The Texas Tech vs. Baylor line was coming in at Bears -8. There is an underlay of 9 points.
- Mac McClung scored 20 points and No. 18 Texas Tech beat Iowa State 81-54 on Thursday night for its third consecutive victory following a three-game losing streak.
- Using the current spread, Texas Tech has failed to cover in only one of the last ten meetings against Baylor.
- Jared Butler scored 22 points and No. 3 Baylor, fresh off clinching its first Big 12 title on the road two days earlier, beat No. 17 Oklahoma State 81-70 on Thursday to end the Cowboys' five-game winning streak.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com