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Texas Tech vs Utah Utes Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 15 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 88-74
50-38 38-36
Position#63
Record12-4
FormWWWLW
Points / game83.1
Allowed / game73.2
vs
Position#333
Record8-8
FormWLLLL
Points / game80.6
Allowed / game80.7
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Texas Tech winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Utah Utes winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Texas TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Orleans
#226
W
82-50
82
50
+32
H26/11
NCAA
Wyoming
#148
W
76-72
76
72
+4
H30/11
NCAA
LSU
#230
W
82-58
82
58
+24
H07/12
NCAA
Arkansas
#36
L
86-93
86
93
-7
A13/12
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
W
101-90
101
90
+11
H17/12
NCAA
Duke
#8
W
82-81
82
81
+1
A21/12
NCAA
Winthrop
#62
W
87-57
87
57
+30
H28/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
W
102-80
102
80
+22
H03/01
NCAA
Houston
#18
L
65-69
65
69
-4
A07/01
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
73-71
73
71
+2
A11/01
NCAA
1H
2H
41-34
41-16
38-37
38-35
47-26
35-32
49-43
37-50
56-51
45-39
36-46
46-35
59-21
28-36
46-38
56-42
31-31
34-38
43-27
30-44
155.7Avg total
83.6Scored
72.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)83.173.2156.2+9.975%
Season at home (10)89.069.0158.0+20.0100%
Season away (6)73.280.2153.3-7.033%
Last 10 (10)83.672.1155.7+11.580%
Last 5 (5)81.871.6153.4+10.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)74.777.0151.7-2.333%
vs Similar (12)81.875.8157.6+5.958%
vs Weaker ◀ (15)84.169.9153.9+14.293%
This opponent (Utah Utes) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Utah UtesUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Grand Canyon
#95
L
58-68
58
68
-10
A26/11
NCAA
Ole Miss
#259
W
75-74
75
74
+1
A27/11
NCAA
California
#79
L
72-79
72
79
-7
A03/12
NCAA
California Baptist
#41
W
91-85
91
85
+6
H07/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#257
L
74-82
74
82
-8
H14/12
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
W
101-77
101
77
+24
H21/12
NCAA
Washington
#218
L
65-74
65
74
-9
A30/12
NCAA
Arizona
#7
L
78-97
78
97
-19
H03/01
NCAA
Colorado
#183
L
73-85
73
85
-12
A08/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
L
84-89
84
89
-5
H11/01
NCAA
1H
2H
28-33
30-35
42-34
33-40
34-42
38-37
41-38
50-47
42-32
32-50
50-34
51-43
37-36
28-38
39-58
39-39
38-42
35-43
43-45
41-44
158.1Avg total
77.1Scored
81.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)80.680.7161.2-0.150%
Season at home (11)86.082.8168.8+3.264%
Season away (5)68.676.0144.6-7.420%
Last 10 (10)77.181.0158.1-3.930%
Last 5 (5)80.284.4164.6-4.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)76.881.8158.6-5.138%
vs Similar (14)75.676.0151.6-0.443%
vs Weaker (3)81.071.0152.0+10.067%
This opponent (Texas Tech) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +9.2+9.21st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: +2.3+2.32nd half: -3.9-3.9
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +9.2+9.21st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: +2.3+2.32nd half: -3.9-3.9
Texas TechUtah Utes
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Texas TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Orleans
#226
W
41-34
41
34
+7
H26/11
NCAA
Wyoming
#148
W
38-37
38
37
+1
H30/11
NCAA
LSU
#230
W
47-26
47
26
+21
H07/12
NCAA
Arkansas
#36
W
49-43
49
43
+6
A13/12
NCAA
Northern Colorado
#97
W
56-51
56
51
+5
H17/12
NCAA
Duke
#8
L
36-46
36
46
-10
A21/12
NCAA
Winthrop
#62
W
59-21
59
21
+38
H28/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
W
46-38
46
38
+8
H03/01
NCAA
Houston
#18
D
31-31
31
31
+0
A07/01
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
43-27
43
27
+16
A11/01
NCAA
80.0Avg total
44.6Scored
35.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.836.076.8+4.867%-
