Two in-state rivals will square off on Tuesday night when the Texas Longhorns travel to Lubbock, Texas to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders at the United Supermarkets Arena with the game tipping off at 9:00 PM ET and will air on ESPN.

The Texas Longhorns are tied with the Kansas State Wildcats for 9^th place in the Big 12 conference with a conference record of 6-8 and an overall record of 17-10 while having lost three of their last five games including Saturday’s 67-86 loss on the road against the 7^th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks. The Longhorns have been an above-average team offensively and defensively as they rank 121^st in scoring with an average of 75.65 points per game while allowing an average of 67.88 points per game which ranks 75^th in college basketball this season. 

Max Abmas has been one of the best players on the team as he leads the team in scoring and assists with an average of 16.5 points and 4.3 assists per game this season. The Texas Longhorns will look to bounce back following the loss against the Kansas Jayhawks when they travel to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders enter this game with an overall record of 19-8 which includes a conference record of 8-6 which puts them in a tie with the TCU Horned Frogs and Baylor Bears for 4^th place in the Big 12 Conference, however, the Red Raiders have lost two of their last three games including a 61-75 loss on the road against the UCF Knights on Saturday. 

Texas Tech has been one of the better teams offensively this season as they rank 98^th in scoring with an average of 76.54 points per game while also being an above-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 68.73 points per game which ranks 91^st nationally. 

Pop Isaacs has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in scoring while being 2^nd on the team in assists with an average of 15.9 points and 3.6 assists per game. The Texas Tech Red Raiders will look to avoid their 3^rd loss in their last four games when they host the Texas Longhorns on Tuesday night.

JustBet has the Texas Tech Red Raiders listed as 4-point favorites at home against the Texas Longhorns on Tuesday night. Texas Tech has won seven of the last ten including two of the previous three meetings. The Red Raiders have covered the spread in eight of the last ten including the previous five games in the series. 

The Texas Longhorns are 9-18 ATS overall, 3-5 ATS on the road, 4-5 ATS as an underdog, and 5-9 ATS in conference games this season while the Texas Tech Red Raiders are 11-15-1 ATS overall, 7-8 ATS at home, 8-9 ATS as a favorite, and 5-8-1 ATS in conference games on the year.

Texas Tech enters this game with a better record and has been the better team in the series, winning seven of the last ten and two of the previous three contests. The Red Raiders have covered the spread in seven of the last ten including the previous five games in the series while also being the better team at covering the spread this season with a record of 11-15-1 ATS overall while the Longhorns are 9-18 ATS overall. As a result, I am laying the points with the Texas Tech Red Raiders when they host the Texas Longhorns on Tuesday night.