The Texas Tech Red Raiders (17-10) open the NCAA Tournament against the Utah State Aggies (20-8). Their game is Friday at 1:45 p.m. ET at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.
Below, we look at the early March Madness Round 1 Texas Tech-Utah State odds and lines. Will one of these teams end up as this year’s National Champion? Don’t forget to check out all of the teams’ March Madness odds.
Texas Tech enters the tournament as a six seed after averaging 73.3 points per game and having some very big wins. They had two regular-season wins against Texas, who was ranked No. 4 and No. 14 in each game. The Red Raiders also defeated a No. 9 Oklahoma team. They played 11 games against ranked opponents.
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Utah State enters the tourney as a No. 11 seed. The Aggies finished second in the Moutain West Conference and lost in the conference tournament final to San Diego State. They went 15-4 in the conference and had both 11-game and six-game winning streaks. They were led by C Neemias Queta‘s 15.1 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game.
Texas Tech vs. Utah State: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Texas Tech -225 (bet $225 to win $100) | Utah State +180 (bet $100 to win $180)
- Against the spread/ATS: Texas Tech -5 (-110) | Utah State +5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 132.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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