Texas Tech vs. Northern Colorado Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 16

The No. 19 Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-3) host the Northern Colorado Bears (9-1) at United Supermarkets Arena, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. The Bears are 23.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 153.5.

In its last game on Saturday, Texas Tech suffered a 93-86 loss to Arkansas. JT Toppin totaled 30 points, 11 rebounds and zero assists for Texas Tech. Northern Colorado's last outing on Saturday ended in an 89-87 victory against South Dakota in overtime. Egan Shields' team-high 19 points paced Northern Colorado in the win.

Texas Tech vs. Northern Colorado Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas
• Spread favorite: Texas Tech -23.5
• Moneyline favorite: Texas Tech -10000
• Moneyline underdog: Northern Colorado +2450
• Over/Under: 153.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Texas Tech vs. Northern Colorado

• Texas Tech and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's total (153.5 points) five times this season.
• This season, four games Northern Colorado has played finished with a combined score over 153.5 points.
• The point total for the matchup of 153.5 is 15.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Red Raiders (81.9) and Bears (87.4).
• The 144.5 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 9.0 fewer than the 153.5 total in this contest.
• Texas Tech has a 154.2 average over/under in its games this season, 0.7 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Northern Colorado's games have an average over/under of 159.6 points this season, 6.1 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Texas Tech vs. Northern Colorado

• Against the spread, Texas Tech is 3-7-0 this year.
• The Red Raiders have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 23.5 points or more (in four chances).
• In Northern Colorado's seven games this season, it has five wins against the spread.
• At home this year, Texas Tech has two wins against the spread and is 5-0 overall.
• At home, as a 23.5-point favorite or more, Texas Tech has two wins ATS (2-2).
• Northern Colorado is 4-0 overall, and unbeaten against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Texas Tech vs. Northern Colorado

• Texas Tech has entered the game as moneyline favorites eight times this season and won seven of those games.
• The Red Raiders are undefeated in four games this season when favored by -10000 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 99% chance of a victory for Texas Tech.
• Northern Colorado was defeated in the one game it played as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Bears this season with a +2450 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Northern Colorado has a 3.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.