LSU Tigers vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Toyota Center (Houston) in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN

The Texas Longhorns (7-2) are hosting the LSU Tigers (6-4) at Toyota Center (Houston) on Saturday.

The LSU Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Alabama State and went home with a win by a final score of 74-56 in their last game. LSU walked away from the game with a 52.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 48) and made 9 of their 23 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 15 of 23 tries for a percentage of 65.2%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 11 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing the defense, LSU allowed their opponent to shoot 36.1% from the floor on 22 out of 61 shooting. Alabama State doled out 10 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Furthermore, Alabama State snagged 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Alabama State shot 37.5% at the free throw line by converting 3 of 8 shots. They made 9 out of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Tigers walked away with 16 while Alabama State accumulated 18 fouls.

Mike Williams III is one player who played a role in the matchup. He walked away with 15 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He played for 32 mins and also totaled 1 rebound. He finished shooting 60.0% from the field and also earned 3 assists.

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LSU comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-4 on the season. They have an average of 73.0 points per game (231st in college hoops) while hitting 46.5% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 33.0% on three-point shots (64 of 194) and 71.3% from the free throw line. As a team, LSU is pulling in 35.0 boards per contest and has totaled 104 assists so far this season, which ranks 317th in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.1 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They are 137th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 115 surrendered for the campaign. The Tigers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.1% (229 of 585) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 115th in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.0).

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns walked away with a victory by a final of 77-50 when they played Houston Christian. In relation to rebounding, Texas allowed Houston Christian to collect 38 in total (12 on the offensive side). They finished 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 3 out of 12 and ended up going 7 out of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). The Longhorns permitted Houston Christian to convert 20 of their 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.3% for the game. Overall, the Longhorns walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.4%. When talking about 3-pointers, Texas buried 6 out of 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 58.3%. Houston Christian committed 11 fouls in this contest which got the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 13 steals for the contest. The Longhorns were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this contest.

Max Abmas pitched in for the Longhorns for the contest. He buried 7 of 12 in this matchup for a rate of 58.3%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and accumulated 7 dimes in this matchup.

Texas has a win-loss mark of 7-2 on the campaign. The Longhorns have committed 15.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 17.0 times per game (37th in the country) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. Texas has totaled 711 pts so far this season (79.0 per contest) and they snag 37.6 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Longhorns are hitting on 48.9% from the field, which is ranked 37th in D-1.

The Texas defense allows 31.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (49 of 158) and opponents are knocking down 74.3% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.1 assists and 34.4 boards every game, which ranks them 77th and 168th in the nation. The Longhorns defensively are ranked 75th in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.3. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (55th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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