Texas vs. South Carolina betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 3

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The South Carolina Gamecocks (11-11, 2-7 SEC) visit the Texas Longhorns (13-9, 4-5 SEC) after losing three straight road games. The Longhorns are double-digit favorites by 13.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. The matchup has an over/under of 149.5 points.

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Texas Cover -13.5 vs South Carolina -106

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Texas vs. South Carolina betting lines

  • Texas moneyline odds to win: -1020
  • South Carolina moneyline odds to win: +651
  • Spread: Texas (-13.5)
  • Total: 149.5

Texas statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Texas owns a worse record against the spread when playing at home (7-5-0) than it does in road games (5-1-0).
  • Looking at over/unders, the Longhorns hit the over less consistently at home, as they’ve gone over the total six times in 12 opportunities this season (50%). In road games, they have hit the over four times in six opportunities (66.7%).
  • Texas has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 6-3 (.667). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Longhorns have been scoring 83.3 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 85.5 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • Texas’ points-allowed average over its past 10 games (79.2) is 4.3 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (74.9).
  • While the Longhorns are knocking down the same number of threes per game over their past 10 outings compared to their season-long average (7.8), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (34.8% from deep over the last 10, 34.7% on the season).

Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-8-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 13.5+: 6-2-0 (As Favorite: 8-6-0; As Underdog: 6-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-9-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-4 (Home: 6-3; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-5 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.5 (23rd in nation) 43.0 (132nd) 36.2 (34th) 27.0 (12th) 13.1 (251st) 11.1 (169th)

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South Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • South Carolina has performed better against the spread on the road (3-2-0) than at home (5-10-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Gamecocks games have gone over less often at home (eight of 15, 53.3%) than on the road (three of five, 60%).
  • The Gamecocks, when moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (1-4) as on the road (1-4) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Gamecocks have fared worse offensively in their past 10 games, putting up 74.5 points per contest, 2.9 fewer points their than season average of 77.4.
  • South Carolina is giving up 82.7 points per contest over its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 74.9 points allowed.
  • The Gamecocks are sinking 8.5 treys per game with a 34.4% three-point percentage over their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 8.4 and 31.7%.

South Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-13-0 (Home: 5-10-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 13.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-6-0; As Underdog: 5-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-9-0 (Home: 8-7-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 9-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-10 (Home: 1-4; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.6 (226th in nation) 45.0 (239th) 30.4 (282nd) 31.6 (207th) 14.0 (181st) 9.5 (38th)
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