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The Texas Longhorns entered this season with high expectations, but it turned out disappointing. The Longhorns finished the season 21-11 Straight Up. They were just 12-20 Against The Spread and will face a Virginia Tech team that sneaked into the NCAA Tournament with an impressive late season run as a -1 favorite. We have the line 1.5 and the books actually opened this one at -2.
Texas Longhorns
Record: 21-11, 10-8 Big 12
KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency: 33
KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency: 13
Against The Spread: 12-19-1
Over Total: 14-18-0
Odds to win NCAA Championship: +7000
In non-conference games the Longhorns have gone 11-2 Straight Up (84.6%) and as a favorite they were 19-5 SU (79.2%).
They have played in the NIT Tournament in recent years and went 5-0 Straight Up there.
Texas won the 1988 and 2012 NCAA National Championships, with runner-up finishes in 1995, 2009, 2015, and 2016.
As an away dog going back to 2017, the Longhorns Round 1 opponent West Virginia has gone 11-24 (31.4%).
Texas mostly lost games they were supposed to but this should not be one of them. Go with Texas here.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
