Texas basketball (14-7, 3-5 SEC) is searching for a bounce-back victory in SEC play this weekend against the LSU Tigers (12-8, 1-6 SEC) in Baton Rouge.
This is the first matchup between Texas and LSU on the hardwood as SEC foes. The last time the Longhorns and Tigers met was last season in Houston in a double-digit win for Texas.
Here's a look at the TV/streaming information, game time, betting odds, and game prediction for LSU vs. Texas at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA, on Feb. 1.
How to watch Texas basketball vs. LSU
TV: SEC Network
Live Stream: WatchESPN
Radio/Audio Stream: Longhorn Radio Network/Sirius XM 391
Game time: 5 p.m. CT
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Mike Morgan and Mark Wise will call the action between Texas and LSU on SEC Network.
Craig Way and Eddie Oran will be on the radio broadcast on Longhorn Radio Network.
Texas basketball vs. LSU betting odds
Texas is a 1.5-point favorite against LSU on Feb.1 in Baton Rouge (per FanDuel). The over/under is 143.5 points.
Texas is favored in the moneyline (-125) over LSU (+104).
Texas is 12-8-1 against the spread this season (per TeamRankings). LSU is 9-10-1 against the spread.
Texas vs. LSU prediction
I don't want to call this a must-win game for the Longhorns. But it does feel like the LSU game is the most winnable road contest remaining in SEC play this regular season. Texas's next two games are two opportunities for Quad 1 and 2 victories against LSU and the Arkansas Razorbacks at the Moody Center next week.
LSU is 1-2 in home conference games this season. The Tigers have allowed 78.4 points per game in SEC play.
Freshman guard Tre Johnson has averaged over 25 points per game for the Longhorns since the last-second thriller win over the No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies last weekend. If Johnson delivers another big game scoring the basketball on the offensive end against LSU, we could also see solid production from senior forward Arthur Kaluma and junior guard Jordan Pope.
A win here would get the Longhorns one game back closer to a .500 record in SEC play, and add another Quad 2 win to the NCAA Tournament resume against LSU.