Texas Tech/Northern Iowa Under 136 (-115)
Gobble Gobble! Texas Tech & Norther Iowa will both look to bounce back after losses yesterday but it's not the winner we're interested in. This is a matchup of 2 slower offenses.
Avg Possesion Length:
Tech 17.2 sec (ranked 192nd)
UNI 17.6 sec (ranked 233rd)
UNI (averaging 67 pts/game in 2 games in Bahamas) will also be playing it's 3rd game in five days against a stingy Texas Tech defense:
Texas Tech Defense
OPP Pts/game - 59.3 (ranked 15th)
OPP Effective FG % - 41.9% (ranked 23rd)
OPP 3 Pt % - 24.8% (ranked 20th)
OPP Assists/FG Made - 38.20 (ranked 20th)
The under should get some help from both teams in the Rebound & Turnover dept as well:
OFF Turnover %
Texas Tech - 21.9% (ranked 319th)
UNI - 19.3% (ranked 249th)
OFF Non-steal Turnover %
Texas Tech - 10.1% (ranked 287th)
UNI - 11.8% (ranked 346th)
Both defenses are in the top half of D1 in OFF Rebound % allowed
OPP OFF Reb %
Texas Tech - 26.6% (ranked 102nd)
UNI - 28% (ranked 138th)
Both offenses happen to be some of the worst in D1 getting their shots blocked
OPP Block %
Texas Tech - 17.8% (ranked 360th)
UNI - 13.8% (ranked 330th)
It could get close but for these reasons I like this one to stay low and get the job done.
Go Defense!
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