Texas Tech vs Texas Prediction & Best Bets
Texas Tech is on the road playing Texas at the Moody Center stadium on Saturday, 1/14/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Texas -9 was the opening favorite and current line is Texas
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Texas Tech is on the road playing Texas at the Moody Center stadium on Saturday, 1/14/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Texas -9 was the opening favorite and current line is Texas -8.75.
In the Lone Star State, two Power 12 teams off to hot starts go head-to-head in a showdown. On Saturday night, the #10 Texas Longhorns will face the Texas Tech Red Raiders on the road. In their previous game on Tuesday night, Texas Tech was beaten 84-50 by Iowa State, failing to cover as a 4.5-point favorite. The Longhorns beat TCU 79-75 at home Wednesday night, but failed to cover as a six-point favorite. Although the Longhorns own an 81-64 advantage in the all-time series, the Red Raiders have won nine of the last 11 meetings. Texas Tech won the most recent matchup 61-55 away from home on February 19, 2022.
A Texas Tech Red Raider tries to stop a slide
A steamrolling Iowa State victory in their previous game was Texas Tech's fourth consecutive loss. The Red Raiders dropped to 10-6 overall and 0-4 in Conference 12, which puts them at the bottom of the conference. Against Iowa State, Texas Tech trailed by two with 8:17 to play in the first half before giving up a 20-3 run to end the half, leading to a 39-20 score at halftime. While trailing by as many as 34 in the game, the Red Raiders got no closer than 15 the rest of the way. De'Vion Harmon led the Red Raiders with 14 points, five rebounds, four assists, and five steals in the loss. Texas Tech shot 36.5% from the field, including five of 26 from three-point range.