9:00 PM EST, ESPN - Spread: Houston -1.5, Total: 132.5 With the NCAA Tournament just three weeks away, there is still plenty to be decided across the nation, including the BIG XII where the (No. 5) Houston Cougars look to avenge their only loss in conference play in this trip to Lubbock to battle the (No. 9) Texas Tech Red Raiders. Leading their counterpart by three games in the league table, Houston (23-4, 15-1 in BIG XII) has an opportunity to … [Read more...]
(3) Texas Tech vs (1) Virginia
9:20 PM EST, CBS - Line: Virginia -1, Over/Under: 118 After three weeks of madness, it all comes down to one last game on Monday Night, as the Three Seed Texas Tech Red Raiders face off against the One Seed Virginia Cavaliers in the NCAA Tournament Final from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The remarkable rise of Texas Tech (31-6, 14-4 in Big XII) continues on to the grandest of stages in College Basketball, with an opportunity to … [Read more...]
(3) Texas Tech vs (2) Michigan State
8:49 EST, CBS - Line: Michigan State -3, Over/Under: 133 While nobody quite expected this to be the other matchup in the Final Four, it can certainly be expected that this second National Semifinal featuring the Third-Seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Second-Seeded Michigan State Spartans will be a defensive war worthy of mythic lore. The most unlikely participant at this stage of the Big Dance, Texas Tech (30-6, 14-4 in Big XII) have … [Read more...]
(12) Kansas Jayhawks @ (14) Texas Tech
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Texas Tech -5.5, Over/Under: 135.5 A crucial Big XII test is on tap from Lubbock, Texas, as the Twelfth-Ranked Kansas Jayhawks battle the Fourteenth-Ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders from United Supermarkets Arena, with the victor remaining in the race for a league title and the loser likely dropping out altogether. This could be it, folks, for Kansas' (20-6, 9-4 in Big XII) fourteen-year reign of dominance in the Big XII … [Read more...]
(8) Kansas @ (6) Texas Tech
4:15 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Texas Tech -2, Over/Under: 142 The more things change the more they seem to stay the same in the Big XII, as the race for the league title will likely be decided tonight as the Eighth-Ranked Kansas Jayhawks travel to Lubbock, Texas to battle the Sixth-Ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders at United Supermarkets Arena. Even in what has been branded as a subpar campaign (certainly by their standards), Kansas (22-6, 11-4 in Big … [Read more...]