The Texas Longhorns will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the Oklahoma Sooners at Sprint Center on Thursday in NCAAB play.

This game is part of the Big 12 Tournament which will decide the conference champion and help decide March Madness seedings. This game is being played at a neutral-site court (Sprint Center).

The Longhorns are 25-6 so far on the season, and 18-7 ATS vs. the number. The Sooners, meanwhile, are 14-17 and 11-13 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Texas go 8-16 and the Sooners go 10-14 on the totals.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Longhorns sit at No. 1 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Sooners sit at No. 305 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Longhorns will win this game 82-66.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Sooners is ranked No. 324 in NCAA hoops at 30.5 per game. Contrast that with Texas’s No. 6 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Texas is the No. 230-ranked team in the country at 5.6 per game, while Oklahoma rates No. 158 at 6.3 per game.

Defensively, Oklahoma features the nation's No. 281-rated defense on the road, allowing 75.4 points per game. Texas, meanwhile, comes in at No. 49 nationally in scoring at home.

Oklahoma was an 84-67 Sportsbook in their most recent outing against Baylor. They covered the 6.5–point spread as underdogs.

Last time out for Texas, they were a 60-54 Sportsbook as they battled Baylor on the road. They covered in the match as a 3.5-point favorite. The Longhorns got 19 points from Tristan Thompson as Texas ran past Baylor 60-54 on Saturday at Ferrell Center.


Oklahoma Sooners Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
After playing Baylor are 4-6
After a win are 7-3

Texas Longhorns Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 10-0
After playing Baylor are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

A few Sooners at Longhorns trends to consider:
Texas is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Oklahoma
Texas is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Texas's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games when playing Oklahoma