The Texas Southern Tigers (0-1) travel to Lubbock to take on the No. 24 Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0) Thursday. Tip-off from United Supermarkets Arena is at 8 p.m. (Big 12 Network/ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Texas Southern vs. Texas Tech odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Texas Tech defeated Northwestern State 73-49 Monday in its season opener. Texas Southern is coming off a 90-77 loss at San Francisco Monday.
The Red Raiders look to cement a place in the upper echelon of the Big 12 while also continuing their recent dominance on defense. This will be a low-scoring defensive game and the Red Raiders are not sure to be hospitable hosts in this matchup.
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Texas Southern 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 Southern +900 (bet $100 to win $900) | Texas Tech -2000 (bet $2,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Texas Southern +18.5 (-110) | Texas Tech -18.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 136.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Texas Southern at Texas Tech picks and predictions
Prediction
Texas Tech 72, Texas Southern 48
Moneyline
PASS.
Neither side is worth a play on the ML in this game.
Against the spread
BET TEXAS TECH -18.5 (-110).
Texas Tech won its opener against Northwestern State by 24 points but failed to cover the 28-point spread, but that would be enough to cover this game.
The Red Raiders defense was able to shut down its opponent, allowing just 49 points. The same type of clamp will be put on the Tigers. I do not see Texas Tech getting to 80, but I do not see Texas Southern even getting to 60. So, give me TEXAS TECH -18.5 (-110).
Over/Under
BET UNDER 136.5 (-105).
There are certain teams that you want to blindly bet on the Under. Texas Tech is one of those teams.
The Red Raiders had a total of 141.5 in their opener and it went Under by 19.5 points. The market has not yet caught up to Texas Tech. Until it does, take Unders in its games. Thursday’s UNDER 136.5 (-105) is my FAVORITE PLAY.
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