Texas Basketball vs. Texas Tech: Betting odds, TV, stream, pick
During a big weekend for the university, the No. 20 ranked Texas basketball is set to take on the No. 11 ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders and first-year head coach Mark Adams in a pivotal Big 12 showdown on Feb. 19. First-year head coach Chris Beard and Texas will be looking to avenge their loss on the road in Lubbock earlier in the season to Texas Tech this weekend.
Beard and the Longhorns will be getting the Red Raiders at home at the Frank Erwin Center on Feb. 19 for the first and only time this season. Texas is coming into this game fresh off their big overtime win over the Oklahoma Sooners on the road in Norman on Feb. 15 by the final score of 80-78. That gives Texas a record of 19-7 (8-5 Big 12) heading into this meeting with Texas Tech.
Meanwhile, Texas Tech comes into this game sporting a record of 20-6 (9-4 Big 12) after their big win at home back on Feb. 16 over the No. 7 ranked Baylor Bears by the final score of 83-73. Texas Tech has won two straight games and six of their last seven coming into this matchup against Texas.
Here’s a look into the betting odds, TV/streaming information, and game prediction as Texas gets set to host Texas Tech at the Erwin Center in Austin on Feb. 19, with tip-off time set for 11:30 a.m. CT.
Texas basketball vs. Texas Tech betting odds
According to WynnBet, Texas is a 1.5-point favorite over Texas Tech in this game. And the over/under is set at 123.5 points.
The ESPN matchup predictor gives Texas a 61.4 percent chance to beat Texas Tech.
Texas basketball vs. Texas Tech TV/streaming info
TV/Stream: ABC/WatchESPN app
Radio: Longhorn IMG Radio Network
Texas basketball vs. Texas Tech prediction
This is going to be a big game for Texas to keep moving in the right direction ahead of the final stretch run of the regular season. Texas does have a good shot at this point of the season of earning a high single-digit seed for the NCAA Tournament and an advantageous path for the Big 12 Tournament.
To finish that out, though, Texas will need a strong finish to the regular season slate. With only five games left for the regular season slate, Beard and the Longhorns are really hitting crunch time. That is especially the case since Texas still has matchups remaining against the likes of the Red Raiders, Kansas Jayhawks, and Baylor.
The first focus should be on getting this win over Texas Tech, though. This is a game where Texas really needs the duo of senior guard Marcus Carr and senior forward Timmy Allen to be at their best. Overreliance on the likes of senior guard Courtney Ramey, redshirt senior shooting guard/wing Andrew Jones, and/or junior center Tre Mitchell won’t cut it in this one.
Allen was big for the Longhorns in their Feb. 15 win over the Sooners. He registered 20 points, four rebounds, two steals, and just one turnover on 8-of-13 shooting from the field in an impressive outing against Oklahoma.
A similar performance from Allen could really be a driving force to beat the Red Raiders this weekend.
Meanwhile, Carr was also solid for Texas in the win over Oklahoma earlier this week. He came up with 16 points, two rebounds, one assist, and one steal on 5-of-11 shooting from the field against the Sooners. Carr has played pretty well of late, which bodes well for Texas in this meeting with Texas Tech.
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Texas can win this one. They have to avoid the slow starts in the first half and get solid outings from their top senior players in order to beat a tough Texas Tech team, though. This does feel like one the Longhorns can win at the friendly confines of the Erwin Center.