How to watch Texas basketball vs. No. 2 Alabama: TV channel info, streaming, odds

Texas faces No. 2 Alabama as it looks to end a losing streak in SEC play on Tuesday night at the Moody Center.

Kadin Shedrick, Texas basketball
Kadin Shedrick, Texas basketball | Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

With their backs against the wall in the latter portion of SEC play, head coach Rodney Terry and Texas basketball (15-9, 4-7 SEC) are looking for a big upset win over the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide 20-3 (9-1 SEC) on Tuesday night.

If Terry and the Longhorns want to ensure a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth year in a row in the postseason, they need to find a spark consistently on the offensive end of the floor. Texas has put up good fights against ranked foes in the SEC and at times in recent games on the defensive end. But Texas needs to consistently find its game for a complete 40 minutes on both ends of the floor in the SEC.

Texas has lost two straight games and three of its past four in SEC play.

Here's a look at the TV/streaming information, game time, betting odds, and game prediction for Texas vs. No. 2 Alabama at the Moody Center in Austin, TX, on Feb. 11.

How to watch Texas basketball vs. Alabama

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Radio/Audio StreamLonghorn Radio Network/Sirius XM 391

Game time: 8 p.m. CT

Live StatsStatBroadcast

Karl Ravech and Jimmy Dykes will call the contest between Texas and Alabama at the Moody Center on Tuesday night on ESPN.

Craig Way and Eddie Oran will be on the radio broadcast on Longhorn Radio Network.

Texas basketball vs. Alabama betting odds

Texas is a 4.5-point underdog against Alabama in Austin on Feb. 11 (per FanDuel). The over/under is 165.5 points.

Alabama is favored in the moneyline (-178) over Texas (+146).

Texas is 13-10-1 against the spread this season (per TeamRankings). Alabama is 13-10-0 against the spread.

Texas vs. Alabama prediction

Despite the consistency issues on both ends of the floor and in the paint, a couple of pleasant surprises from the Longhorns' forward/frontcourt rotation have surfaced in the past couple of weeks. Texas has outrebounded its opponent in three of the past four games, showing more effort and physicality in the paint from the bigs and forwards in SEC conference play.

Texas showed resilience on the glass in its loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores last weekend, losing the battle on the boards by a margin of one after getting dominated on the offensive glass early in the first half.

The Longhorns have also been getting to the free-throw line more effectively in the past few games. Texas has averaged over two dozen free-throw attempts in the past two games, including multiple and-1 opportunities on the offensive end for the Longhorns.

Alabama leads the SEC in conference play in rebounding (39.3 total rebounds per game), assists (17.0 per game), and blocks (5.6 per game). The Tide have tremendous length and proven experience in the starting frontcourt, including 6-foot-10 senior starting power forward Grant Nelson and 6-foot-11 senior center Clifford Omoruyi.

It's also noteworthy that Alabama leads the SEC in free-throws, averaging 19 free throws made on 27 attempts per game in conference play.

Final score prediction: Alabama-85, Texas-80

Check out our latest Texas basketball articles on Hook'em Headlines

Schedule

Schedule