Texas Tech vs Texas College Basketball Picks – January 27th, 2010: It is a Big 12 battle tonight in the Lone Star State as the Texas Tech Red Raiders are in Austin to take on No. 6 Texas. The two in-state and conference rivals are set to tip things off at 9:00pm ET at the Frank Erwin Special Events Center; the game will be broadcast live on ESPNU. Texas Tech vs Texas College Basketball Picks at SBGglobal.com have the Longhorns listed as a -16.5 against the spread home favorite.
Texas comes into this contest sporting a 17-2 record, but unfortunately for the Longhorns both of their losses came within
the past week, dropping them from the top spot in the AP Poll. Rick Barnes squad did not fare well as the No. 1 ranked team in the country, losing first at Kansas State 62-71 on January 18th and then at Connecticut 74-88 last Saturday. The Longhorns led the Huskies 42-34 at the break, but they could not hold off a second half charge by UConn, despite 23 points and seven boards from forward Damion James.
Texas' recent slip has them sitting in second place in the Big 12 standings with a 3-1 conference record. They trail the first place Kansas Jayhawks, which are 5-0 in league action, by 1.5 games. The two teams do not meet until February 8th.
Texas Tech rebounded from three straight league losses by recording back-to-back home wins over Big 12 squads Iowa State and Oklahoma last week. The two wins improved the Red Raiders overall record to 14-5 and their conference record to 2-3. Red Raiders forward Mike Singletary, who leads the team in scoring at 15.4 points per game, posted 47 points against the Cyclones and Sooners.
Texas Tech went 0-2 against the Longhorns last year, falling 49-71 in Lubbock and 81-87 in Austin. They split with Texas during the 2007-2008 season, getting rolled 47-73 in Austin and winning 83-80 at home.
SBGglobal.com Texas Tech vs Texas College Basketball Picks – January 27th, 2010:
Texas Tech Red Raiders +16.5 (-110), Over 159 (-110)
Texas Longhorns -16.5 (-110), Under 159 (-110)
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