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Texas Tech vs Texas College Basketball Picks – January 27th, 2010

by Matt Foust on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

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 withinTexas Tech vs Texas College Basketball Picks - January 27th, 2010 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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