The Texas Southern Tigers (0-1) travel to Lubbock to take on the No. 24 Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0) Thursday. Tip-off from United Supermarkets Arena is at 8 p.m. (Big 12 Network/ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Texas Southern vs. Texas Tech odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
No. 24 Texas Tech defeated Northwestern State 73-49 Monday on its season opener. Texas Southern is coming off a 90-77 loss at San Francisco Monday.
The Red Raiders look to cement a place in the upper echelon of the Big 12 while also continuing their recent dominance on defense. This will be a low-scoring defensive game and the Red Raiders are not sure to be hospitable hosts in this matchup.