Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Virginia Cavaliers, NCAA Championship game. The end of the season is here. The Red Raiders achieved the impossible, reaching a final for the first time in the history of the team. The surprise of the Red Raiders began with the loss of the first game for the conference championship against West Virginia. After that defeat everything changed for the team, they never gave up for the championship. The Cavaliers are also favorites, but they also lost the ACC Championship.
Texas Tech Red Raiders: It’s time to make history.
The Red Raiders are very close to doing something extraordinary. The title does not seem to be very difficult for them after winning against the Wolverines, Gonzaga and Michigan State. The path of the Red Raiders was much heavier than that of the cavaliers. In the final four the victory against the Spartans 61-51 showed how well the offense has played this season. The Red Raiders were number one in the Big 12 during the regular season, but lost the first championship game 74-79 against West Virginia.
In the championship the Red Raiders are scoring an average of 69.8 points per game in the last five games against the rivals to reach the final. The best half for the Red Raiders is the second with 40.8 points on average. The defense allows up to 55.8 points per game. In the first half the defense has an average of 25 points per game.
The ATS record in the tournament is 5-0-0. In the first two games the team was favorites with -13.0 points against Northern Kentucky and -4.0 points against Buffalo. Against the two Michigan and Gonzaga the team was underdog. For this game they are also underdogs with +1.5 in the spread.
Virginia Cavaliers: With great force.
The Cavaliers had three easy first games in the NCAA Tournament. The first three were against Gardner-Webb 71-56, Oklahoma 63-51 and Oregon 53-49. In the last two games the offensive hard work to win against Purdue 80-75 OT and Auburn 63-62 for the pass to the final. At the conference the Cavaliers finished in first place but lost the championship semifinal for the ACC against Florida State 59-69. The weak point of the Cavaliers in the tournament has been defensive.
The offense is scoring an average of 66.0 points in the championship. The best half for the Cavaliers is the second with 34.4 points on average. The defense has been somewhat weak allowing up to 58.6 points per game. The only good thing about the defense is that they press on both halves to not allow more than 30 points per game.
The ATS record is negative in the last five games with 2-3-0. In all the games the team has been favorite but they completed only two spreads. The first spread was against Oklahoma 63-51 being favorites by -10.5 and the last against Purdue 80-75 being favorites with -4.5 points. For this game they are favorites by just -1.5 points in the spread.
My Free Pick & Prediction for Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Virginia Cavaliers 04/08/2019 is: take the Texas Tech Red Raiders +1.5 (Point Spread).
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