Texas Tech Red Raiders vs BYU Cougars Prediction & Picks - NCAA Men

Prediction published on 1/17/26, 4:07 PM  by Travis Pulver | Modified on 1/18/26 at 10:55 PM in Basketball Picks

The No. 11 Brigham Young Cougars (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) will try to keep the good times rolling when they face the No. 15 Texas Tech Red Raiders (13-4, 3-1 Big 12) in Lubbock, TX. Tipoff for this Big 12 battle between ranked teams is scheduled to get underway at 8 p.m. EST with coverage provided by ESPN.

BYU took its only loss of the season to date in the fourth game of the season (November 15) when they faced No. 3 UConn at home (86-84). Since then, they have rattled off 13 consecutive wins, including a 4-0 start to Big 12 play. However, in that stretch, they’ve had just one win over a ranked team, No. 23 Wisconsin (98-70). They last played on Wednesday night when they beat TCU 76-70. As for Texas Tech, the Red Raiders also took their first loss early in the season, falling to No. 14 Illinois 81-77 in the third game of the season. They had a more challenging nonconference schedule than most, facing No. 1 Purdue, No. 17 Arkansas, and No. 3 Duke before starting conference play on January 3 vs. Oklahoma State. While they were crushed by Purdue (86-56) and lost to Arkansas (93-86), they beat Duke (82-81). They took their first conference loss against No. 7 Houston on January 6 (69-65).