The Texas Longhorns face the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament in a game that will take place at the neutral site at the Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri at 9 PM ET. On the NCAA betting board the Red Raiders are listed at -4.5 on the point spread line with the total showing some downward movement sitting at 129.5 points.
Texas is coming off a 75-64 loss to a ranked Baylor team in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 6-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 139, which was over the closing line of 130. The Longhorns have failed to cover the spread in six of their last seven games, including their last three, and previous to the Baylor game the total had gone under in five straight games. Texas has lost their last seven games.
Texas Tech is coming off a 61-48 loss to Kansas State in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 3-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 109, which was well under the closing line of 134. The Red Raiders have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games and in their last three games the total has gone under every time. Texas Tech has lost four of their last five games.
Offensively, Texas is putting up 67.8 points per game on a 44.3% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Longhorns are allowing 69.6 points per game on a 42.7% FG average.
Texas Tech is putting up 74 points per game on a 47.4% FG average. On defense the Red Raiders are allowing 67.3 points per game on a 43.4% FG average.
These teams split the two games facing each other this season with each winning at home.
Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders Betting Trends
- Texas is 0-4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
- The Longhorns are 6-12 against the spread in their last 19 games against the Red Raiders.
- The game total has gone under in 5 of Texas’s last 6 games against Texas Tech.
- Texas Tech is 6-3 against the spread in their last 9 games overall.
- The Red Raiders are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Texas and Texas Tech have the public banking on the home Red Raiders minus the 4.5 points with 74% on board. The over/under bettors are thinking this game might possibly stay under the posted total line of 131 with 52%.
