Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Oklahoma State Cowboys: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/2/2021

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-2) visit the No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-2) as 8.5-point favorites after Cade Cunningham racked up 25 points in the Cowboys 77-74 loss to Texas. The matchup airs on ESP+ at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 2, 2021. The point total is 134 in the matchup.

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ATS Records for Texas Tech and Oklahoma State

Texas Tech Leaders

• Mac McClung leads the Red Raiders scoring 14.4 points per game.
• Marcus Santos-Silva paces Texas Tech with 6.7 rebounds per game and Kyler Edwards leads the squad with 3.0 assists per matchup.
• The Red Raiders are paced by Edwards from beyond the arc -- he hits 1.6 shots from downtown per game.
• The Red Raiders steals leader is Nimari Burnett, who grabs 1.7 per game. Santos-Silva leads the team averaging 1.2 blocks a game.

Oklahoma State Leaders

• Isaac Likekele grabs 8.3 rebounds per game, 3.8 assists per game, and 10.1 points per game, putting him in the top spot on the Cowboys in both rebounds and assists.
• Cunningham scores 19.4 points per game, putting him at the top of the Cowboys scoring leaderboard.
• Cunningham averages 1.4 made threes per game to pace the Cowboys.
• The Cowboys leaders in steals and blocks are Bryce Williams (1.7 steals per game) and Cunningham (1.0 blocks per game).

Texas Tech vs Oklahoma State: Last 4 Meetings

The Red Raiders are 3-1 against the Cowboys over the last four meetings between the two teams. The Red Raiders and the Cowboys have a tied 1-1 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.

Points Insights

• The Red Raiders record just three more points per game (73.2) than the Cowboys give up (70.2).
• When Texas Tech totals more than 70.2 points, it is 6-0 against the spread and 6-0 overall.
• When Oklahoma State allows more than 73.2 points, it is 1-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall.
• The Cowboys average 23.1 more points per game (76.8) than the Red Raiders allow their opponents to score (53.7).
• When it scores more than 53.7 points, Oklahoma State is 6-0 against the spread and 6-2 overall.
• Texas Tech has a 0-0 record overall and an ATS record of 0-0 in games when its opponents put up more than 76.8 points.
• The Red Raiders have scored a total of 195 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 19.5 per game), and the Cowboys have out-scored opponents by 52 points on the season (6.6 more per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Red Raiders and the Cowboys are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 36.5 and 41.1 rebounds per game, respectively.
• When Oklahoma State earns the rebounding advantage they are 3-2 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Texas Tech is 2-2.
• The Red Raiders and the Cowboys grab offensive rebounds at almost the same rate (13 and 12.1 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Red Raiders are 4-2 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Cowboys are 3-0 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Rebounding has been a pillar for both teams this year. Texas Tech records an average rebounding margin of +4.6 rebounds per game. Oklahoma State averages a margin of +4.1 rebounds.