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Sam Houston State Bearkats vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders
The Sam Houston State Bearkats and the Texas Tech Red Raiders will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at United Supermarkets Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Red Raiders as -16.5-point favorites versus the Bearkats, while the game's total opened at 139.5.
Texas Tech won its last outing, a 77-66 result against Mavericks on December 21. They failed to cover in that game as a -13-point favorite.
In their last action, Sam Houston State was a 76-64 loser on the road against Antelopes. They covered the +15-point spread as underdogs.
Sam Houston State:
Team record: 6-7 SU,5-6-1 ATS
Texas Tech:
Team record: 9-2 SU,4-7 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Texas Tech is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Texas Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas Tech's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Sam Houston State home to University of Dallas Tuesday, January 2
Texas Tech home to North Alabama Monday, January 1