The No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs (13-2, 2-1 Big 12) square off against the No. 10 Texas Longhorns (13-2, 2-1) Wednesday at Moody Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the TCU vs. Texas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Rankings courtesy of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The Horned Frogs suffered a 69-67 loss to current-No. 14 Iowa State on Saturday, losing outright as 5.5-point home favorites. TCU was on an 11-game win streak before the defeat.
The Longhorns defeated Oklahoma State 56-46 on Saturday to cover as 3-point favorites on the road. Texas has won 7 of its last 8 games, with its lone loss in that span being to current-No. 13 Kansas State on Jan. 3.
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TCU at Texas odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:16 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): TCU +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Texans -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): TCU +6.5 (-105) | Texas -6.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 142.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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TCU at Texas picks and predictions
Prediction
Texas 75, TCU 73
Moneyline
AVOID.
Texas (-300) is expected to win at home, but the risk of taking the Longhorns straight up is not worth the reward in what may be a close game.
Against the spread
TCU +6.5 (-105) is where I’ll confidently side in this game as the Horned Frogs shouldn’t be this big of underdogs against the Longhorns. TCU’s 2 losses this season have come by a combined 3 points.
TCU is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games following a loss and the road team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings between these 2 programs. Texas is also just 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games following a win.
Over/Under
Big 12 games have had plenty of scoring this season, so OVER 142.5 (-115) is where I’m leaning. TCU averages a solid 78.0 points per game (58th in the nation) while Texas averages 82.3 points per game (18th).
The Horned Frogs have hit the Over in 4 straight road games and 4 of their last 5 games overall. The Longhorns are 5-0 to the Over in their last 5 home games and 6 of their last 7 games overall.
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