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A tango 12 years in the making will make its way to United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday night. The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (4-4; 3-3-0 ATS) and Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-2; 3-5-0 ATS) will square off at 9:00 p.m. EDT. It marks the first meeting since 2011 when a 16-point Oral Roberts win capped a two-year home-and-home series. Will the Golden Eagles repeat history, or are the Red Raiders going to remain undefeated at home?
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Oral Roberts may be coming off a 110-51 win entering this game, but that's how they should beat Ozark Christian. Instead, Isaac McBride and the rest of the Golden Eagles should enter Lubbock concerned with their 0-4 record in away games. It starts with their scoring dipping to 71.0 points per game as a visiting team, and they failed to reach 70 points in three of those games. Oral Roberts' shooting doesn't dip drastically from their 45.0% clip (36.2% from three) throughout the season, but enough to cost them each game. One thing that maintains is their aversion to turnovers. The Golden Eagles only cough the ball up 8.8 times per contest. The offense is where Oral Roberts expects to exceed, and they need to maintain that performance to earn their first road win.
Even as a slow-paced team, the Golden Eagles aren't making much noise defensively. Rather, they allow 71.8 points per game, a number that jumps to 80.2 on the road. Their issue is rebounding, as opponents grab 14.1 offensive boards per game. Otherwise, opposing teams only shoot 40.1% against Oral Roberts and 33.7% from three. Still, without ending the possession with a defensive rebound, forcing misses won't matter. It has burned them four times on the road already. Here's a chance to fix the issue.