Texas Tech vs Baylor Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Big 12 Tournament

The No. 2 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders (24-7, 15-5 Big 12) will take the court in the Big 12 tournament against the No. 7 seed Baylor Bears (19-13, 10-10 Big 12), Thursday at 7 p.m. ET live on ESPN.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Texas Tech vs. Baylor Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Thursday, March 13, 2025
• Game time: 7 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Arena: T-Mobile Center

See the betting insights and trends below before making a wager on Thursday's Texas Tech-Baylor spread (Texas Tech -6.5) or total (141.5 points).

Sign up for FanDuel Sportsbook and FanDuel Daily Fantasy today!

Texas Tech vs. Baylor: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Texas Tech is 17-14-0 ATS this season.
• Baylor has covered 12 times in 31 games with a spread this season.
• Texas Tech covers the spread when it is a 6.5-point favorite or more 52.4% of the time. That's more often than Baylor covers as an underdog of 6.5 or more (never covered this season).
• The Red Raiders have done a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (7-3-0) than they have in home games (10-8-0).
• The Bears have performed better against the spread at home (8-7-0) than on the road (2-9-0) this year.
• Texas Tech's record against the spread in conference play is 11-9-0.
• Against the spread in Big 12 play, Baylor is 8-13-0 this year.

Texas Tech vs. Baylor: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Texas Tech has won in 19, or 79.2%, of the 24 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• This year, the Red Raiders have won 16 of 19 games when listed as at least -280 or better on the moneyline.
• Baylor has lost all 10 of the games it has been the underdog on the moneyline this season.
• The Bears have played in three games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +225 or longer without claiming a victory.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Texas Tech has a 73.7% chance of pulling out a win.

Texas Tech vs. Baylor Head-to-Head Comparison

• Texas Tech is outscoring opponents by 14.3 points per game with a +444 scoring differential overall. It puts up 81.1 points per game (29th in college basketball) and gives up 66.8 per outing (42nd in college basketball).
• JT Toppin's 18.1 points per game lead Texas Tech and are 70th in college basketball.
• Baylor is outscoring opponents by 7.6 points per game, with a +243 scoring differential overall. It puts up 76.5 points per game (106th in college basketball) and allows 68.9 per contest (86th in college basketball).
• Norchad Omier leads Baylor, putting up 15.5 points per game (222nd in college basketball).
• The Red Raiders rank 112th in college basketball at 33.1 rebounds per game. That's 4.2 more than the 28.9 their opponents average.
• Toppin paces the team with 9.3 rebounds per game (19th in college basketball play).
• The Bears rank 118th in the country at 33.0 rebounds per game. That's 3.2 more than the 29.8 their opponents average.
• Omier is fifth in the country with 10.8 rebounds per game, leading the Bears.
• Texas Tech's 106.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 12th in college basketball, and the 87.5 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 44th in college basketball.
• The Bears average 99.6 points per 100 possessions (88th in college basketball), while allowing 89.7 points per 100 possessions (85th in college basketball).

Sign up for FanDuel Sportsbook and FanDuel Daily Fantasy today!