Big 12 Tournament: Texas Tech vs. Houston Game Preview | Odds & Prediction (College Basketball)

Intro the Red Raiders look to get revenge and improve their NCAA tournament resume with an upset victory over the number one Houston Cougars in today's video we'll preview the matchup give you the latest injury report for Darion Williams and Warren Washington discuss the odds and I'll give my prediction hey how's it going everybody it's RC Maxfield here for the back to2 podcast and y'all know the drill by now when it comes to these preview videos head down to the pin Predict it! What’s your score prediction for Texas Tech vs. Houston? comment below and let me know your score prediction for this big 12 tournament semifinal match match up a top 25 matchup between the number 25 Texas Tech Red Raiders and the number one Houston Cougars Texas Tech still trying to improve that NCAA tournament resume while the Houston Cougars they're pretty solidified as a number one seed when it comes to selection Sunday but let me know your score prediction right at the pin comment below and let's jump right into it and let's set the scene real quick for this one as this will be played at T-Mobile Center there in Kansas City tip off is scheduled for 600 PM central time and you can watch the game on ESPN 2 or listen to those dulet tones of Jeff Haxton over on guns up radio now I'd also be remiss not to mention this when it comes to the first NCAA Tournament game in Texas Tech History with Grant mccastlen as the head coach I should say to preface that you can come hang out with me and a special guest here on the channel we'll be live streaming that game with the updated Scoreboard on the screen we'll keep you updated around your bracket and everything like that with other games going on in the tournament and we'll also have a live chat so come hang out with hundreds of Red Raiders here on the channel for that first game in the NCAA tournament in the grant mccassen ER for Texas Tech now as for the injury Port Texas Tech Injury Report report for Texas Tech Warren Washington has not played in six straight games for the Red Raiders he did not play in the quarterfinal matchup against BYU I would uh I wouldn't expect to see him play in Kansas City I I just wouldn't at this point this feels like they're going to slow play this get him some practice in terms of some runs and open gym that they'll have ahead of their NCAA tournament first game for the Red Raiders so that's kind of what I expect now on the Darion Williams front this is the one that's a little bit more interesting let's call it for Texas Tech against Houston remember he suffered a sprain left ankle in the first half against BYU in the Red Raiders quarterfinal matchup of the Big 12 tournament now he did return in the second half looked a little iffy let's call it in the first four minutes but then kind of picked up his stride a little bit and ended up playing 28 minutes for the Red Raiders I would suspect that he plays against Houston unless something unforeseen happens because playing 28 minutes on that ankle and I get it it's a little bit easier to play on there's not that rest factor and letting it swell up I would be surprised if we don't see Darion Williams play for the number 25 Texas Tech Red Raiders against the number number one Houston Cougars now on the Cougars aspect of this and back-to-back cougar games for the Red Raiders so there you go you got joejoe tuger he's out okay and that's big for really a couple of reasons Houston they may not have the biggest front Court in the country let's just face it they don't but when it comes to impactful guys they have a ton of them and JoJo was one of those guys he is actually out for the remainder of the season according to coach Samson where he actually went and uh had a broken bone in his foot so they're taking it easy with him as they should he was averaging 16 minutes per game for the Cougars and was one of their better Defenders not only in terms of you know the guard play or anything but the front Court he was just one of their better overall Defenders obviously shed is their best defender at the guard position and the best player in the Big 12 he is a guy that Texas Tech is going to have to know but from the St point of their front Court they're a little less thin are the Cougars and well it doesn't even out necessarily for Texas Tech in terms with no waren Washington but Texas Tech catches you know a little bit of less heat let's call it in the front court for the Cougars now when it comes Texas Tech vs Houston Odds to the odds of this one let's go to my bookie real quick we've got the Houston Cougars as nine and a half Point favorites in the Big 12 semifinal matchup between them in Texas Tech really interesting stuff there from that standpoint you see the total over under there is set at 131 a half very very different compared to what Texas Tech was going up against in terms of BYU just yesterday where the total over under actually finished at 152 and a half now interesting enough T rank Bart torvic his metrics give the Red Raiders just a 14% chance to win this game very very interesting stuff from that perspective and if you want to get in on the action you can head over to my bookie and actually use the promo code back to 12 to well get some pretty good stuff if we're being honest about it from the simple fact of one of the best welcome offers in the game right now I will have the link down below if you want to get in on all the March Madness action over on my bookie now as for my prediction I I I have to take number one Houston in this game I think that the Red Raiders will fight this with be much more competitive than it was down in Houston when the Red Raiders played Houston earlier this year right that was just a place that nobody wins at literally Houston was perfect this year at home but I think this game will be much closer on a neutral site Texas Tech is playing some of their best basketball of the year I just think when it's all said and done Houston wins this game 7872 I think it comes down to that final four minutes and then Houston kind of pulls away with the free throw game and a couple Miss shots from the Red Raiders but again let me hear from you guys one more time down on the pin comment below number 25 Texas Tech versus number one Houston in the Big 12 tournament semifinals a spot in the finals against either well the two- seed Iowa State or number three seed Baylor it was all Chalk in the Big 12 in terms of the semi-final matchups one verse four two verse three so if you had that good for you on that front but let me know your score prediction for number 25 Texas Tech and number one Houston in Kansas City in the Big 12 tournament semifinals now let's be real about this want to If Tech Beats UH... Where Are They Seeded In The NCAA Tournament? talk about this a little bit more in depth in terms of where I think Texas Tech seed line would go if they won this game because right now as it stands I talked about it yesterday after they beat the BYU Cougars in the quarterfinals I think Texas Tech is either the highest six seed or the lowest five seed they have to be ahead of BYU and if they aren't ahead of BYU when it comes to the in on selection Sunday I going to have an epic rant on here because it would just be absolutely ridiculous it'd be a travesty it would be damn near lunacy if the committee did that okay because they're valuing just One Singular win in terms of San Diego State that much higher than Texas Tech beating BYU twice anyway I digress that was a mini rant but if Texas Tech was to end up winning this game they are firmly on the five line and they would have the chance to go up against Iowa State or Baylor and I think there's a scenario depending on what else happens around the country and other conference championships Texas Tech could slide into that four line potentially now that's if they win the tournament I think realistically though we're talking about you know the highest six seed in the south region or the lowest five seed wherever that ends up being for Texas Tech but it is a Monumental opportunity for Texas Tech to really get another quad one Victory improve their chances of getting that five seed and you know just continuing on this tourid pace they've been on for really the past couple of weeks now playing their best basketball of the season so again let me know your score prediction down below and if you haven't already be sure to hit that subscribe button and turn on that notification Bell to stay in the know on Texas Tech men's basketball all year long we'll have portal updates here too when the season's over we're not done here on the back to2 podcast channel so join the most engaging group of Texas Tech fans and the largest group of Texas Tech fans on YouTube by simply hitting that subscribe button and turn turning on that notification Bell