Houston vs. Texas Tech betting: College basketball preview for February 1

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Two streaking teams hit the court when the No. 6 Houston Cougars (17-3, 9-0 Big 12) host the No. 22 Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-4, 7-2 Big 12) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET. The Red Raiders are 9.5-point underdogs and will attempt to keep their 13-game win streak intact against the Cougars, winners of 13 straight. The matchup’s over/under is set at 127.

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Houston Cover -9.5 vs Texas Tech -115

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Houston vs. Texas Tech betting lines

  • Houston moneyline odds to win: -575
  • Texas Tech moneyline odds to win: +418
  • Spread: Houston (-9.5)
  • Total: 127

Houston statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Houston has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered eight times in 11 games when playing at home, and it has covered four times in five games when playing on the road.
  • The Cougars have gone over the over/under less often when playing at home, hitting the over in two of 11 home matchups (18.2%). In away games, they have hit the over in two of five games (40%).
  • In 10 home games as a moneyline favorite, Houston has 10 wins (1.000). It owns the same winning percentage (4-0 record) as a moneyline favorite in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Cougars have seen a decrease in scoring recently, racking up 74.9 points per game in their last 10 contests, 1.1 points fewer than the 76.0 they’ve scored this year.
  • Houston’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (54.9) is 0.4 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (55.3).
  • While the Cougars are knocking down the same number of threes per game over their past 10 contests when compared to their season-long average (8.4), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (38.4% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 39.4% on the season).

Houston betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-8-0 (Home: 8-3-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 10-6-0 (As Favorite: 11-8-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-13-0 (Home: 2-9-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-3 (Home: 10-0; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (116th in nation) 36.4 (third) 34.4 (71st) 26.6 (ninth) 13.2 (226th) 8.6 (first)

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Texas Tech statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Texas Tech has performed better against the spread away (3-1-0) than at home (8-5-0) this season.
  • Red Raiders games have finished above the over/under 61.5% of the time at home (eight of 13), and 50% of the time on the road (two of four).

Recent trends

  • The Red Raiders are scoring 78.0 points per game over their last 10 games, which is 3.4 fewer points than their average for the season (81.4).
  • Texas Tech is giving up 65.4 points per contest in its last 10 games, compared to its season average of 64.7 points allowed.
  • The Red Raiders are making 8.8 three-pointers per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.5 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (9.3). In addition, they have a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (36.2%) compared to their season average from downtown (38.0%).

Texas Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-9-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-8-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-4 (Home: 11-2; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.0 (17th in nation) 41.1 (60th) 33.3 (125th) 27.7 (24th) 16.7 (32nd) 10.2 (72nd)
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