The No. 5 Texas Longhorns (20-5, 9-3 Big 12) visit the Texas Tech Red Raiders (13-12, 2-10) on Monday. Tip from United Supermarkets Arena is set for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Texas vs. Texas Tech odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Texas destroyed West Virginia 94-60 at home on Saturday to cover as a 7-point favorite. The Longhorns are 3-1 against the spread (ATS) in their last 4 games and 5-5 ATS in their last 10, improving to 11-14 ATS on the season.
Texas Tech won 71-63 at home against Kansas State on Saturday covering as a 2-point favorite. It has now won back-to-back games ATS, is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 and 5-5 ATS in its last 10 to improve to 10-14-1 ATS this season.
The Longhorns failed to cover as 8.5-point home favorites as they took down the Red Raiders 72-70 in their first matchup this season on January 14th.
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Texas at Texas Tech odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:40 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Texas -190 (bet $190 to win $190) | Texas Tech +145 (bet $100 to win $145)
- Against the spread (ATS): Texas -3.5 (-115) | Texas Tech +3.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Texas at Texas Tech picks and predictions
Prediction
Texas 76, Texas Tech 74
Moneyline
PASS.
Despite that Texas (-190) is a top-5 team, the moneyline is not worth the play in this matchup.
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Against the spread
BET TEXAS TECH +3.5 (-105).
The Longhorns are just 4-3 when playing on the road despite a 20-5 overall record. They are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Monday games and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following an ATS win. Texas is also 0-4 ATS in its last 4 games following a win of 20 or more points.
The Red Raiders have played their best basketball at home with a 10-4 straight-up home record. They are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games including 2-0 in their previous 2 home games.
Over/Under
BET OVER 145.5 (-115).
The Longhorns are 14-9-2 O/U and the Red Raiders are 15-9-1 O/U. This points toward both teams’ tendencies to score a lot of points.
The Over is 6-1 in the Longhorns’ last 7 games following an ATS win and is 12-4-1 in their last 17 games overall.
The over is 9-1 in the Red Raiders’ last 10 games following a straight-up win, 5-1 in their last 6 home games against a team with a winning road record, and 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.
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