{"id":33005,"date":"2025-01-07T11:20:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=33005"},"modified":"2025-01-07T11:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:20:43","slug":"texas-tech-vs-byu-predictions-guaranteed-college-basketball-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/college-basketball\/texas-tech-vs-byu-predictions-guaranteed-college-basketball-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech vs BYU Predictions: Guaranteed College Basketball Picks For 1\/7\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Texas Tech and BYU clash in a Big 12 matchup on Tuesday night in college basketball. Get college basketball picks for today around Texas Tech vs BYU clashing in a conference showdown in Provo, UT!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of predictions and picks for this Big 12 matchup tipping off at 9:00PM ET on January 7, 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Tech vs BYU Game Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>Tuesday, January 7, 2025<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 9:00 PM ET \/ 6:00 PM PT<br><strong>Broadcast:<\/strong> ESPN+<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Marriott Center, Provo, UT<br><strong>Spread:<\/strong> BYU -2.5 | Total: 149.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Tech vs BYU Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Revenge is on the menu in Provo this evening as BYU hosts the team that knocked them out of the Big 12 Tournament last year. Both teams enter this contest at 10-3 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12, but we&#8217;re looking to back the Cougars at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither team has played an overly-difficult schedule thus far, but there certainly is a red flag on the Red Raiders&#8217; profile. Prior to Saturday&#8217;s win at Utah, Texas Tech had not played a single road game all season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Raiders played ten games in the Lone Star State, and one neutral site event in Brooklyn. The Marriott Center is going to look and feel a lot different than those tame environments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Utah appears to be the worst team in the Big XII this season, so we&#8217;re not putting too much stock into that road win on Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result that will make you raise an eyebrow is Texas Tech&#8217;s home loss to UCF last week. Why is that eyebrow-raising? UCF just lost to Kansas at home by 51 on Sunday. Yikes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Tech vs BYU Prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>True freshman Christian Anderson has emerged as a primary ball-handler for Texas Tech, and this will be a tough test for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He looked great against teams like Lamar (20 points), but in 44 combined minutes against UCF and Texas A&amp;M, the frosh scored a total of two points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BYU is coming off a tough road loss at Houston over the weekend. It happens. Houston does that to a lot of teams. BYU is top-30 in offensive efficiency, rebounding rate and effective field goal shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Tech vs BYU Prediction: BYU -2.5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GoldSheet Top Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the country&#8217;s longest-running sports betting newsletter for our weekly NFL all-access package, featuring selections added to the card through out the week. 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Get college basketball picks for today around Texas Tech vs BYU clashing in a conference showdown in Provo, UT!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of predictions and picks for this Big 12 matchup tipping off at 9:00PM ET on January 7, 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Tech vs BYU Game Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>Tuesday, January 7, 2025<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 9:00 PM ET \/ 6:00 PM PT<br><strong>Broadcast:<\/strong> ESPN+<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Marriott Center, Provo, UT<br><strong>Spread:<\/strong> BYU -2.5 | Total: 149.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Tech vs BYU Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Revenge is on the menu in Provo this evening as BYU hosts the team that knocked them out of the Big 12 Tournament last year. Both teams enter this contest at 10-3 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12, but we're looking to back the Cougars at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Neither team has played an overly-difficult schedule thus far, but there certainly is a red flag on the Red Raiders' profile. Prior to Saturday's win at Utah, Texas Tech had not played a single road game all season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Raiders played ten games in the Lone Star State, and one neutral site event in Brooklyn. The Marriott Center is going to look and feel a lot different than those tame environments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Utah appears to be the worst team in the Big XII this season, so we're not putting too much stock into that road win on Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The result that will make you raise an eyebrow is Texas Tech's home loss to UCF last week. Why is that eyebrow-raising? UCF just lost to Kansas at home by 51 on Sunday. Yikes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Tech vs BYU Prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>True freshman Christian Anderson has emerged as a primary ball-handler for Texas Tech, and this will be a tough test for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He looked great against teams like Lamar (20 points), but in 44 combined minutes against UCF and Texas A&amp;M, the frosh scored a total of two points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>BYU is coming off a tough road loss at Houston over the weekend. It happens. Houston does that to a lot of teams. BYU is top-30 in offensive efficiency, rebounding rate and effective field goal shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Tech vs BYU Prediction: BYU -2.5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GoldSheet Top Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Join the country's longest-running sports betting newsletter for our weekly NFL all-access package, featuring selections added to the card through out the week. There's a reason why bettors (and occasionally bookmakers) have trusted GoldSheet over the last seven decades: 361-313-10 (53.6%) on all football selections for +92.3%&nbsp;profit last three seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay Updated for More Betting Insights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-LWCov8fmqA?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Stay updated on the latest&nbsp;<strong>college basketball betting insights<\/strong>&nbsp;and predictions at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wagertalk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wagertalk.com<\/a><\/strong>, where we provide expert analysis throughout the&nbsp;<strong>2024-2025 college basketball season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch ALL of the College Basketball Free Picks Videos and Betting Reviews for the Week!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"love-what-you-see-sign-up-for-a-free-wager-talk-account\">Love What You See?  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