During the Chris Beard era of Texas Tech basketball, no team in the Big 12 has had a bigger home advantage than the Red Raiders who have gone 43-4 in United Supermarkets Arena in the past three seasons. But with Saturday’s game in Austin, Tech is set to begin a road-heavy stretch of the schedule. And if the Red Raiders are truly Big 12 title contenders, they must become more adept at winning in enemy territory.
In fairness, Tech is not the only Big 12 team that has found life on the road a challenge. On average, Big 12 home teams win about 70% of the time as the home court often tips the scales when evenly-matched teams square off.