Texas vs. Southern betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 8

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The Texas Longhorns (6-3) face the Southern Jaguars (4-4) as heavy, 21.5-point favorites on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET on SEC Network. The over/under is 157.5 for the matchup.

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Texas Cover -21.5 vs Southern -108

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Texas vs. Southern betting lines

  • Texas moneyline odds to win: -5263
  • Southern moneyline odds to win: +1688
  • Spread: Texas (-21.5)
  • Total: 157.5

Texas statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Texas covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games last year. Texas covered eight times in 18 games at home, and it covered five times in 10 games on the road.
  • The Longhorns went over the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (66.7%) than road games (60%) last season.
  • As a moneyline favorite, Texas won a higher percentage of its games at home (.714) compared to away games (.667) last year.

Last season stats

  • At 78.5 points scored per game and 72.6 points allowed last year, the Longhorns were 65th in the country on offense and 199th defensively.
  • Last season, Texas was 142nd in the nation in rebounds (32.7 per game) and 187th in rebounds conceded (31.3).
  • With 12.9 assists per game last season, the Longhorns were 227th in the country.

Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-4-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 21.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-3-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-3-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.1 (34th in nation) 41.5 (101st) 40.2 (12th) 26.3 (19th) 14.3 (192nd) 11.3 (143rd)

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Southern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Southern performed better against the spread on the road (9-9-0) than at home (4-6-0) last season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Jaguars games went over four of 10 times at home (40%) and eight of 18 away (44.4%) last year.

Last season stats

  • Last season the Jaguars posted 74.8 points per game (143rd-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 68.3 points per contest (61st-ranked).
  • Last year Southern averaged 34.8 boards per game (42nd-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 29.8 rebounds per contest (90th-ranked).
  • Last season the Jaguars ranked 219th in college basketball in assists, averaging 13.0 per game.

Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-3-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 21.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-1-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.8 (41st in nation) 42.1 (123rd) 36.9 (53rd) 33.3 (273rd) 18.4 (30th) 12.8 (262nd)
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