Texas Tech vs. Baylor Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 20

The No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders (14-4, 4-1 Big 12) visit the Baylor Bears (11-6, 1-4 Big 12) at Foster Pavilion, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The Bears are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 155.5.

Texas Tech enters this contest on the heels of an 84-71 win against BYU on Saturday. JT Toppin's team-high 27 points paced Texas Tech in the victory. Baylor's most recent contest was an 80-62 loss to Kansas on Friday. Cameron Carr scored 24 points in Baylor's loss, leading the team.

Texas Tech vs. Baylor Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas
• Spread favorite: Texas Tech -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Texas Tech -139
• Moneyline underdog: Baylor +116
• Over/Under: 155.5 points

How to watch Texas Tech vs. Baylor

• TV Channel: Peacock
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Betting the Over/Under: Texas Tech vs. Baylor

• Nine of Texas Tech's games this season have gone over Tuesday's over/under of 155.5 points.
• Nine of Baylor's games have ended with a combined score over 155.5 points this season.
• The total for the contest of 155.5 is 15.0 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Red Raiders (83.4 points per game) and the Bears (87.1 points per game).
• This game's total is 7.5 fewer points than the 148 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Texas Tech's games is 156.5 points, 1.0 more than the total of 155.5 points set for this contest.
• Baylor's games have an average over/under of 162.1 points this season, 6.6 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Texas Tech vs. Baylor

• In Texas Tech's 18 games this season, it has eight wins against the spread.
• This season, the Red Raiders have an against-the-spread record of 6-8 in their 14 games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
• Against the spread, Baylor is 7-9-0 this year.
• This year, the Bears are winless ATS when entering a game as an underdog of 1.5 points or more (in five chances).
• At home this season, Baylor is 7-2 overall and 4-5 against the spread.
• This season, as a 1.5-point underdog or more at home, Baylor is 4-3 ATS.
• Texas Tech has one win against the spread, and are 1-2 overall, away from home.
• Texas Tech is winless ATS (0-1) as 1.5-point favorites or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Texas Tech vs. Baylor

• Texas Tech has been the moneyline favorite in 14 games this season and won 13 (92.9%) of those contests.
• The Red Raiders are undefeated in 13 games this season when favored by -139 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Texas Tech has a 58.2% chance to win.
• Baylor has been moneyline underdogs in five games this season, however, it has failed to come away with a win in any of those games.
• The Bears have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +116 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Baylor has an implied victory probability of 46.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.