Texas Longhorns Open With Third-Best Odds To Win Big 12

With a new head coach in place and a host of momentum at their back, the Texas Longhorns opened with the third-best odds to win the Big 12

Matt Galatzan | May 12, 2021

After undergoing a substantial makeover this offseason, Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns will enter the 2021 campaign with a host of expectations, as they look to improve on a 7-3 campaign.

As a result of those expectations, Oddsmakers at BetMGM have tabbed Texas as the Big 12's third most likely team to take home a conference title, something the Longhorns haven't done since defeating Nebraska in 2009.

Texas, which currently sits at +450 odds will have a tough season ahead of them, as they are set to break in a new starting quarterback and a new left tackle on offense while trying to replace three NFL draft picks on the defensive side of the football as well.

With those odds, the Longhorns sit just behind the Iowa State Cyclones at +300, and the favorited Oklahoma Sooners at -150.

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Texas will face both Iowa State and Oklahoma (Dallas), as well as TCU, Baylor and West Virginia away from Austin while taking on Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Texas Tech, and Kansas at home.

Last season, Texas opened just behind Oklahoma as the second favorites to win the Big 12 at +175 but would miss out on a conference championship game appearance.

You can view the full odds from BetMGM below

Oklahoma -150
Iowa State +300
Texas +450
Oklahoma State +1000
TCU +1800
Kansas State +3500
West Virginia +3500
Baylor +5000
Texas Tech +6600
Kansas +15000

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Published May 12, 2021

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.