Texas Tech vs. TCU betting: College basketball preview for February 18

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The TCU Horned Frogs (14-11, 7-7 Big 12) host the No. 9 Texas Tech Red Raiders (20-5, 11-3 Big 12) after winning three home games in a row. The Red Raiders are favored by 7.5 points in the contest, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. The matchup has an over/under set at 141.5 points.

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Texas Tech vs. TCU betting lines

  • Texas Tech moneyline odds to win: -321
  • TCU moneyline odds to win: +256
  • Spread: Texas Tech (-7.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Texas Tech statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Texas Tech sports a worse record against the spread when playing at home (9-6-0) than it does on the road (5-2-0).
  • In terms of point totals, the Red Raiders hit the over more often at home, as they’ve eclipsed the total nine times in 15 opportunities this season (60%). On the road, they have hit the over four times in seven opportunities (57.1%).
  • Texas Tech has performed worse as a moneyline favorite at home, putting up a home record of 13-2, compared to going 4-0 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Red Raiders’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, putting up 77.9 points a contest compared to the 82.4 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Texas Tech’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (67.6) is 0.6 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (67.0).
  • While the Red Raiders are making more threes per game over their past 10 outings (10.2 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (9.9), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (36.6% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 38.4% on the season).

Texas Tech betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-11-0 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 9-7-0 (As Favorite: 12-10-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-10-0 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 18-4 (Home: 13-2; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.2 (34th in nation) 42.1 (91st) 33.3 (112th) 28.4 (36th) 16.7 (26th) 10.2 (75th)

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TCU statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, TCU has a better winning percentage at home (.429, 6-8-0 record) than away (.375, 3-5-0).
  • Horned Frogs games have finished above the over/under less frequently at home (four times out of 14) than on the road (three of eight) this season.
  • The Horned Frogs’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .500 (1-1), and on the road it is .250 (2-6).

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Horned Frogs are tallying 64.7 points per game, compared to their season average of 68.2.
  • TCU is allowing 71.5 points per game in its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 68.0 points allowed.
  • The Horned Frogs are sinking 1.3 fewer treys per contest over their previous 10 games (5.0) compared to their season average (6.3), and they are putting up a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 games (26.2%) compared to their season mark (30.5%).

TCU betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-16-0 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 5-9-0; As Underdog: 4-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-16-0 (Home: 4-10-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 10-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.3 (309th in nation) 44.0 (196th) 30.8 (262nd) 30.2 (121st) 12.5 (267th) 10.9 (139th)
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