For the second time in two years, Grant McCasland has put the Red Raiders into the NCAA Tournament. And he has them in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2025. Most important of all, Texas Tech is in the March Madness lines
black this season. Although the Texas Tech Red Raiders are not associated with much basketball success, recent history shows the potential of the program. Consider Tech made the 2019 national championship game. Now in his second season, Grant McCasland is taking the lessons that he learned under Beard as a top assistant and applying them today.
2025 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Thursday Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Arkansas Razorbacks
| Date and Time: | Thursday, March 27, 2025, 10:09 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Chase Center, San Francisco, CA |
| TV Coverage: | TBS |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Arkansas | +5½ -110 | 148 -112 | +196 |  |
| Texas Tech | -5½ -110 | 148 -108 | -226 | |
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Texas Tech Red Raiders Team Overview
Late on, Texas Tech has covered two of its previous six games and has gone over the sports betting total in six of its last seven outings. JT Toppin is first among Texas Tech scorers with 18.1 points per game.
Overall, the Texas Tech Red Raiders are 26-8 straight up, 17-14 against the spread, and 16-14 over/under the total. Texas Tech has national metrics of 32nd for scoring offense, 63rd for field goal percentage, 22nd for 3-point field goal percentage, 41st for free throw percentage, and 111th for offensive rebounding. Defensively, Texas Tech is 54th for scoring defense, 107th for field goal percentage permitted, 73rd for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 70th for defensive rebounding.
Namely, Darrion Williams scored 28 points, and JT Toppin added 25 points and 12 rebounds to help third-seeded Texas Tech post a 77-64 victory over 11th-seeded Drake in West Region second-round play at Wichita, Kan.
Elijah Hawkins had 16 points and seven assists for the Red Raiders. Now Tech goes to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the past seven NCAA Tournaments. Toppin made 11 of 13 field-goal attempts, and Williams hit 11 of 18 shots.
Meanwhile, Bennett Stirtz recorded 21 points and eight assists, and Daniel Abreu scored 15 points on five 3-pointers for the Bulldogs. Kael Combs added 13 points, and Tavion Banks had 11 for Drake, which set a school record for victories. Texas Tech once again played without Chance McMillian (upper-body injury).
In sum, the Red Raiders shot 53.8 percent from the field, including 2 of 14 from 3-point range. Texas Tech held a 50-20 edge in points in the paint. Drake made 42.6 percent of its attempts and sank 8 of 17 from behind the arc.
Arkansas Razorbacks Team Overview
Late on, Arkansas has covered seven of its previous ten games. Arkansas has gone over the NCAA Tournament odds total in seven of its last nine outings. First among Arkansas scorers is Adou Thiero, with 15.7 points per game.
Overall, the Arkansas Razorbacks are 21-13 straight up, 13-17-1 against the spread, and 13-18 over/under the total. Arkansas has national metrics of 104th for scoring offense, 78th for field goal percentage, 226th for 3-point field goal percentage, 135th for free throw percentage, and 177th for offensive rebounding. Defensively, Arkansas is 154th for scoring defense, 74th for field goal percentage permitted, 80th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 207th for defensive rebounding.
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas SBG Free Picks
As was previously noted, Arkansas has been a poor value and in the red this season. By contrast, Texas Tech is in the black.
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas SBG Best Bet: Texas Tech Red Raiders.