NCAA Men’s Basketball Betting – Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas Longhorns (-6.5)
by BetUS Staff
Following this great Big East contest, bettors turn their focus to play in the Big 12, when the No. 17 Texas in efforts of lassoing the Longhorns (17-7) in a Big 12 gem, beginning at 9pm EST in Austin.
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Cowboys' Mario Boggan finished with 37 points and 20 rebounds, both career highs, to help overcome a 37-point, 12-rebound performance from Texas freshman star Kevin Durant in the last meeting.
Since opening the season 16-1, Oklahoma State has dropped four of eight. All four losses came on the road, where Oklahoma State is shooting 37.7 percent and averaging 60.8 points.
The Cowboys have not had a road payday in their last four games played away from home. However, they are a respectable 7-3 ATS in their last ten road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Oklahoma State has lost eight straight road games dating to Feb. 4 of last year; the team's longest road losing streak since opening the 1996-97 season with nine consecutive road defeats.
The Cowboys have dropped 10 of their last 12 at Austin, where they're 12-18 all-time. Texas leads the series with Oklahoma State 34-33.
The home team is 5-2 ATS in the last seven games in this series, not encouraging for Oklahoma St. investors. As well, the Cowboys have failed to cover the spread in four-of-five meetings with Texas.But, the Longhorns are just 1-6 ATS in their last seven games overall.
Texas (-7) enters this contest as the favorites, but that may not bode well for Longhorns' backers, because the underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last five matchups.
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