March 7, 2026, 11:37 a.m. ET
The No. 10 Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-8, 12-5 Big 12) visit the BYU Cougars (20-10, 8-9) Saturday for a 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) tip from Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NCAA basketball odds around the Texas Tech vs. BYU odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.
Texas Tech snapped a 3-game winning streak with a 73-65 loss against TCU Tuesday, failing to cover as an 8.5-point home favorite with the Under (147.5) hitting. G Donovan Atwell scored a team-high 19 points, while G Jaylen Petty (17) and G Christian Anderson (11) were the only other Red Raiders players to score in double figures.
BYU has dropped 3 games in a row after falling 90-68 against Cincinnati Tuesday, failing to cover as a 1.5-point road underdog with the Over (151.5) hitting. F AJ Dybantsa led all scorers with 23 points, while G Robert Wright III added 21, and G Aleksej Kostic added 14. The rest of the team combined for just 10 points in the blowout loss.
The Red Raiders took down the Cougars 84-71, covering as 2.5-point home favorites with the Under (165.5) hitting in their first meeting in mid-January.
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Moneyline (ML): Texas Tech +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | BYU -150 (bet $150 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Texas Tech +2.5 (-110) | BYU -2.5 (-110)Over/Under (O/U): 159.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)Texas Tech at BYU picks and predictionsPrediction
Texas Tech 77, BYU 72
BET TEXAS TECH (+125).
The Red Raiders are 6-2 over their last 8 games, including 3-1 in their last 4 on the road. This is great value on the Raiders, despite the Cougars performing much better at home with an 11-3 home record compared to 3-6 on the road.
The Cougars are just 3-7 in their last 10 games, including 2-2 at home. They have dropped back-to-back games as favorites, including their last home game in which they were 13.5-point favorites.
PASS.
There is better value on the Red Raiders to win outright.
BET UNDER 159.5 (-115).
The Cougars have scored 71 or fewer points in back-to-back games and in 4 of their last 8 overall. They have hit the Under in 2 of their last 4, both overall and at home.
The Red Raiders have hit the Under in 6 of their last 9. They have scored 78 or fewer points in 6 of their last 9, while allowing 73 or fewer points in each of their last 5 and 8 of their last 10.
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