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Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Texas Longhorns Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Moody Center — Austin, TX

Article updated Jan 6, 1:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Texas Tech Red Raiders are traveling to play the Texas Longhorns at the Moody Center stadium on Saturday, 1/6/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. Texas is the betting favorite opening at

Game outlook

The Texas Tech Red Raiders are traveling to play the Texas Longhorns at the Moody Center stadium on Saturday, 1/6/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. Texas is the betting favorite opening at -7 and the current line is Texas -6.5.

Red Raiders vs Longhorns Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Longhorns to win tonight's game by 6 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Texas Tech Red Raiders to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go under 140.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Texas Tech 66 to Texas 72

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Texas Longhorns, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Texas Tech Red Raiders to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Texas will win straight-up is 74%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be TEXTK 63.75, TEXAS 76.75.

OddsShark predicts Texas will win, texas tech will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Texas Tech Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 58, Texas Tech is ranked #123 in offense (scoring an average of 77.42 per game), #52 in defense (allowing an average of 65.08 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-2 (6-7 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Red Raiders hit an average of 44.96% of their field goals (ranked #175) and 77.27% of their free throws (ranked #21) and makes an average of 35.41% of their three pointers ranked #107 in the NCAAB). They average 37.92 rebounds per game (ranked # 128) and average 14.83 offensive assists and 11.58 turnovers per game (ranked # 103 and 121 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Texas Tech allows an average of 40.91% field goals (ranked #87) and 66.08% free throws (ranked #29 in the NCAAB) The Red Raiders allow an average of 31.51% of the three pointers (ranked #119) and averages 32.42 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.42) Finally, the Red Raiders average 11.17 defensive assists and 12.83 turnovers per game (ranked # 70 and 178 respectively).

Texas Key Betting Stats

Texas Longhorns has a power ranking of 44 and are #85 for offense (scoring an average of 79.17 per game), #42 for defense (giving up an average of 64.50 points per game) and 11-2 (4-9 ATS) overall. Texas Tech went 1-2 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Texas.

For offense, the Longhorns hit an average of 49.15% of their field goals (ranked #32) and 73.54% of their free throws (ranked #91) and makes an average of 36.67% of their three pointers (ranked #69 in the NCAAB). They average 37.58 rebounds per game (ranked # 144) and average 16.92 offensive assists and 12.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 36) and 158 respectively).

On defense, Texas allows an average of 39.37% field goals (ranked #37) and 70.14% free throws (ranked #164 in the NCAAB) The Longhorns allow an average of 30.32% of the three pointers (ranked #82) and averages 33.92 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.92) Finally, the Longhorns average 10.33 defensive assists and 13.33 turnovers per game (ranked # 36 and 135 respectively).

Betting Summary

Texas has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Texas Tech Red Raiders to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go under 140.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Red Raiders vs Longhorns archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Red Raiders vs Longhorns matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Texas Tech Red Raiders+225 → +230Moved
  • Moneyline · Texas Longhorns-286 → -288Moved
  • Spread · Texas Tech Red Raiders+7 (-110) → +6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Texas Longhorns-7 (-110) → -6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over140.75 (-110) → 140.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under140.75 (-110) → 140.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Texas Tech Red Raiders
23-11 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Texas Longhorns
21-15 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-06T06:36:42.666Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Texas Longhorns, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-13Texas Longhorns 67 · Texas Tech Red Raiders 74
  • 2023-01-14Texas Tech Red Raiders 70 · Texas Longhorns 72
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated Texas Longhorns 78-67

Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated Texas Longhorns 78-67 on January 6, 2024, a 11-point decision in the series. Texas Tech Red Raiders' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 41-34. Against SportsJaw's recorded Texas Tech Red Raiders +6.5 (-110) spread, Texas Tech Red Raiders covered, while the 145 combined points finished over the recorded total of 140.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Texas Tech Red Raiders +6.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 140.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Texas Tech Red Raiders +6.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 140.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Texas Tech Red Raiders +6.5 (-110)Win