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BYU and Texas Tech are both down one of their stars, but both teams have responded differently. Including the game in which JT Toppin and Richie Saunders got hurt, BYU is 2-4 while Texas Tech is 3-2 since those injuries. Two of those wins for Texas Tech were a 12-point home win versus Cincinnati and a road win at Iowa State. Tech is coming off an 8-point home loss to TCU.
Despite the awful last three games for BYU, the Cougs are slight favorites over the Red Raiders. This game is Senior Night, where BYU will honor Richie Saunders, Keba Keita, Mihailo Boskovic, and Jared McGregor.
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The game tips off Saturday night at 8:30pm MT on ESPN.
Texas Tech and BYU by the Numbers
Texas Tech KenPom: 14
NET ranking: 14
Record: 22-8 (12-5 Big 12)
Best Wins: Wake Forest (N), LSU (N), Duke (N), Oklahoma State (H), Colorado (A/H), Utah (H), BYU (H), Baylor (A), Houston, (H), West Virginia (A), Arizona (A), Kansas State (H), Cincinnati (H), Iowa State (A)
Losses: Illinois (A), Purdue (N), Arkansas (N), Houston (A), UCF (A), Kansas (H), Arizona State (A), TCU (H)
AP Ranking: 10
BYU KenPom: 24
NET Ranking: 25
Record: 20-10 (8-9 Big 12)
AP Ranking: n/a
KenPom Prediction: BYU 82, Texas Tech 81 — BYU 54% Win Probability
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Point Spread: BYU -1.5
Point Total: 160.5
Texas Tech Overview
The Red Raiders have have performed admirably since JT Toppin went down. They haven’t allowed more than 73 points in any of the four games without Toppin and have scored 80+ in three of the games. Their road win at Iowa State last Saturday was impressive, but they followed that up with a 73-65 home loss to TCU. TCU owned the glass and won the turnover battle, forcing a a turnover on 24% of Texas Tech possessions.
Texas Tech doesn’t push the tempo much and shoots a ton of threes, especially without Toppin. Christian Anderson is one of the best point guards in the country and has even more responsibility on his shoulders. Texas Tech plays with a big man who is a lob threat, Anderson, and then three perimeter…
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