The final semifinal game of the Big 12 tournament features the No. 3 seed Arizona Wildcats playing the No. 2 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders at 9:30 p.m. ET. Arizona beat Kansas 88-77 on Thursday night while Texas Tech defeated Baylor by two points in a close game. The Wildcats and Red Raiders are 1-1 against each other this season with Arizona winning the last game 82-73 on February 8.
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Texas Tech vs. Arizona (9:30 p.m. ET)
In February, five Arizona players totaled 10-plus points against Texas Tech. Arizona outrebounded Texas Tech 42-29. Texas Tech star big man JT Toppin had a great performance, scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds in that contest. Texas Tech is 7-2 since that game, while Arizona has gone 5-5.
Texas Tech has the bigger winning streak at four games and is -1.5 on DraftKings Sportsbook. The moneyline is very close with Arizona being +110 to win this game. Toppin had another game with at least 20 points and 10 boards against Baylor last night. Arizona played well defensively against fellow elite big man Hunter Dickinson on Thursday. After a strong first half, the Wildcats held Dickinson to under 10 points in the second half.
With Henri Veesaar playing 30 minutes last night, he will most likely be assigned to guard Toppin often in this game. Veesaar totaled 19 points on 7-11 shooting against Kansas. If Veesaar and KJ Lewis continue to be difference makers off the bench, the Wildcats will be in good shape to advance to the Big 12 championship.
College Basketball Pick: Arizona +1.5
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