Last 30 at home (19)42.835.378.1+7.679%-
Last 30 away (11)37.237.374.5-0.145%-
Last 10 (10)44.635.480.0+9.280%-
Last 5 (5)43.032.675.6+10.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)33.040.773.7-7.70%-
vs Similar (12)42.837.780.5+5.267%-
vs Weaker ◀ (15)40.733.774.4+6.980%-
This opponent (Utah Utes) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Utah UtesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Grand Canyon
#95
L
28-33
28
33
-5
A26/11
NCAA
Ole Miss
#259
W
42-34
42
34
+8
A27/11
NCAA
California
#79
L
34-42
34
42
-8
A03/12
NCAA
California Baptist
#41
W
41-38
41
38
+3
H07/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#257
W
42-32
42
32
+10
H14/12
NCAA
East. Washington
#261
W
50-34
50
34
+16
H21/12
NCAA
Washington
#218
W
37-36
37
36
+1
A30/12
NCAA
Arizona
#7
L
39-58
39
58
-19
H03/01
NCAA
Colorado
#183
L
38-42
38
42
-4
A08/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
L
43-45
43
45
-2
H11/01
NCAA
78.8Avg total
39.4Scored
39.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.237.674.9-0.443%-
Last 30 at home (19)39.537.577.1+2.058%-
Last 30 away (11)33.337.871.1-4.518%-
Last 10 (10)39.439.478.8+0.050%-
Last 5 (5)41.443.084.4-1.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)37.339.977.2-2.638%-
vs Similar (14)37.636.173.7+1.450%-
vs Weaker (3)35.334.770.0+0.733%-
This opponent (Texas Tech) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
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Texas Tech wins
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Utah Utes wins
DateGameScore
05/01/25Utah Utes v Texas Tech65-93
Texas Techlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/01/26AColorado73-71
07/01/26AHouston65-69
03/01/26HOklahoma State102-80
28/12/25HWinthrop87-57
21/12/25ADuke82-81
17/12/25HNorthern Colorado101-90
13/12/25AArkansas86-93
07/12/25HLSU82-58
30/11/25HWyoming76-72
26/11/25HNew Orleans82-50
Utah Uteslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/01/26HBrigham Young84-89
08/01/26AColorado73-85
03/01/26HArizona78-97
30/12/25AWashington65-74
21/12/25HEast. Washington101-77
14/12/25HMississippi St.74-82
07/12/25HCalifornia Baptist91-85
03/12/25ACalifornia72-79
27/11/25AOle Miss75-74
26/11/25AGrand Canyon58-68

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Texas Tech
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW75%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLLWLW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games16106
Win %75%100%33%
Points / game83.189.073.2
Allowed / game73.269.080.2
Point differential+9.9+20.0-7.0
Avg total156.2158.0153.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%80%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)100% (2)50% (4)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Utah Utes
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLL50%
HomeWLWLL64%
AwayLWLLL20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games16115
Win %50%64%20%
Points / game80.686.068.6
Allowed / game80.782.876.0
Point differential-0.1+3.2-7.4
Avg total161.2168.8144.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+12%18%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)50% (2)100% (1)
Overtime %6%9%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Arizona16160100%91.168.0+23.1
2 Houston1716194%77.259.3+17.9
3 Brigham Young1615194%88.268.7+19.6
4 Iowa State1715288%85.665.1+20.5
5 UCF Knights1614288%85.875.4+10.4
6 Oklahoma State1713476%88.480.8+7.6
7 Texas Tech1612475%83.173.2+9.9
8 Kansas1712571%77.967.8+10.1
9 Colorado1712571%84.577.5+6.9
10 Baylor1611569%88.774.6+14.1
11 TCU1611569%80.468.4+12.0
12 West Virginia1711665%73.263.2+10.1
13 Arizona State1610662%80.878.8+1.9
14 Cincinnati179853%73.865.9+7.8
15 Kansas State179853%85.680.1+5.5
16 Utah Utes168850%80.680.7-0.1
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Texas Tech503888
Utah Utes383674
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