Texas baseball vs. TCU: Odds, TV/stream, pick for Big 12 Tournament
After triumphing over the four-seed Oklahoma State Cowboys in comfortable fashion in the first game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship, the five-seed and No. 19 ranked Texas baseball has momentum on their side. Texas will need that momentum as they square up to face the Big 12 regular season titleholder and top-seeded TCU Horned Frogs on May 26.
Head coach David Pierce and the Longhorns come into this May 26 meeting with TCU in the Big 12 Tournament sporting a record of 40-17 (14-10 Big 12) following the 4-0 shutout win over Oklahoma State on May 25. Texas has now won six games in a row and 10 of the last 11.
Meanwhile, TCU comes into this game sporting a record of 36-18 (16-8 Big 12) following their close 4-2 win over the Baylor Bears in the first Big 12 Tournament game on May 25. TCU is also riding a real hot streak at the moment, having won eight games in a row heading into this meeting with the Longhorns.
Moreover, the first pitch time between the Longhorns and Horned Frogs on May 26 is set for 4 p.m. CT at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX.
Here’s a look at the betting odds, TV/streaming information, and game prediction as Texas gets set to take on TCU in the second game of the Big 12 Tournament.
Texas baseball vs. TCU betting odds
According to WynnBet, Texas is a slight favorite over TCU in the moneyline for this game. Texas’ moneyline is currently staked at -130. Meanwhile, TCU’s moneyline sits at +105.
Texas baseball vs. TCU TV/streaming info
TV: ESPNU/ESPN+
Stream: WatchESPN
Radio: 104.9 FM The Horn/1260 AM
Texas baseball vs. TCU pick
It looks like the presumed starter for the Longhorns against TCU on May 26 will be the sophomore left-hander Lucas Gordon getting the call on the mound for the men in burnt orange. Ever since Tristan Stevens was moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen, Gordon was slotted as the second starting pitcher after ace Pete Hansen.
We would figure it would be Gordon getting the start for Pierce and the Longhorns in this one.
Gordon was solid in his last few starts for the Longhorns. In fact, he is 2-0 in his last two starts, allowing just one earned run and seven hits in 13 innings on the mound. The last time that Gordon gave up more than two earned runs in a start was back on April 24 in a win over Baylor. And he only gave up three earned runs in that game, while claiming the win in the process.
Moreover, Texas will likely need the bats to come alive in this one. Texas did rally late in the May 25 win over Oklahoma State with the bats. But putting up just four runs against the top-seeded Horned Frogs would put the Longhorns in a trying position in this game.
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Texas is 2-1 this season against the Horned Frogs as these two teams met in a three-game weekend series in Fort Worth from April 8-10. That was one of three series losses during the regular season in Big 12 play for TCU.