Texas vs. Georgia betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 24

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The Texas Longhorns (11-8, 2-4 SEC) host the No. 21 Georgia Bulldogs (16-3, 4-2 SEC) in a matchup of SEC teams at Moody Center, starting at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The Longhorns are 3.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 167.5 points.

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Texas Cover -3.5 vs Georgia -107

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Texas vs. Georgia betting lines

  • Texas moneyline odds to win: -166
  • Georgia moneyline odds to win: +139
  • Spread: Texas (-3.5)
  • Total: 167.5

Texas statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Texas has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered six times in 11 games at home, and it has covered three times in four games on the road.
  • The Longhorns have hit the over on the total in a lower percentage of games at home (54.5%) than away games (75%).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Longhorns have been scoring 83.8 points per contest, an average that’s a little lower than the 86.0 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • The past 10 games have seen Texas concede 1.2 more points per game (76.1) than its season-long average (74.9).
  • During their last 10 outings, the Longhorns are making 0.4 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.2 compared to 7.6 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (32.7% compared to 33.7% season-long).

Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-8-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 6-6-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-7-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-4 (Home: 5-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.5 (43rd in nation) 42.8 (131st) 37.5 (20th) 27.7 (23rd) 12.9 (266th) 11.1 (159th)

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Georgia statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Georgia has been better against the spread away (3-1-0) than at home (5-7-0) this year.
  • Bulldogs games have gone above the over/under more frequently at home (eight times out of 12) than away (one of four) this year.

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Bulldogs are posting 90.3 points per contest, 4.5 fewer points than their season average (94.8).
  • While Georgia is allowing 75.9 points per game in 2025-26, it has been worse over its last 10 games, allowing 80.2 points per contest.
  • The Bulldogs are making 0.5 fewer three-pointers per contest over their previous 10 games (9.0) compared to their season average (9.5), but they are producing a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 games (33.2%) compared to their season mark (32.0%).

Georgia betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-10-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 7-8-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-9-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-1 (Home: 9-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (79th in nation) 41.1 (53rd) 39.1 (sixth) 34.6 (335th) 15.3 (105th) 10.9 (141st)
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