The No. 19 Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-3, 1-1 Big 12) tangle with the No. 1 Baylor Bears (15-0, 3-0) Tuesday in Waco, Texas. The Big 12 battle at Ferrell Center is slated to tip-off at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Texas Tech vs. Baylor odds and lines and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Texas Tech is coming off a key win over Kansas Saturday. The Red Raiders had 11 offensive rebounds and got to the free-throw line 22 times while shooting 50.9% from the field. Senior F Bryson Williams had 22 points and 8 boards against the Jayhawks. Williams and the Raiders have won three of their last four games.
The Bears defeated the TCU Horned Frogs 76-64 Saturday. Baylor shot 52.6% from the floor and has now registered a mark of 50% or better in six straight games.
BU is shooting 49.5% on the season which ranks 13th in NCAA-I. The Bears have been buoyed by the steady play of senior G James Akinjo, who has logged 47 points over their last two games and is averaging 14.4 points and 6.1 assists per game.
Texas Tech at Baylor odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Texas Tech +500 (bet $100 to win $500) | Baylor -750 (bet $750 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Texas Tech +11.5 (-107) | Baylor -11.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 135.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Texas Tech at Baylor odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Baylor 75, Texas Tech 62
Money line
AVOID. There’s just too much juice here.
Against the spread
The Bears are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 home games and are 5-2 ATS over their last seven games against TTU.
BU swept the Raiders straight up and against the spread in two meetings last season. The Bears are the better shooting team by a decent margin and the venue is a big plus for Baylor and a significant minus for Texas Tech. TTU also has a couple or three injury/illness issues among some key veteran sources of rebounds and assists.
BACK the BEARS -11.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The Over is 5-0-1 across the Bears’ last six games and is 4-2 in the last six games of this series.
Consider a partial-unit play on the OVER 135.5 (-110).
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