Texas Tech vs. Arizona State prediction: Why Texas Tech is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/17/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Tuesday at 11:00 PM ET as the favored Texas Tech locks horns with Arizona State in men's college basketball action at Desert Financial Arena.

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

This article offers further insights into Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives Texas Tech a 73% chance of defeating Arizona State. Our predicted final score has Texas Tech winning 82-75.

According to our model, Arizona State (+7.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 157.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

Texas Tech vs. Arizona State 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 State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions 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 State +7.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

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

Tuesday's men's college basketball action between Arizona State and Texas Tech at Desert Financial Arena is scheduled to begin at 11:00 PM ET.

• Who: Texas Tech vs. Arizona State
• Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
• Time: 11:00 PM ET/8:00PM PT
• Venue: Desert Financial Arena

Conclusion

We predict Texas Tech, with a 73% win probability, will likely beat Arizona State on Tuesday.

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