Texas Tech receives favorable odds to win National Championship

Texas Tech basketball is poised to be an elite program in the 2025-26 season. The Red Raiders are a consensus preseason top 20 program in most analysts' eyes. They are returning key contributors Christian Anderson, who as a freshman averaged 10.6 points per game, and JT Toppin, who was a stat stuffer, averaging 18.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Add to that an incoming transfer portal class loaded with five 4-star players, and you can see why the analysts are so high on Tech's championship potential next year.

Vegas has an even loftier opinion of the men's basketball team. As of this writing, the Red Raiders were given +2500 odds on DrafKings to win it all in 2026.

Here's a closer look at the latest odds via DrafKings:

Houston: +1000
Purdue: +1000
Duke: +1100
Michigan: +1500
UConn: +1500
Florida: +1600
BYU: +1700
St. Johns: +1700
Kentucky: +1800
Louisville: +2200
Arkansas: +2200
Kansas: +2500
Arizona: +2500
Texas Tech: +2500
Tennessee: +2800

Upper echelon. Insane. Compelling.
Authentic. Heart. Contender. Tough.

Those are just a few descriptions of our program and its trajectory when we asked broadcasters and media to give their impressions. Their full responses help tell our story.

📰⤵️ #TTW
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) April 24, 2025

With some key returning contributors and a whole host of new talent via the portal, Texas Tech is clearly one of the early favorites to capture college basketball's top prize in 2025-26.

Mar 29, 2025; San Francisco, CA, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders guard Christian Anderson (4) Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

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