Texas vs. LSU betting: College basketball preview for February 1

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The LSU Tigers (12-8, 1-6 SEC) are 1.5-point underdogs as they try to break a three-game losing streak when they host the Texas Longhorns (14-7, 3-5 SEC) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The game airs at 6:00 PM ET on SEC Network. The matchup has an over/under of 144.5.

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Texas Cover -1.5 vs LSU -110

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Texas vs. LSU betting lines

  • Texas moneyline odds to win: -124
  • LSU moneyline odds to win: +104
  • Spread: Texas (-1.5)
  • Total: 144.5

Texas statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Texas has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered eight times in 13 opportunities at home, and it has covered three times in five opportunities on the road.
  • In terms of point totals, the Longhorns hit the over more often in home games, as they’ve eclipsed the total eight times in 13 opportunities this season (61.5%). In road games, they have hit the over one time in five opportunities (20%).
  • Texas has played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 9-1, compared to going 1-0 away from home.

Recent trends

  • The Longhorns’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, scoring 72.4 points a contest compared to the 78.4 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Texas’ points-allowed average over its last 10 games (70.7) is 4.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (66.6).
  • The Longhorns’ past 10 outings have seen them make 7.1 three-pointers per game while shooting 33.0% from deep. Both numbers are down from their 2024-25 averages of 7.6 makes and 36.6%.

Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-9-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 8-7-0 (As Favorite: 8-7-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-10-1 (Home: 8-4-1; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-2 (Home: 9-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (48th in nation) 41.1 (62nd) 32.5 (168th) 30.1 (120th) 13.4 (206th) 9.3 (14th)

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LSU statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • LSU has performed better against the spread at home (6-6-0) than away (2-2-1) this season.
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Tigers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (66.7%, eight of 12) compared to away (0%, zero of five).
  • The Tigers, as moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-2) than on the road (1-4) this year.

Recent trends

  • While the Tigers are posting 79.1 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their past 10 games, producing 78.1 points per contest.
  • In its previous 10 games, LSU is giving up 71.7 points per contest, 0.7 more points than its season average (71.0).
  • The Tigers are sinking 7.9 threes per contest in their past 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (7.8). That said, they sport a lower shooting percentage from three-point land over their previous 10 games (30.9%) compared to their season average (31.1%).

LSU betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-10-1 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 2-2-1)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 2-6-1 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 3-6-1)
  • O-U-P: 9-11-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 0-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-0 (Home: 9-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-8 (Home: 1-2; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (106th in nation) 39.6 (22nd) 35.7 (41st) 32.7 (265th) 13.6 (189th) 13.3 (328th)
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