Texas Tech (24-9) is scheduled to matchup against SFA (28-6) this Thursday, March 15th. Tip-off is at 7:27pm ET and the game will be playing live on truTV, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial). The opening line favors Texas Tech to win at -11.5, 80.1% have picked Stephen F. Austin to cover the spread. The total number of points scored for the over/under is listed at 137.5, 55.6% have picked the over. The moneyline for this game is Texas Tech: -790, Stephen F. Austin: 540 and 75.2% 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 | Stephen F. Austin |
|---|---|
| Jarrett Culver (G) | Ivan Canete (G) |
| Keenan Evans (G) | Ty Charles (G) |
| Justin Gray (G) | Leon Gilmore III (F) |
| Zhaire Smith (G) | Kevon Harris (F) |
| Norense Odiase (C) | T.J. Holyfield (F) |
Texas Tech Game Summary
Texas Tech lost their last game against West Virginia on Friday, March 9th, 66-63. West Virginia's Daxter Miles Jr. led his team to a win with a team-high 22 points. He went 6 for 13 from the field, shooting 46.2%. In 37 minutes, Daxter collected 22 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals and 5 threes with 1 turnover. Although Texas Tech was defeated, Jarrett Culver fought to keep his team in the game with 16 points, shooting 50% from the field (making 6 of 12 attempts). In 26 minutes, he added 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block and 1 three with 3 turnovers.
SFA Game Summary
Stephen F. Austin won their last game against Southeastern Louisiana, 59-55 on Saturday, March 10th. T.J. Holyfield (Stephen F. Austin) scored a team-high 13 points for the winning team, making 6 of 15 attempts from the field for a 40% field goal percentage. In 34 minutes, he collected 13 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 1 three with 3 turnovers. Joshua Filmore led Southeastern Louisiana's team in scoring with 14 points, while shooting 4 of 11 (36.4%) from the field. In 36 minutes, Filmore added to his stat line, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 threes with 2 turnovers.
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Prediction
Stephen F. Austin has been a fun mid-major to root for in the NCAA Tournament, but it looks like their trip this year will be one and done. Texas Tech has lost 5 of its last 7, so they could be vulnerable to an upset.
Texas Tech: 70
Stephen F. Austin: 63
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Season Averages
- 3375.636.111.324.914.64.27.612.846.335.870.3
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3482.435.111.423.814.52.610.615.749.437.570.2
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