Texas vs. Oklahoma betting: College basketball preview for March 8

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The Oklahoma Sooners (18-12, 5-12 SEC) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to end a five-game road losing streak when they visit the Texas Longhorns (17-13, 6-11 SEC) on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. The point total in the matchup is set at 154.5.

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Texas Cover -5.5 vs Oklahoma -110

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Texas vs. Oklahoma betting lines

  • Texas moneyline odds to win: -241
  • Oklahoma moneyline odds to win: +198
  • Spread: Texas (-5.5)
  • Total: 154.5

Texas statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Texas has done a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (5-5-0) than it has at home (8-9-0).
  • The Longhorns have exceeded the over/under in 12 of 17 home games (70.6%), compared to six of 10 road games (60%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Texas has won 10 of 13 games when playing at home, good for a .769 winning percentage. It has won two of three games on the road (.667) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Longhorns’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, putting up 77.2 points a contest compared to the 78.3 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Texas’ points-allowed average over its past 10 games (81.0) is 9.8 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (71.2).
  • The Longhorns’ last 10 contests have seen them make 7.6 three-pointers per game while shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are below their 2024-25 averages of 7.7 makes and 36.2%.

Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-16-0 (Home: 8-9-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 6-6-0 (As Favorite: 9-11-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 19-10-1 (Home: 12-4-1; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-5 (Home: 10-3; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-8 (Home: 0-3; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (81st in nation) 42.6 (107th) 32.8 (133rd) 31.1 (183rd) 13.3 (203rd) 9.5 (33rd)

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Oklahoma statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Oklahoma has a better winning percentage at home (.471, 8-9-0 record) than away (.375, 3-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Sooners games have gone over 12 of 17 times at home (70.6%), and three of eight away (37.5%).
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Sooners have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 2-2 record) than away (.125, 1-7).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Sooners are tallying 77.4 points per contest, compared to their season average of 78.7.
  • In its past 10 games, Oklahoma is surrendering 82.5 points per game, 7.9 more points than its season average (74.6).
  • The Sooners are sinking 7.7 three-pointers per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.8 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (8.5). In addition, they sport a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 games (35.6%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (36.7%).

Oklahoma betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-15-0 (Home: 8-9-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 6-9-0; As Underdog: 9-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 18-12-0 (Home: 12-5-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-3 (Home: 10-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-9 (Home: 2-2; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (52nd in nation) 44.6 (227th) 29.2 (323rd) 30.3 (123rd) 13.8 (160th) 11.7 (236th)
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