Texas vs. Rider betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 18

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The Texas Longhorns (3-1) are heavily favored (by 30.5 points) to extend a three-game home win streak when they host the Rider Broncs (1-2) on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET. The over/under in the matchup is set at 143.5.

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Texas Cover -30.5 vs Rider -114

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Texas vs. Rider betting lines

  • Texas moneyline odds to win: -100000
  • Rider moneyline odds to win: +5000
  • Spread: Texas (-30.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Texas statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home last season, Texas owned a worse record against the spread (8-10-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (5-5-0).
  • When it came to over/unders, the Longhorns hit the over more consistently when playing at home last year, as they exceeded the total 12 times in 18 opportunities (66.7%). In away games, they hit the over six times in 10 opportunities (60%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Texas won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (.714) compared to road games (.667) last season.

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Longhorns were the 65th-ranked team in the nation (78.5 points per game) last season. Defensively, they were 199th (72.6 points allowed per game).
  • Texas was 142nd in the nation in rebounds per game (32.7) and 187th in rebounds allowed (31.3) last year.
  • The Longhorns were 227th in the country in assists (12.9 per game) last year.

Texas betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 16-19-0 (Home: 8-10-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 30.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 9-12-0; As Underdog: 7-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 23-11-1 (Home: 12-5-1; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-6 (Home: 10-4; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-10 (Home: 0-3; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (87th in nation) 42.7 (103rd) 32.7 (142nd) 31.3 (187th) 12.9 (227th) 9.5 (35th)

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Rider statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Rider’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .417 (5-7-0) last year. On the road, it was .526 (10-9-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Broncs games finished over less often at home (five of 12, 41.7%) than away (10 of 19, 52.6%) last year.
  • The Broncs’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was .500 (3-3) last season, and away it was .412 (7-10).

Last season stats

  • The Broncs were 333rd in the country last season with 67.0 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 174th with 71.8 points allowed per contest.
  • Rider averaged 31.4 rebounds per game (207th-ranked in college basketball). It gave up 30.4 rebounds per contest (129th-ranked).
  • The Broncs ranked 260th in the country with 12.5 assists per contest.

Rider betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 16-17-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 10-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 16-17-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 10-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-5 (Home: 2-4; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 11-14 (Home: 3-3; Away: 7-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (274th in nation) 45.8 (293rd) 31.4 (207th) 30.4 (129th) 12.5 (260th) 10.0 (71st)
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