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Texas Tech-Purdue predictions: Most expect the Red Raiders to get one step closer to a Final Four berth

Dallas Morning News columnists, college writers and editors made their full predictions for the second week of the NCAA tournament earlier this week. You can view those here.

Today, the college writers and editors expand on their predictions for Friday night's game between Texas Tech and Purdue.

Ben Baby, colleges writer

In an all-chalk matchup in the East region, 3-seed Texas Tech should have the upper hand against 2-seed Purdue in Boston. Beating a red-hot Red Raiders team is going to be tough for the Boilermakers without center Isaac Haas, one of the team's top scorers.