Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Villanova Wildcats Betting Pick & Prediction 11/22/23

Looking to win big? The Red Raiders and Wildcats face off at 2:30 ET on ESPN2. The Wildcats are hosting the game at Imperial Arena in Nassau, Bahamas. The over/under for this non-conference contest is set at 130 points, with the Wildcats being the favored team playing at home against the Red Raiders.

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS VS VILLANOVA WILDCATS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Villanova Wildcats -2.5

This game will be played at Imperial Arena at 2:30 ET on Wednesday, November 22nd.

WHY BET THE VILLANOVA WILDCATS:

• We have this one finishing with a projected score of 76-67 in favor of the Wildcats.
• Not only will Villanova pick up the win, but look for them to cover at -2.5.
• The over/under is currently sitting at 130 points, and we like the over with a projected 143 points.

Is an Upset Waiting to Happen on the Road?

Today, Texas Tech will face Villanova in their fourth game of the season. Thus far, the Red Raiders have played three games and have a perfect 3-0 record. So far this season, all of Texas Tech’s games have been on the road. In terms of against the spread (ATS), Texas Tech has a record of 1-2 thus far in the season. Looking back at their performance in the previous three games, the school has a 1-2 ATS record with an average scoring differential of +6.

Texas Tech comes in with an over/under record of 0-3-0 through three games, with their games averaging a combined 118 points per game so far. The Red Raiders have seen their last five games conclude with a collective average of 66 points per game and an over/under record of 1-4.

The Texas Tech offense is coming off a game in which they scored 73 points vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Overall their field goal percentage was 44.4% while connecting on 5 threes. Chance McMillian was the leading scorer for the Red Raiders, putting up 17 points. In addition, Joe Toussaint contributed 14 points.

At this time, the Red Raiders’ defense is positioned 3rd in the country, permitting 50.7 points per game. In today’s game, the Texas Tech defense will be looking to once again do a good job defending the three-point line, as they gave up just 5 three-pointers while giving up 64 points.

Will Villanova Make it Happen at Home?

Villanova has a 3-1 overall record after four games. In their one road game, the Wildcats are 0-1, while they are 3-0 at home. As of now, Villanova’s against the spread record for the season stands at 2-2 heading into today’s game. In home games this season, Villanova is 2-1 ATS, while in their last ten home games, they are 4-6 against the spread.

After four games, Villanova has an over/under record of 2-2-0, with their games averaging a combined 134.5 points per game so far. In their most recent three games, the Wildcats’ over/under record is 1-2, with their games averaging 76 points per game.

Villanova offense recently wrapped up a game with a total of 57 points against Maryland. In that game, they made 7/18 three-point attempts and achieved a field goal percentage of 45%. In terms of three-point shooting, the Wildcats offense has been good from outside, hitting 35% of their three-pointers on an average of 29 attempts per game. Their overall field goal percentage is currently 45%.

So far this season, the Villanova defense has been performing well, ranking 18th in the country at 59.0 points allowed per contest. The Villanova defense is coming off a game in which they gave up a total of 40 points and allowed Maryland to connect on 7 threes.