Texas Tech hosts Northwestern State following Walton's 21-point game
Northwestern State Demons (1-0) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0)
Lubbock, Texas; Friday, 9 p.m. EST
SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Raiders -34; over/under is 144.5
BOTTOM LINE: Texas Tech faces Northwestern State after Kerwin Walton scored 21 points in Texas Tech's 94-61 victory against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats.
Texas Tech went 15-2 at home a season ago while going 23-11 overall. The Red Raiders averaged 13.4 points off of turnovers, 10.9 second-chance points and 17.3 bench points last season.
Northwestern State finished 9-23 overall with a 3-13 record on the road a season ago. The Demons averaged 70.5 points per game last season, 35.1 in the paint, 14.5 off of turnovers and 10.3 on fast breaks.
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2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Lamar | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| McNeese | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
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