UConn vs. Texas betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 12

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The No. 5 UConn Huskies (9-1) are heavily favored (by 13.5 points) to build on a four-game home win streak when they host the Texas Longhorns (7-3) on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 146.5 points.

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UConn Cover -13.5 vs Texas -108

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UConn vs. Texas betting lines

  • UConn moneyline odds to win: -1299
  • Texas moneyline odds to win: +773
  • Spread: UConn (-13.5)
  • Total: 146.5

UConn statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home last season, UConn sported a worse record against the spread (7-9-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (6-5-0).
  • At home last season, the Huskies went over the over/under 37.5% of the time (six of 16 games). They hit the over more consistently on the road, eclipsing the total in 54.5% of games (six of 11).
  • As a moneyline favorite, UConn won a higher percentage of its games at home (.875) compared to away games (.800) last season.

Last season stats

  • With 77.0 points scored per game and 68.0 points conceded last season, the Huskies were 90th in college basketball offensively and 56th defensively.
  • UConn was 111th in college basketball in rebounds per game (33.1) and second-best in rebounds conceded (25.9) last season.
  • With 17.3 assists per game, the Huskies were eighth-best in the country last season.

UConn betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-7-0 (Home: 1-5-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 13.5+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-7-0; As Underdog: 0-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-6-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.2 (49th in nation) 38.0 (20th) 33.1 (195th) 27.7 (47th) 17.9 (38th) 8.8 (10th)

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Texas statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Texas performed better against the spread away (5-5-0) than at home (8-10-0) last season.
  • Looking at the over/under, Longhorns games went over more frequently at home (12 of 18, 66.7%) than on the road (six of 10, 60%) last season.
  • The Longhorns, as moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than away (2-5) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Longhorns ranked 65th in college basketball last season with 78.5 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 199th with 72.6 points allowed per contest.
  • With 32.7 rebounds per game, Texas was 142nd in the nation. It ceded 31.3 rebounds per contest, which ranked 187th in college basketball.
  • Last season the Longhorns ranked 227th in college basketball in assists, dishing out 12.9 per game.

Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-3-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 4-1; 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
50.7 (24th in nation) 41.4 (97th) 39.6 (17th) 26.1 (11th) 14.6 (179th) 11.5 (167th)
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