The Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-6, 1-2 Big 12) and No. 19 Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-3, 2-1) meet Thursday for a 7 p.m. ET tip-off at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Below, we look at the Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech odds and lines and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Oklahoma State has scored just 62.0 points per game while shooting 37.4% from the floor in losing three of its last four games. The Cowboys lost 70-60 Tuesday at West Virginia, so they are completing the Big 12 geographical -nightmare double in traveling to Lubbock. The fast-paced OSU five have been tagged with turnovers in a conference-worst 21.4% of their possessions.
The Red Raiders rank third in the Big12 in offense (75.0 PPG) and second in defense (58.5). Texas Tech is undefeated (9-0) on its home floor and is coming into this game off a monster 65-62 win over No. 1 Baylor Tuesday. The Raiders outshot the Bears, 50.9% to 41.1% in that upset in Waco, Texas.
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Oklahoma State +270 (bet $100 to win $270) | Texas Tech -360 (bet $360 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oklahoma State +7.5 (-115) | Texas Tech -7.5 (-107)
- Over/Under (O/U): 129.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Oklahoma State at Texas Tech odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Texas Tech 67, Oklahoma State 59
Money line
AVOID. Neither side is as attractive as the Over/Under here. Texas Tech is the lean, but that lean is brushed back by the expensive tag.
Against the spread
The Cowboys are 0-4 ATS in their last four road games against winning teams and the Red Raiders are 4-0 ATS in their last four games against winning teams.
A young Oklahoma State team making the Stillwater-to-Morgantown-to-Lubbock voyage gets us halfway to a fade. Defensive play that has struggled of late takes us further down the road.
A Texas Tech advantage on the boards cinches it. In their last four games against fast-pace foes, the slow-’em-down Raiders are 3-1 ATS, with all three wins being by double-digits against the number.
TAKE TEXAS TECH -7.5 (-107).
Over/Under
When TTU is playing against a winning team, the Under is 6-2.
Neither team is all that proficient on threes and frees (3-pointers and free throws). The Raiders will look to game-control this one against a likely-tiring OSU five.
BACK THE UNDER 129.5 (-112).
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