Texas Tech vs Texas 3/12/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/11/2020 at 6:26 PM ET

The Texas Tech Red Raiders play the Texas Longhorns on Thursday in the Big 12 tournament at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Texas Tech completed its regular season with a record of 18-13 overall and 9-9 in the Big 12 following its 66-62 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday. The Red Raiders lost each of their final four games of the regular season.

Jahmi'us Ramsey is the leading scorer for Texas Tech with an average of 15.0 points per game, while Chris Clarke is the leading rebounder and leader in assists with averages of 6.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Davide Moretti is the second-leading scorer with an average of 13.0 points per game and one of just three players for Texas Tech averaging double figures in scoring.

The Texas Longhorns completed their regular season with an overall record of 19-12 and 9-9 in the Big 12 following an 81-59 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the season finale on Saturday. The loss hurt the Texas Longhorns chances of making the NCAA tournament and  Texas must perform well in the Big 12 tournament if they have any hope of reaching the Big Dance.

Matt Coleman III is leading Texas in scoring and assists with averages of 12.7 points and 3.4 assists per game, while Jericho Sims is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.2 per game. Andrew Jones is the second leading scorer with an average of 11.5 points per game and one of just three players for Texas averaging double figures and scoring.

Texas Tech and Texas split their regular season series 1-1 straight up and ATS, with the Texas Longhorns winning the most recent on February 29 by the score of 68-58 and covering as 11.5-point road dogs. The Longhorns were 5-1 SU and ATS over the final six games of the regular season, while Texas Tech was 2-5 SU and ATS over its final seven games. Final Score Prediction, Texas Longhorns win and cover ATS 71-64.

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