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The Chicago State Cougars (0-2) visit the Texas Longhorns (1-1) Tuesday in non-league action in Austin. Tip-off at the Moody Center will tip off at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+).Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Chicago State vs. Texas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Chicago State was winless in a 2-game opening week. The Cougars last played Saturday, dropping an 80-60 home game against Youngstown State as 5.5-point underdogs. CSU shot just 31.1% from the floor in that game. The Cougars allowed 17 offensive rebounds.
Texas, which was ranked as a preseason top-25 in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, lost its Nov. 4 season opener against Ohio State 80-72 and then earned its first win with a 90-59 win over Houston Christian, covering a 33.5-point spread. The Longhorns struggled to get separation in the first half of that game, but they opened the second stanza with a 24-2 run.
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Chicago State at Texas odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 6:37 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Chicago State +3500 (bet $100 to win $3,500) | Texas -20000 (bet $20,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Chicago State +27.5 (-110) | Texas -27.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 146.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Chicago State at Texas picks and predictions
Prediction
Texas 84, Chicago State 60
Moneyline
No interest. PASS.
Against the spread
Texas went 2-7 ATS across its first 9 games last season. The Longhorns’ last opponent (Houston Christian) figures as similar in talent to CSU, and Texas required a late run to pull away in that game. UT led by 7 at the half and 21 at the 10-minute mark of the second period.
The youthful Cougars do have some size and did acquit themselves well in an opening-night ATS win over Loyola-Chicago (a 79-72 loss).
BACK CHICAGO STATE +27.5 (-110).
Over/Under
Despite a mid-to-fast pace of play, Texas has finished among conference leaders in defensive scoring average each of the last 2 seasons. Coach Rodney Harris appears to often use mismatches in talent to really work the UT defense and game-control an opponent to death.
Over its last 20 games when the Longhorns are favored by 20-plus points, the Under has gone 12-5-3. Against a very young Chicago State team that could hit a bit of a wall on its first real road trip, the UNDER 146.5 (-110) is the value play here. The margin is small however: consider a partial-unit play.
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