No. 25 Texas Longhorns vs. Cincinnati Bearcats: Preview, Betting Odds, How to Watch

No. 25 Texas Longhorns vs. Cincinnati Bearcats: Preview, Betting Odds, How to Watch

AUSTIN, Texas -- Coming off a tough conference-opening home loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday, the Texas Longhorns will look to recapture some Big 12 momentun against the first-year member Cincinnati Bearcats on Tuesday night at Fifth Third Arena.

No. 25 Texas (11-3) remained in the AP Top 25 despite the 78-67 loss to Texas Tech and will now have a three-game stretch to find a spark before a gauntlet of ranked teams begins.

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"We're gonna continue to work hard defensively and we're still a work in progress and you know, I'll do a better job coaching our guys in getting the urgency that we need to have from a defensive standpoint that we have to have every night in this 12," Texas coach Rodney Terry said.

Cincinnati (12-2) is coming off an impressive 71-60 road win over No. 12 BYU in the first-ever Big 12 game for both teams. The Bearcats are led by forward Viktor Lakhin, who is averaging team-best marks in points (13.9) and rebounds (8.4). Cincinnati also has two double-digit scores in the backcourt, as Dan Skillings Jr. and Day Day Thomas are averaging 11.1 and 10.9 points, respectively.

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WHAT: Texas Longhorns (11-3, 0-1 Big 12) at Cincinnati Bearcats 11-2, 0-0 Big 12)

WHERE: Fifth Third Arena - Cincinnati, Ohio (12,012)

WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, 6 p.m. CT

HOW TO WATCH: ESPN+

HOW TO LISTEN: Longhorn Radio Network

TICKETS: SI Tickets

BETTING Odds via SI Sportsbook

SPREAD: Texas +5.5

OVER/UNDER: 145.5

MONEYLINE: Texas +150, Cincinnati -250