NCAA Championship picks — Texas Tech vs. Virginia

These are the condensed versions of picks for the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. There is a link to a deep-dive preview seen on StatSalt. The confidence rating on a scale from 1 to 5 is in parentheses.

Note: The 5/5 does NOT represent the best overall pick of the day’s games when there are multiple games, simply the best pick of each individual game.

Apr 6, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders guard Jarrett Culver (23) hits a three-point shot against the Michigan State Spartans in the semifinals of the 2019 men’s Final Four at US Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

Apr 6, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Virginia Cavaliers guard De’Andre Hunter (12) shoots the ball over Auburn Tigers forward Danjel Purifoy (3) in the semifinals of the 2019 men’s Final Four at US Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

Texas Tech vs. Virginia

Side Prediction/Full Game: Texas Tech +1.5 (4/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 118.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: Mooney OVER 11.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/Full Game 2: Virginia UNDER 60 points (5/5) — LOSS!
Side Prediction/1st Half: Texas Tech +0.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: UNDER 54 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: Virginia UNDER 27 points (3/5) — LOSS!

Day’s Record: 0-7-0 (.000)
Previous Day’s Record: 3-11-0 (.286)

NCAA Tournament Record: 158-194-7 (.450)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in NCAA Tournament)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in NCAA Tournament)
3-Star Pick Record: 0-4 (.375)          (99-111-6 (.472) in NCAA Tournament)
4-Star Pick Record: 0-2 (.000)          (32-50-0 (.390) in NCAA Tournament)
5-Star Pick Record: 0-1 (.000)          (27-34-1 (.443) in NCAA Tournament)

March/April Record: 267-269-11 (.498)

February Record: 156-168-4 (.482)
January Record: 173-146-4 (.542)
December Record: 86-62-5 (.578)
November Record: 81-91-6 (.472)

Season Record: 766-749-30 (.506)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in March/April)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          (0-0-0 (.000) in March/April)
3-Star Pick Record: 0-4 (.000)          (163-158-9 (.508) in March/April)
4-Star Pick Record: 0-2 (.000)          (55-75-1 (.424) in March/April)
5-Star Pick Record: 0-1 (.000)          (53-47-1 (.530) in March/April)

(Jarrett Culver and De’Andre Hunter photos courtesy Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports)