The No. 25 Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-1) hope to build on a six-game home winning run when hosting the No. 5 Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-2) on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 1:00 PM ET.
In its most recent game, Gonzaga fell to Alabama 91-82 at home. Its top scorers were Drew Timme (23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 52.6 FG%) and Julian Strawther (13 PTS, 2 STL, 33.3 FG%, 3-7 from 3PT). In its most recent game, Texas Tech defeated Arkansas State 75-62 at home, with Kevin McCullar (21 PTS, 58.3 FG%, 3-6 from 3PT) and Adonis Arms (15 PTS, 2 STL, 83.3 FG%, 2-3 from 3PT) leading the way.
Matchup at a glance
- Game Day: Saturday, December 18, 2021
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Arena: Footprint Center
- Spread: Gonzaga -8
- Total: 145
- Moneyline: Gonzaga , Texas Tech
Gonzaga player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Timme | 10 | 18.4 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Julian Strawther | 10 | 14 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Chet Holmgren | 10 | 13.5 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Rasir Bolton | 10 | 10.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 10 | 8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Texas Tech player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 6 | 14.3 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Kevin McCullar | 7 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Bryson Williams | 9 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Davion Warren | 9 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Kevin Obanor | 9 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Gonzaga stats
- The Bulldogs are averaging 85.6 points, 26.7 more than the Red Raiders concede.
- Gonzaga is 8-2 when putting more than 58.9 points on the board.
- The Bulldogs and Red Raiders rebound at about the same rate, with the Bulldogs pulling down 0.6 more boards per game.
- When Gonzaga has the rebounding advantage, it is 1-1. When recording fewer boards, Texas Tech is 0-0.
- This season the Bulldogs are shooting 53% from the field, 14.5% higher than the Red Raiders give up.
- Gonzaga has an 8-2 straight-up record when shooting higher than 38.5% from the field.
Betting on Gonzaga
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Bulldogs’ implied win probability is 0.0%.
- In Gonzaga’s ten games this season, it has four wins against the spread.
- The Bulldogs have been favoured by 8 points or more eight times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
- Bulldogs games this season feature an average total of 152.7 points, a number 7.7 points higher than Saturday’s over/under.
