Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 11/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022

Location: Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, TX

TV: LHN

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (2-3) are headed to Bert Ogden Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Texas Longhorns (3-0).

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks faced UC Santa Barbara and walked away with a win by a score of 63-54 in their last contest. Northern Arizona finished the game with a 41.4% FG percentage (24 of 58) and made 6 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Lumberjacks buried 9 of their 12 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 6 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of defense, Northern Arizona allowed the other team to shoot 31.9% from the field on 15 of 47 shooting. UC Santa Barbara dished out 4 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. On top of that, UC Santa Barbara had 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UC Santa Barbara finished the game at 87.5% at the free throw line by burying 21 of 24 attempts. They also knocked down 3 of their 17 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Lumberjacks ended up with 23 while UC Santa Barbara totaled 16 personal fouls.

Carson Towt is someone who was a factor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played 30 minutes played and totaled 8 rebounds. He was able to score 10 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Northern Arizona will play this game with a mark of 2-3 for the season. They turn it over 10.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Northern Arizona is snagging 38.2 boards per game and has accounted for 69 assists this year, which has them ranked 72nd in college basketball in terms of passing. The Lumberjacks are connecting on 32.1% on 3-pointers (44 of 137) and 73.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 72.0 points per outing (216th in D-1) while going 41.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Lumberjacks are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.2 fouls. They currently rank 302nd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 63 relinquished this year. The Lumberjacks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.6% (112 of 269) and they relinquish 36.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 34.0% on three-point shots and they rank 151st in D-1 in points per game allowed (66.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Longhorns took home the win by a final score of 93-74 against Gonzaga. In reference to team rebounding, Texas permitted Gonzaga to pull down 29 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 47.4% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Longhorns allowed Gonzaga to make 25 of 51 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 49.0% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns went 34 out of 66 from the floor which had them shooting 51.5%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Texas converted 13 of 33 tries (39.4%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Gonzaga earned 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Longhorns were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this matchup.

Tyrese Hunter was important for the Longhorns for the contest. He converted 9 out of 14 in the game for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He totaled 26 points in his 26 minutes on the court and totaled 2 dimes in this game.

Texas has a mark of 3-0 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Longhorns are shooting 52.3% from the field, which ranks them 17th in the country. Texas has totaled 247 points this season (82.3 per game) and they grab 38.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per game (110th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Longhorns commit 16.7 fouls every game while shooting 67.2% from the charity stripe.

The Longhorns on defense are ranked 20th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 54.0. They are forcing their opponents into 20.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 36.2% from the floor (42nd in D-1). The Texas defense allows 30.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (18 of 59) and their opponents are making 61.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 8.7 dimes and 33.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 35th and 131st in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northern Arizona

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