A game after he scored 21 points in a 78-72 loss to Texas, Javan Johnson leads the Iowa State Cyclones (2-6) at home against the No. 18 Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-3) as 7-point underdogs. The matchup, which begins at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 9, 2021, airs on ESPN2. The matchup has a point total of 133.5.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of January 9, 2021, 2:16 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Texas Tech Betting Information
- The Red Raiders are under .500 against the spread this season with a record of 3-8
- The Red Raiders are 3-5 against the spread this season when they are at least a 7-point favorite.
- Texas Tech and its opponents have gone over the set total in only 5 of 11 games this season (45.5%).
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Texas Tech Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac McClung | 12 | 15.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 11 | 13.8 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Kyler Edwards | 12 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Marcus Santos-Silva | 12 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Micah Peavy | 12 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
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Iowa State Betting Information
- Iowa State holds a losing record ATS this season, covering three times and failing to cover five times.
- The Cyclones only hold a 0-3 record against the spread this season when they enter a game as at least a 7-point underdog.
- The Cyclones and their opponents have typically failed to covered the total points bet this season, doing so in 37.5% (3) of their eight games played.
- The Cyclones lost 78-72 to Texas in their last outing on Tuesday. Johnson racked up a team-high 21 points in the loss. They covered the spread as 12.5-point underdogs, and the teams combined to go over the 140 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Iowa State Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasir Bolton | 8 | 14.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Jalen Coleman-Lands | 8 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Javan Johnson | 8 | 12.0 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Solomon Young | 8 | 11.6 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Tyler Harris | 8 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Total Facts
- In Texas Tech’s matchups this season, the Red Raiders and their opponents have gone over Saturday’s point total of 133.5 points six times (50% of opportunities).
- In Iowa State’s games this year, the competing teams added up to a higher point total than Saturday’s matchup over/under in seven out of eight matchups (87.5%).
- Together, the two teams combine for 143.2 points per game, 9.7 points more than the total of 133.5 for this game.
- The 130.3 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 3.2 fewer than the 133.5 over/under in this contest.
- This season the average total for Red Raiders games is 131.8 points, 1.7 fewer than the over/under of 133.5 points for this contest.
- The over/under for this contest is 8.3 points fewer than the average over/under in Cyclones games this season (141.8 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/22/2020 | N/A | Iowa State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 87-57 TXTECH |
| 1/18/2020 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | -7.5 | 136.5 | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 72-52 TXTECH |
| 3/9/2019 | N/A | Iowa State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 80-73 TXTECH |
| 1/16/2019 | N/A | Texas Tech | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 68-64 IOWAST |
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