Texas Tech vs. BYU Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The No. 15 Texas Tech Red Raiders (13-4, 3-1 Big 12) face the No. 11 BYU Cougars (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) on January 17, 2026 at United Supermarkets Arena. The Red Raiders are favored, by 2.5 points, in a contest featuring a pair of the best players in college basketball, the Red Raiders' JT Toppin and the Cougars' AJ Dybantsa. The over/under for the matchup is 158.5.

Texas Tech heads into this game on the heels of an 88-74 win against Utah on Wednesday. Toppin totaled 31 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for Texas Tech. BYU's last contest on Wednesday ended in a 76-70 win against TCU. Dybantsa's team-high 25 points paced BYU in the win.

Texas Tech vs. BYU Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas
• Spread favorite: Texas Tech -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Texas Tech -161
• Moneyline underdog: BYU +134
• Over/Under: 158.5 points

How to watch Texas Tech vs. BYU

• TV Channel: ESPN
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Check out the rest of our Dunkel Index NCAA Basketball Picks!

Betting the Over/Under: Texas Tech vs. BYU

• Texas Tech and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (158.5 points) seven times this season.
• In BYU's 17 games this season, six finished with more combined points than Saturday's point total of 158.5.
• The over/under for the matchup of 158.5 is 12.4 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Red Raiders (83.4 points per game) and the Cougars (87.5 points per game).
• The 142 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 16.5 fewer than the 158.5 total in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Texas Tech's games is 156.6 points, 1.9 fewer than the over/under of 158.5 set for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 2.2 points more than the average over/under in BYU's games this season (156.3 points).

Betting the Spread: Texas Tech vs. BYU

• Texas Tech has played 17 games, with seven wins against the spread.
• This season, the Red Raiders have an ATS record of 5-7 in their 12 games as a favorite of 2.5 points or more.
• BYU has nine wins against the spread in 17 games this season.
• This year, the Cougars won ATS in their only game as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
• Texas Tech is 4-5 against the spread, and 9-0 overall, at home.
• As a 2.5-point favorite or greater at home, Texas Tech is 4-5 ATS.
• BYU has one win ATS (1-1) as 2.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Texas Tech vs. BYU

• Texas Tech has entered the game as moneyline favorites 13 times this season and won 12, or 92.3%, of those games.
• The Red Raiders are undefeated in 12 games this season when favored by -161 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Texas Tech, based on the moneyline, is 61.7%.
• BYU was defeated in the one game it played as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Cougars have played as an underdog of +134 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies BYU has a 42.7% chance of walking away with the win.