Texas tough to beat as home underdog
Big 12 rivals will clash tonight on ESPN when No. 2 Kansas visits No. 25 Texas. Can the Longhorns produce again for bettors as a home dog?
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According to oddsmakers from online sports book Realbet.eu, the Jayhawks are a 2-point road favorite for tonight’s 9:00PM ET tip-off in Austin. As for the total, the number opened at 141.5 but has dropped to 141.
Kansas will be looking to wrap up an outright Big 12 regular-season title for the eight time in the past 12 years after clinching at least a share of the title with a 67-58 win over Texas Tech on Saturday. The Jayhawks either need to beat the Longhorns or No. 17 Iowa State this Saturday to win yet another conference title.
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But the Longhorns have been tough both against top 25 opponents, and as an underdog. This matchup tonight with Kansas will markt he fourth straight home game against a ranked foe for Texas, which is 2-1 outright in its previous three matchups. Texas knocked off then-No. 10 West Virginia 85-78 on February 16 and is 4-1 at home against ranked teams this season.
The Longhorns are also 8-4 against the spread as an underdog this season and a perfect 3-0 at the betting window in their three games as a home dog, winning by an average margin of 6.0 points in those three contests. Both of these teams are hot at the betting window but with Texas 5-1 ATS in its last six home games and 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games overall, taking the points with the Longhorns at Frank Erwin Special Events Center seems wise tonight.
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