Colgate Raiders vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 3/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Arena (IA) in Des Moines, IA

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Colgate (+15)

Wells Fargo Arena (IA) is where the Texas Longhorns (26-8) will take on the Colgate Raiders (26-8) on Thursday. Colgate opens this game as 15-point underdogs. The total is 147.

The Colgate Raiders faced Lafayette and took home the win by a score of 79-61 in their last contest. Colgate ended the contest with a 58.5% field goal percentage (31 of 53) and knocked down 7 out of their 18 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Raiders converted 10 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 58.8%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 1 of them being offensive. They also distributed 22 assists in this contest while forcing 4 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about the defense, Colgate allowed their opponent to shoot 34.2% from the floor on 25 out of 73 shooting. Lafayette earned 13 assists and had 4 steals for the game. On top of that, Lafayette grabbed 36 boards (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Lafayette finished shooting 60.0% at the free throw line by making 6 of their 10 tries. They converted 5 of 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Raiders ended up with 11 while Lafayette totaled 16 personal fouls.

Keegan Records is someone who came through in this matchup. He ended up going 90.0% from the field and also earned 3 dimes. He played for 30 minutes and grabbed 6 rebounds. He recorded 21 points on 9 of 10 shooting.

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Colgate comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 26-8 this season. They are averaging 78.6 pts per game (32nd in D-1) while shooting 51.4% from the floor. The Raiders are shooting 40.8% on 3-pointers (283 of 694) and 65.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Colgate is pulling down 34.0 boards per game and is sitting with 631 assists for the year, which is 3rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 12.6 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Raiders are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 14.8 fouls. They are 337th in college hoops in giving up assists with 491 relinquished for the campaign. The Raiders defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (906 of 1,998) and they relinquish 31.4 boards per contest as a squad. They are conceding 35.2% on 3-point shots and they are 143rd in college basketball in opponents PPG (69.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns got the victory with a final of 76-56 when they faced Kansas. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Texas allowed Kansas to snag 31 in total (8 on the offensive side). They shot 23.5% from distance by connecting on 4 out of 17 and ended up going 4 out of 6 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Longhorns permitted Kansas to knock down 24 out of their 58 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 41.4% in this contest. When the game finished, the Longhorns finished shooting 31 for 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Texas knocked down 4 out of their 17 tries (23.5%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 83.3%. Kansas committed 11 fouls in this contest which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Longhorns earned 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the contest.

Dylan Disu pitched in for the Longhorns for this game. He made 7 of 9 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and had 6 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 21 mins on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists for the matchup.

Texas has a record of 26-8 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Longhorns are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which is 52nd in the country. Texas has scored 2,647 pts for the season (77.9 per game) and they grab 34.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.1 times per game (20th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls per game and they hit 75.2% from the charity stripe.

The Longhorns are ranked 101st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.4. They are able to force 16.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (75th in D-1). The Texas defense gives up 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (220 of 673) and their opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.4 assists and 35.0 rebounds per contest, which is 82nd and 240th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-15)

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