Texas Tech vs. Arizona prediction: Why Arizona is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/14/2026]

Arizona will square off with Texas Tech in men's college basketball action at McKale Center on Saturday, starting at 6:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Arizona as the most likely winner of the Texas Tech vs. Arizona game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Texas Tech vs. Arizona prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Texas Tech and Arizona 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Arizona an 81% chance of defeating Texas Tech. Our predicted final score has Arizona winning 85-74.

According to our model, Arizona (-8.5) has a 62% chance of covering the spread, while the 157.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Texas Tech vs. Arizona odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Texas Tech vs. Arizona picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Arizona -8.5 at the spread.

Texas Tech vs. Arizona game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball matchup between Arizona and Texas Tech at McKale Center is scheduled to commence at 6:30 PM ET.

• Who: Texas Tech vs. Arizona
• Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026
• Time: 6:30 PM ET/3:30PM PT
• Venue: McKale Center

Conclusion

We predict Arizona, with an 81% win probability, will likely beat Texas Tech on Saturday.

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