The No. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders (25-9) are 15.5-point favorites to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they play the No. 14 Montana State Bobcats (27-7) on Friday, starting at 1:45 PM. Here’s everything you need to know about this 3-14 matchup before filling out your bracket.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Texas Tech is 22-13-0 against the spread this season compared to Montana State’s 17-14-1 ATS record. A total of 16 out of the Red Raiders’ 36 games this season have gone over the point total, and 17 of the Bobcats’ 32 games have gone over. The teams score 148.7 points per game, 19.2 more points than this matchup’s total. Texas Tech has a 4-5-0 record against the spread while going 5-5 overall over the past 10 contests. Montana State has gone 5-5-0 against the spread and 8-2 overall in its last 10 contests.
Prepare for this matchup with what you need to know before Friday’s college basketball action.
Montana State at Texas Tech odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Texas Tech -15.5
- Total: 129.5
- Moneyline: Texas Tech -1742, Montana State +943
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Montana State at Texas Tech odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Texas Tech 74, Montana State 64
Moneyline
- The Red Raiders have won 80.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (21-5).
- Texas Tech has played nine times as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1742 or shorter, and won each game.
- The Red Raiders have an implied moneyline win probability of 94.6% in this contest.
- The Bobcats have won three of the eight games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Montana State has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +943.
- The Bobcats have a 9.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Against the spread
- The Red Raiders average only 3.2 more points per game (71.7) than the Bobcats give up (68.5).
- Texas Tech has a 14-5 record against the spread and an 18-1 record overall when scoring more than 68.5 points.
- Montana State has an 11-7 record against the spread and a 19-0 record overall when allowing fewer than 71.7 points.
- The Bobcats score an average of 77 points per game, 16.7 more points than the 60.3 the Red Raiders give up to opponents.
- Montana State has put together a 13-14-1 ATS record and a 23-7 overall record in games it scores more than 60.3 points.
- Texas Tech is 19-11 against the spread and 23-7 overall when it allows fewer than 77 points.
- The Red Raiders have totaled a total of 387 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 11.4 per game), and the Bobcats have out-scored opponents by 289 points on the season (8.5 more per game).
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for the Red Raiders this season is 73 points, which equals their implied total for Friday’s game.
- So far this season, Texas Tech has scored more than 73 points in 18 games.
- The Bobcats’ average implied point total on the season (74.5 points) is 17.5 points higher than their implied total in this matchup (57 points).
- So far this season, Montana State has put up more than 57 points in a game 32 times.
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