Baylor vs Texas Tech Big 12 Quarterfinal Prediction, Odds and College Basketball Picks March 13

Mark Rich

· Mar 13 - 4 minutes read

Bet on Texas Tech -6 to advance in the Big 12 tournament.
We expect the Baylor vs Texas Tech game to go over 141 points.
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Baylor

Baylor Bears

Texas Tech

Texas Tech Red Raiders

+238

Money Line Game

-285

+6½ -110

Point Spread Game

-6½ -110

Over 141 -110

Total Game

Under 141 -110

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Baylor vs Texas Tech Big 12 Quarterfinal Prediction, Odds and College Basketball Picks March 13 — JT Toppin #15 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders | John E. Moore III/Getty Images/AFP

Baylor vs Texas Tech College Basketball Odds

The Big 12 quarterfinals have a matchup of Texas-based schools on Thursday night as the Texas Tech Red Raiders take on the Baylor Bears. Texas Tech is the second seed at the Big 12 tournament. Baylor is seventh.

The Red Raiders beat the Bears 73-59 on Feb. 4. Texas Tech is the -6 favorite in the college basketball odds. The over/under has been set at 141 points.

In the NCAA basketball futures, Texas Tech has the 10th-best NCAAB March Madness odds at +3500. Baylor is listed at +15000.

Let’s take a closer look at this contest and help you make some winning college basketball picks.

Baylor vs Texas Tech Prediction Today, 3/13

The Bears are coming off a 70-56 win over Kansas State on Wednesday night in the tournament’s second round, and must bounce back less than 24 hours later to face the Red Raiders. Texas Tech is hard enough to score on with full rest, so Baylor is going to have a bit tougher time of it in this NCAA basketball matchup. Look for the Red Raiders to shut down the Bears and pull away for an easy victory to advance.

Baylor vs Texas Tech Betting Picks

My analysis: Texas Tech ranked third in the Big 12 in scoring offense in the regular season, averaging 81.1 points. The Red Raiders managed only 73 in the first meeting with the Bears, but they’ll top that total in this one.

Sophomore forward JT Toppin made college basketball news as the Big 12 Player of the Year, and leads the charge for Texas Tech at 18.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.

Here’s an updated look at JT Toppin’s accolades for the season so far. pic.twitter.com/VGAoxM4kzw

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Texas Tech is more than Toppin, though, with Chance McMillian (14.7 points), Damion Williams (14.3) and Christian Anderson (10.7). The Red Raiders are just too balanced for the Bears, which is why they are one of our top college basketball picks for Thursday.

Freshman VJ Edgecombe missed the previous meeting with a lower body injury, so his presence will give the Bears more offensive pep and help push this game over 141.

Baylor vs Texas Tech Best Prop Bet

Texas Tech F JT Toppin Over 20.5 Points (-104)

Toppin has nine straight double-digit scoring games since scoring eight against Baylor. He played only 21 minutes in that game, going 4-of-8 from the field.

That was a tough time of this season for Toppin, who played just four minutes in the previous contest versus Houston before being ejected for a flagrant 2 foul call.

We expect that to continue in this game, so make one of your wagers on a college basketball player prop of Toppin scoring over his projected total.

Bet on JT Toppin Over 20.5 Points (-104)