Texas vs Missouri College Basketball Picks – February 17th, 2010: The Texas Longhorns are in Columbia, Missouri tonight to take on the Tigers at Mizzou Arena. The two squads, which are tied for fifth in the Big 12 race, are hoping to build some late season momentum as the conference and NCAA Tournaments draw near. Tipoff in this Big 12 clash is scheduled for 9:00pm ET; the game will be broadcast live on ESPN2. Texas vs Missouri College Basketball Picks at online bookmaker SPORTSBETTING.com have the Tigers listed as a -3 against the spread home favorite.
The No. 17 Longhorns have fallen on hard times of late; however, they did snap a two game losing streak and garner just 
their third win in the last nine games on Saturday by pounding Nebraska 91-51 in Austin. Texas had five players in double figures, led by Avery Bradley's 25, and they hit 11 of their 23 shots from three point range. The Longhorns also out-rebounded the Huskers 47 to 27 and had 19 assists to Nebraska's nine. The decisive victory improved the Longhorns record to 20-5 overall and 6-4 in conference play.
Texas now must find a way to win on the road, where they are 4-3 on the season, but just 1-3 in their last four games away from the Frank Erwin Special Events Center. Rick Barnes squad is 0-2 in their last two games against Mike Anderson's team, losing by an average of 8.5 points per game.
Missouri, like Texas, has been up and down of late, and the Tigers found themselves on the lower half of the spectrum on Saturday as the Baylor Bears beat them 64-62 in Waco. The loss was the fourth in the last eight games for Mizzou and it dropped their record to 18-7 overall and 6-4 in league action.
Despite their uneven play over the last couple of weeks, The Tigers have been a formidable bunch at home, where they are 14-1 on the year and 43-5 since the 2007-2008 season.
SPORTSBETTING.com Texas vs Missouri College Basketball Picks – February 17th, 2010:
Texas Longhorns +3 (-110), Over 154 (-110), +120 (Moneyline)
Missouri Tigers -3 (-110), Under 154 (-110), -140 (Moneyline)
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