Vanderbilt vs. Texas betting: College basketball preview for February 8

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The Vanderbilt Commodores (16-6, 4-5 SEC) are slightly favored (by 3 points) to build on a three-game home winning streak when they host the Texas Longhorns (15-8, 4-6 SEC) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET. The matchup’s over/under is set at 149.5.

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Vanderbilt vs. Texas betting lines

  • Vanderbilt moneyline odds to win: -148
  • Texas moneyline odds to win: +124
  • Spread: Vanderbilt (-3)
  • Total: 149.5

Vanderbilt statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home, Vanderbilt owns a better record against the spread (8-4-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (2-4-0).
  • At home, the Commodores go over the over/under 41.7% of the time (five of 12 games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, topping the total in 50% of games (three of six).
  • In nine home games as a moneyline favorite, Vanderbilt has nine wins (1.000). It owns the same winning percentage (2-0 record) as a moneyline favorite in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Commodores have seen a decrease in scoring lately, putting up 75.5 points per game in their last 10 outings, 5.4 points fewer than the 80.9 they’ve scored this season.
  • Vanderbilt’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (77.2) is 5.6 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (71.6).
  • While the Commodores are knocking down the same number of threes per game over their past 10 outings in comparison to their season-long average (8.3), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (33.2% from deep over the last 10, 32.9% on the season).

Vanderbilt betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-9-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3+: 8-4-0 (As Favorite: 10-4-0; As Underdog: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-11-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-1 (Home: 9-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-5 (Home: 2-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (98th in nation) 45.4 (286th) 31.1 (251st) 32.0 (228th) 14.5 (120th) 9.6 (27th)

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Texas statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Texas has been better against the spread away (4-2-0) than at home (8-6-0) this year.
  • Longhorns games have finished above the over/under 64.3% of the time at home (nine of 14), and 33.3% of the time away (two of six).
  • The Longhorns, as moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-2) than away (1-3) this season.

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Longhorns are putting up 70.8 points per game, 7.7 fewer points than their season average (78.5).
  • While Texas is ceding 66.7 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse over its previous 10 games, allowing 72.8 points per contest.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Longhorns are making 6.3 threes per game, 1.4 fewer threes than their season average (7.7). They also have a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 games (30.3%) compared to their season average (36.7%).

Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-10-0 (Home: 8-6-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 9-8-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-10-1 (Home: 9-4-1; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-3 (Home: 9-2; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.6 (53rd in nation) 41.4 (71st) 32.8 (149th) 29.9 (107th) 13.7 (179th) 9.2 (16th)
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