The No. 5 Texas Longhorns (11-2 overall, 5-1 Big 12) host the Oklahoma Sooners (9-4, 5-3) Tuesday for a 7 p.m. ET tip. Below, we analyze the Oklahoma-Texas college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
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Oklahoma at Texas: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Oklahoma +165 (bet $100 to win $165) | Texas -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Oklahoma +4.5 (-110) | Texas -4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 143.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Oklahoma at Texas: Three things to know
- Texas head coach Shaka Smart announced on Twitter Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19, and will be in isolation from the team as it plays its first game in 10 days. The previous two games – at Iowa State last Wednesday and at TCU Saturday – were postponed because of COVID-19 issues within opponents’ programs. Texas’ last outing was an 82-67 home win vs. Kansas State Jan. 16. It failed to cover as a 16.5-point favorite but rebounded from its first Big 12 loss of the season (79-77 to then-No. 15 Texas Tech Jan. 13). Junior G Andrew Jones’ 14.4 PPG leads four Longhorns in double figures.
- Oklahoma upset then-No. 9 Kansas 75-68 Saturday for a third win a row. The Sooners, who were 1-point home underdogs, trailed 52-51 with 9:29 to go but outscored the Jayhawks 24-16 down the stretch. Senior G Austin Reaves tallied 11 of his 16 points in the final 5:59. Sophomore G De’Vion Harmon finished with a game-high 22 points, including 4 3-pointers, and the Sooners shot 18-for-22 from the free-throw line. Reaves leads OU in points (15.2 per game), rebounds (5.1 RPG) and assists (5.2 APG).
- The rivals split their two meetings last season with the road teams prevailing as underdogs. Texas won at Oklahoma 52-51 in March when now-senior G Matt Coleman III banked a 3-pointer off the glass with 0.04 seconds left after OU missed two free throws. The Sooners, behind a second-half 11-2 run, claimed a 72-62 road victory Jan. 8, 2020.
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Oklahoma at Texas: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Texas 70, Oklahoma 67
Money line (ML)
AVOID. Texas will improve to 5-1 in its last six home games in the series, but the -200 price is too chalky.
Against the spread (ATS)
OKLAHOMA +4.5 (-110) is the worth backing, getting the nod because:
- Texas will miss coach Smart.
- Oklahoma is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
- Texas will be a bit rusty after 9 days off.
- Texas is 1-3 ATS in its last 4 games.
ATS: Oklahoma 8-5 | Texas 6-7
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 143.5 (-110) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager. Oklahoma’s defense yields 64.7 PPG in conference games to rank second in the Big 12; Texas is fourth at 70.2 PPG.
The Sooners are also 2-8 vs. the O/U in their last 10 games. Saturday’s 75-68 victory over the Jayhawks snapped a 4-game Under streak.
The Longhorns enter on a 6-game Over run, but the Sooners’ defense will be the best they’ve faced to date. Plus, only four of the Longhorns’ last 10 games have reached 144 total combined points.
O/U records: Oklahoma 5-8 | Texas 8-5
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| Johnny’s 2020-21 CBK record / Strongest plays | 39-32-1 / 17-18 |
| CBK record since Jan. 1 / Strongest plays | 24-15-1 / 12-8 |
| 2021 overall record (all sports) / Strongest plays | 37-21-1 / 20-10 |
| 2020 overall record (all sports) / Strongest plays | 178-147-4 / 87-61-1 |
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