Illinois Fighting Illini vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/6/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN

The Illinois Fighting Illini (6-2) are headed to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday where they will take on the Texas Longhorns (6-0).

The Illinois Fighting Illini faced Maryland and took a loss by a score of 71-66 in their last game. Illinois finished with a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 out of 61) and made 5 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Illini made 7 of their 8 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 32 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 8 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to defending, Illinois let their opponent shoot 44.4% from the floor on 24 of 54 shooting. Maryland doled out 9 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Additionally, Maryland totaled 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Maryland finished shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 18 attempts. They also buried 9 of their 23 shots from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Fighting Illini finished with 18 while Maryland totaled 13 personal fouls.

Terrence Shannon is one player who was a factor for the game. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He finished the game at 43.8% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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Illinois enters this game with a record of 6-2 for the year. They currently have an average of 80.9 points per contest (45th in college basketball) on 48.0% from the floor. The Fighting Illini are connecting on 35.0% on 3-pointers (79 of 226) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Illinois is grabbing 40.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 128 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 111th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Illini have forced 17.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 60th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 84 conceded on the season. The Fighting Illini defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 37.5% (172 of 459) and they concede 32.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 30.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 35th in D-1 in PPG allowed (60.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns went home victorious with a score of 72-67 when they played Creighton. When talking about rebounding, Texas allowed Creighton to snag 40 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 14.8% from 3-point land by shooting 4 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 14 at the charity stripe (64.3%). The Longhorns permitted Creighton to convert 27 out of 66 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.9% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Longhorns finished the game shooting 31 out of 74 from the floor which had them at 41.9%. Regarding 3-pointers, Texas knocked down 4 of their 19 attempts (21.1%). They were able to bury 6 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. Creighton earned 11 personal fouls in the game which got the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 8 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 3 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. The Longhorns were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the game.

Marcus Carr ended up being important for the Longhorns in the matchup. He had 19 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accounted for 5 assists for this contest. He buried 7 of 20 for the matchup for a rate of 35.0%, and added 5 rebounds.

Texas has a win-loss record of 6-0 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Longhorns are shooting 48.7% from the floor, which ranks them 45th in college basketball. Texas has accounted for 483 points on the season (80.5 per contest) and they snag 39.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per contest (81st in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per contest while shooting 67.3% from the charity stripe.

The Longhorns defensively are ranked 9th in D-1 in points given up per game with 55.2. They are able to force 18.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 36.2% from the floor (13th in D-1). The Texas defense allows 23.2% on 3-pointers (26 of 112) and their opposition makes 62.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 8.8 assists and 36.8 boards per game, which has them ranked 16th and 291st in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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