The No. 4 Texas Longhorns are favorites as they try to build on a six-game winning streak when they host the No. 15 Texas Tech Red Raiders on Wednesday, January 13 at Frank Erwin Center. The contest airs at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN2. The point total is set at in the matchup.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of January 13, 2021, 2:14 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Texas Betting Information
- Texas has put together a 6-5 record against the spread this season.
- When favored by at least 2.5 points, the Longhorns are 2-4 against the spread in 2020-21.
- In 54.5% of their games this season (6/11), the Longhorns and their opponents have outscored the set over/under.
- The Longhorns defeated West Virginia 72-70 and covered the spread as 1.5-point underdogs, while going over the 140 point total in their last outing on Saturday. Courtney Ramey put up a team-high 19 points in the victory.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Texas Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Ramey | 11 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Matt Coleman III | 11 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Andrew Jones | 10 | 13.4 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Greg Brown III | 11 | 12.0 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Kai Jones | 11 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Texas Tech Betting Information
- The Red Raiders have generally come up short ATS this season, with a 4-8 record.
- For the 13th time this season, the Red Raiders are at least a 2.5-point underdog, where they have a record of 4-8 against the spread.
- In 12 games this season, Texas Tech has hit the over in exactly half of their games.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Texas Tech Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac McClung | 13 | 15.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 12 | 13.6 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Kyler Edwards | 13 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Marcus Santos-Silva | 13 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Micah Peavy | 13 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Total Facts
- In Texas’ matchups this season, the Longhorns and their opponents have exceeded Wednesday’s over/under of 134.5 points eight times (72.7% of opportunities).
- In six out of Texas Tech’s 13 games this season (46.2%), the competing teams scored more points than the over/under in Wednesday’s matchup.
- Together, the two teams combine for 151.1 points per game, 16.6 points more than the over/under of 134.5 for this matchup.
- This matchup’s total is 12.8 fewer points than the 121.7 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
- This season, the average total for Longhorns games is 139.4 points, 4.9 more than the over/under of 134.5 points for this contest.
- A difference of 1.0 point separates this game’s over/under (134.5 points) and the average total points bet in Red Raiders games (133.5 points) this season.
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/29/2020 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | -11 | 126 | -780 | +500 | Regular Season | 68-58 TEXAS |
| 2/8/2020 | Texas Tech | Texas | -2.5 | 130 | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 62-57 TXTECH |
| 3/4/2019 | N/A | Texas Tech | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 70-51 TXTECH |
| 1/12/2019 | N/A | Texas | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 68-62 TXTECH |
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