Houston Christian Huskies vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Christian Huskies vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: Longhorn Network

Moody Center is where the Texas Longhorns (6-2) will compete against the Houston Christian Huskies (1-6) on Saturday.

The Houston Christian Huskies faced off with Southwestern Adventist and earned the victory with a final of 95-58 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Huskies ended up with 13 while Southwestern Adventist had 20 fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 19 attempts from long range. Southwestern Adventist ended up going 91.7% at the free throw line by making 11 of 12 tries. Moreover, Southwestern Adventist grabbed 24 boards (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Southwestern Adventist recorded 9 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In reference to defending, Houston Christian allowed 31.7% from the field on 20 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes in this game in addition to creating 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 52 with 18 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Huskies converted 18 of 25 tries for a percentage of 72.0%. Houston Christian walked away from the contest with a 48.6% FG percentage (36 out of 74) and made 5 of 18 shots from 3-point land.

Jay Alvarez is one player who was a contributor for the game. He ended up going 71.4% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the court for 27 minutes and also grabbed 9 boards. He left the arena with 21 points on 10 of 14 shooting.

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Houston Christian enters this one with a win-loss record of 1-6 on the season. They have an average of 72.0 pts per contest (244th in D-1) while going 43.3% from the field. The Huskies are hitting 21.9% on 3-point shots (23 of 105) and 61.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Houston Christian is collecting 39.6 boards per contest and has earned 86 dimes for the year, which is 329th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 17.0 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 14.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 359th in college basketball in PPG allowed (85.4). The Huskies are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.2% (220 of 476) and they concede 39.7 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 326th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 136 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns took a loss by a score of 86-65 when they faced Marquette. The Longhorns collected 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 10 steals in this contest. Marquette had 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.6%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Texas made 4 out of 16 tries (25.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Longhorns finished shooting 25 out of 60 from the floor which had them at 41.7%. The Longhorns permitted Marquette to make 30 of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8% in the matchup. They finished 46.7% from distance by shooting 14 out of 30 and ended up shooting 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Texas allowed Marquette to snag 35 overall (7 offensive).

Max Abmas pitched in for the Longhorns for the matchup. He converted 10 of 19 in this contest giving him a rate of 52.6%, and earned 3 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes.

Texas has a mark of 6-2 for the campaign. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 16.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 72.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.0 times per game (38th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. Texas has accounted for 634 points on the season (79.3 per game) and they collect 36.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Longhorns are shooting 49.3% from the floor, which is ranked 31st in D-1.

The Longhorns defensively are ranked 119th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (112th in the country). The Texas defense surrenders 31.5% on shots from distance (46 of 146) and their opposition knocks down 75.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 11.6 dimes and 33.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 119th and 109th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston Christian

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