Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Iowa St. Cyclones

Game Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | Game Time: 9:00 PM | Home Line: -15.0 | Total: 130.0

Texas Tech Red Raiders v Iowa St. Cyclones Series Betting Trends

The Texas Tech Red Raiders travel to Iowa St. to play the Cyclones at 9:00 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Iowa St. is the favorite in this matchup, laying -15.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 130.0.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NCAAB sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Red Raiders/Cyclones Series

When looking at the last 13 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 9 games compared to 4 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Texas Tech/Iowa St. series is 71.9 ppg while the vistor has put up 67.8 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 4.1 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 13 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 4.1 ppg. That represents a value number of -10.9 when meassured against the offered line of -15.0, suggesting a wager on Texas Tech makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 13 games between the Red Raiders and the Cyclones is 139.7 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 9.7 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 130.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Texas Tech as the road team and with Iowa St. as the home team.

Recent Results when Texas Tech visits Iowa St.

When looking at the last 6 games in this series while Iowa St. has been the home team, we can see the Cyclones have won 3 games compared to 3 wins for the Red Raiders. Average points scored per game by Iowa St. in this situation is is 74.7 ppg while Texas Tech has put up 73.5 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 1.2 favoring the Red Raiders.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 1.2 ppg. That represents a value number of -13.8 when meassured against the offered line of -15.0, suggesting a wager on the Red Raiders makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 6 games between the Red Raiders and the Cyclones is 148.2 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 18.2 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 130.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the Texas Tech Red Raiders Cover the Spread?

This season the Texas Tech Red Raiders have played 26 games, averaging 57.5 points per game, while allowing 70.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 4-22. Let's have a closer look at recent Texas Tech Red Raiders results.

Recent Texas Tech Red Raiders Results

This season the Texas Tech Red Raiders have played 14 games on the road, averaging 55.5 points per game, while allowing 70.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 0-14. Let's have a closer look at recent Texas Tech Red Raiders results on the road.

Recent Texas Tech Red Raiders Road Results

Can the Iowa St. Cyclones Cover the Spread?

This season the Iowa St. Cyclones have played 30 games, averaging 72.4 points per game, while allowing 67.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 19-22. Let's have a closer look at recent Iowa St. Cyclones results.

Recent Iowa St. Cyclones Results

This season the Iowa St. Cyclones have played 17 games here at home, averaging 73.9 points per game, while allowing 65.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 14-3. Let's have a closer look at recent Iowa St. Cyclones results when playing at home.

Recent Iowa St. Cyclones Home Results

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