Intro the Red Raiders look to build upon their NCAA tournament resume as they head down to Orlando to face off against the UCF Knights in today's video we'll preview the matchup give you the mustat players and matchups for this game as well as the odds in my prediction hey how's it going everybody it's RC Maxfield here for the back the 12 podcast and y'all know the drill by now let me know your Who Ya Got? Leave your score prediction for #23 Texas Tech at UCF score prediction down below for number 23 Texas Tech at UCF on Saturday afternoon down there in the well I guess it's not the Magical Kingdom but it's it's pretty close to it anyway but I digress let me know your score prediction for Texas Tech at UCF down on the pin comment down below all right scene Setter for number 23 Texas Tech at UCF it'll be played at the addition Financial Arena tip off is scheduled for 3 pm central time and you can watch the matchup on ESPN plus now as for the history between Texas Tech and UCF it's pretty simple you remember the matchup just a couple weeks ago out in the 06 that's it that's the only time that these two men's basketball programs have met on the hardwood Texas Tech obviously won that game and lead the alltime series one to nothing now when you look at other things in this matchup that you need to know about the programs themselves right Texas Tech is currently in that five six seated range in terms of Bracketology while UCF has some pretty good wins in the Big 12 and if they make a late run here have a chance to get back in that bubble mix this would go a long way for the knights if they could beat Texas Tech now asper kpom it's a drastic difference Texas Tech comes into this matchup 25th in the country UCF is 73rd now net rankings Texas Tech is 28th UCF is 72nd so pretty big gap there if we're just being honest about it but before we get into players to watch in the Warren Washington injury update be sure to like the video hit that subscribe button and turn on that notification B to join the largest and most engaging Texas Tech Community here on YouTube 9500 subscribers strong headed to 10K I think we can get there before football season be a part of the fun hit that like button subscribe and turn on that notification bell all right why y'all are probably here right y'all want to know if Warren Washington is gonna play I would too I think this is a true game time decision now I do think that there is a much better chance of Warren Washington update Warren playing than maybe what happened earlier this week where it didn't feel like he even had a shot to play earlier in the week against TCU for Texas Tech I would put this in the 6040 range if you told me to give you a percentage in terms of his playing but I would not blame Grant mccastlen and crew if they were cautious with one of the key cogs of this team for Texas Tech as the Red Raiders in my opinion are already NCAA tournament bound you want to make sure you have your defensive anchor there in the paint as healthy as as possible for the most critical time of the year so it's going to be a true game time decision at the time of this recording I'll have more over on Twitter in terms of the latest breaking news there if you want to follow me at rcnb 323 now pop Isaacs he's still in that shooting slump right just he's been bad from three let's just call it what it is but as a playmaker he's been pretty damn good as late of late and you saw his driving potential last game against TCU where he didn't make a three still led the Red Raiders in points and got to the free throw line 12 times and made his last 11 of those so is he going to be that aggressive we're going to talk about a guy that actually didn't play for the knights against Texas Tech the only time that they played but he's a big factor when it comes down to the defensive aspect of things for the knights and pop ISAC is gonna have a chance to potentially have a similar game that he had against TCU against the knights down in Orlando now Darion Williams has led the Red Raiders in scoring in their previous matchup against UCF with 13 he's been really good for Texas Tech this year as we know he is going to be an ex factor for Texas Tech in this game because there's really not anybody on the UCF roster that I think matches up with him well and I think this could be a game where we're talking about Darion Williams in that 13 to 15 Point range eight rebounds four assists the steal that kind of fill the box score type game for the Red Raider 4 all right UCF we'll talk about the player here in just a second who's going to be playing in this matchup at least it looks like right now but you got to start when you talk about the knights they're backcourt you got to talk about Jaylen sers and you have to talk about Darius Johnson sers is a guy Lefty sniper for the kns a guy that's one of the leading scorers in the Big 12 right now he isn't the most consistent shooter from deep but he is really really good at getting to his spots he's a guy that you have to know if you're the Red Raiders now Darius Johnson has really been filling it up as late uh over the last three games he's averaging 21 points per game he's also leading the knights and assist with 3.9 oh and by the way steals per game it's 2.2 he's a guy that can do it on both ends of the floor for Coach Dawkins down there in Orlando now the guy that didn't play for UCF against Texas Tech back in the 806 was Ibraham Dio he is a guy that is an absolute just pivotal player for UCF defensively and I think a lot of people thought that if he played against Texas Tech last time the knights probably win that game but Texas Tech got the win looks like he'll be available in this matchup in Orlando he is one of the better bigs in the conference when it comes to the defensive side of the floor actually in the top three of blocks per game in the Big 12 now the must-watch matchup in this one it involves the UCF Must Watch Matchup for #23 Texas Tech at UCF bigs I want to see what Texas Tech can do from an interior offense perspective now that doesn't just mean you know Warren Washington if if he plays kirron Lindsay who had a great game against TCU or Robert Jennings I want to see how aggressive the Texas Tech guards are in terms of going inside and trying to finish through contact and make the ref blow the whistle I think that could be the end all Beall for Texas Tech in this matchup in terms of getting to the free throw line finishing through contact and getting those easier opportunities I.E at the charity strike all right when it comes down to a prediction in this one Texas Tech at UCF Prediction it's interesting because Texas Tech is actually favored in their remaining five games obviously this is one of them they're one and a half Point favorites on the road in the Big 12 you don't really hear about that too much and Bart tovar's metrics actually give Texas Tech a 55% chance to win this game you see at the bottom of your screen my prediction I think Texas Tech is the better team than UCF that being said this game is going to be extremely close and I think Texas Tech actually pulls away just a little bit at the very end because of the foul game and everything like that I have the Red Raiders winning this one 7368 but I want to hear from you guys let me know your score prediction for number 23 Texas Tech at UCF again a huge game for the knights in the sense of if you can beat a team that is top 25 in kpom albeit on your home floor that will exponentially help your bubble chances and if you're Texas Tech you get this win it's your ninth Big 12 win and every win you get just solidifies yourself a little bit more higher in those Inc AA tournament brackets where we're talking about maybe a six seed then if you get this win okay maybe there are five maybe there are four but you got to start with UCF first and this is a big game for the Red Raiders to get back on track on the road as we all know if you listen to this channel I've said it multiple times it is damn near impossible to win on the road in the Big 12 but Texas Tech will have their opportunity to do so down in Orlando I am RC Maxfield reminding you one more time if you want to stay in the know on Texas Tech men's basketball and Texas Tech football all year long it's really simple just do these three things hit that like button subscribe and turn on 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