Texas Tech (25-9) is scheduled to matchup against Florida (21-12) this Saturday, March 17th. Tip-off is at 8:40pm ET and the game will be playing live on TNT, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial). Texas Tech is a -1.5 favorite in this game, 100% have picked Texas Tech to cover the spread. The total number of points scored for the over/under is listed at 134. The moneyline for this game is Texas Tech: -130, Florida: 110 and 100% have picked Texas Tech to win the game.
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Last Game's Starting Lineups
These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.
| Texas Tech | Florida |
|---|---|
| Jarrett Culver (G) | Kevaughn Allen (G) |
| Keenan Evans (G) | Chris Chiozza (G) |
| Justin Gray (G) | Jalen Hudson (G) |
| Zhaire Smith (G) | Egor Koulechov (F) |
| Norense Odiase (C) | Kevarrius Hayes (C) |
Texas Tech Game Summary
Texas Tech won their last game against Stephen F. Austin, 70-60 on Thursday, March 15th. Texas Tech's Keenan Evans scored a team-high 23 points in the win, hitting 6 of 10 shots from the field for a 60% field goal percentage. In 35 minutes, he collected 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 three with 3 turnovers. Ivan Canete led Stephen F. Austin's team in scoring with 17 points, while shooting 62.5% from the field (making 5 of 8 attempts). In 31 minutes, Canete added 17 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals and 1 three with 3 turnovers.
Florida Game Summary
Florida won their last game against St. Bonaventure, 77-62 on Thursday, March 15th. Egor Koulechov (Florida) scored a team-high 20 points for the winning team, making 8 of 17 attempts from the field for a 47.1% field goal percentage. In 28 minutes, he collected 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 threes with 2 turnovers. Courtney Stockard led St. Bonaventure's team in scoring with 14 points, while shooting 5 of 12 (41.7%) from the field. In 37 minutes, Stockard added to his stat line, 14 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist with 4 turnovers.
Prediction
Texas Tech and Florida each handled their first-round opponents with ease. It gets tougher here, but I like Tech over the Gators in round two.
Texas Tech: 73
Florida: 70
Season Averages
- 3475.636.111.324.914.64.27.612.846.335.870.3
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3376.135.410.824.612.94.87.09.843.337.372.1
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