had 3.6 more points scored than the 145.5 points scored in this game.
This season, the Red Raiders are 15-18-0 against the spread.
This season, the Wolfpack are 15-18-3 against the spread.
Texas Tech Stats & Insights
Texas Tech scored 206 more points than their opponents, beating them by an average of 6.3 points per game. It scores 75.6 points per game on average, which is 114th in the NCAA, and lets opponents score 69.3 points per game, which is 98th.
Texas Tech gets 35.1 boards per game, which is 1.3 more than its opponents’ average of 33.8. This puts them 190th in the country.
It is 73rd in college basketball that the Red Raiders make 8.5 three-pointers per game, which is also 41st in college basketball. Their opponents shoot 7.4 three-pointers per game, which is also 32.1% of the time.
Texas Tech scores 99.3 points per 100 possessions, which ranks 75th in college basketball and ranks 121st in defense (91.1 points allowed per 100 possessions).
At home, the Red Raiders score 77.1 points per game, while away they score 75.4 points per game. This is a difference of 1.7 points per game.
NC State Stats & Insights
The fact that NC State scores 76.4 points per game (96th in college basketball) and lets opponents score 72.7 points per game (207th in college basketball) gives them a +132 scoring difference.
NC State gets 35.1 boards per game, which is 190th in the country. The other team gets 36.1.
Compared to its opponents, NC State only makes 7.1 three-pointers per game, which ranks 220th in college basketball. The other team shoots 34.8% from long range, while it shoots 34.6%.
NC State scores 98.2 points per 100 possessions, which is 101st in college basketball, and lets opponents score 93.4 points per 100 possessions, which is 200th.
They score 77.7 points per game at home. It’s 70.9 when they’re on the road.
Texas Tech Key Players to Watch
This season, Pop Isaacs has scored the most points for the Red Raiders. He averages 15.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.
Darrion Williams averages 7.5 rebounds per game for Texas Tech. Joe Toussaint, on the other hand, gives out 4.2 assists per game, making him the team’s best player.
Isaacs makes 2.2 three-point shots per game, which is the most on the Red Raiders.
Both Toussaint and Warren Washington had the best defense for Texas Tech. Washington had 1.5 blocks per game and Toussaint had 1.4 steals per game.
NC State Key Players to Watch
DJ Horne scores 16.9 points per game, which is the most for the Wolfpack. Besides that, he gets 3.2 boards and 2.1 assists per game on average.
There are two players on NC State who stand out: Mohamed Diarra (7.4 per game) and Michael O’Connell (2.9 per game).
At 2.7 per game, Horne makes more three-pointers than anyone else on the Wolfpack.
Horne steals the ball the most for NC State (1.3 per game), and Diarra stops the most balls for the team.
Texas Tech vs NC State Betting Picks
Here are the Texas Tech vs NC State Betting picks for the spread and the total:
- Pick ATS: NC State
- Pick OU: Over
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