Duke vs Texas Tech College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Dec. 20

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-3) will look to JT Toppin (seventh in college basketball, 21.9 points per game) when they attempt to beat Cameron Boozer (first in league, 23.3) and the Duke Blue Devils (11-0) on December 20, 2025 at Madison Square Garden.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Duke vs. Texas Tech Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Saturday, December 20, 2025
• Game time: 8 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN
• Location: New York City, New York
• Arena: Madison Square Garden

Duke vs. Texas Tech Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Duke win (71.6%)

Take a look at these betting insights and trends before you wager on Saturday's Duke-Texas Tech spread (Duke -8.5) or over/under (151.5 points).

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Duke vs. Texas Tech: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Duke is 6-5-0 ATS this season.
• Texas Tech has compiled a 3-8-0 ATS record so far this season.
• The Blue Devils sported a worse record against the spread at home (11-6-0) than they did in away games (9-2-0) last season.
• The Red Raiders' winning percentage against the spread at home was .556 (10-8-0) last year. Away, it was .700 (7-3-0).

Duke vs. Texas Tech: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Duke has been listed as the moneyline favorite five times this season and has come away with a win in all of those games.
• The Blue Devils have not lost in four games this year when favored by -400 or better on the moneyline.
• Texas Tech has been listed as the moneyline underdog just two other times so far this season, and it lost both games.
• The Red Raiders have not played a game this season with moneyline odds of +310 or longer.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Duke has a 80% chance of pulling out a win.

Duke vs. Texas Tech Head-to-Head Comparison

• On offense, Duke was the 11th-best team in the country (83.2 points per game) last season. On defense, it was seventh-best (62.8 points conceded per game).
• On the glass, Duke was 24th-best in the country in rebounds (35.6 per game) last season. It was 12th-best in rebounds allowed (27.3 per game).
• Last season Duke was 17th-best in the nation in assists with 16.9 per game.
• Duke was the ninth-best squad in the nation in turnovers per game (8.9) and 265th in turnovers forced (10.4) last year.
• With 80.9 points per game on offense, Texas Tech ranked 28th in the nation last season. Defensively, it ceded 68.5 points per contest, which ranked 70th in college basketball.
• Texas Tech grabbed 33.5 boards per game (84th-ranked in college basketball). It allowed 29.9 rebounds per contest (94th-ranked).
• Last season Texas Tech ranked 34th in college basketball in assists, averaging 16.1 per game.
• Texas Tech ranked top-25 last season in turnovers, 12th-best in college basketball with 9.1 turnovers per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 197th with 11.1 forced turnovers per contest.

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