Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: Longhorn Network

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (6-5) are headed to Moody Center on Friday where they will try to beat the Texas Longhorns (8-2).

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Lutheran and took home the win by a score of 102-50 in their last contest. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi finished the game having earned a 53.6% FG percentage (37 out of 69) and knocked down 7 out of their 19 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Islanders converted 21 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 80.8%. Concerning rebounding, they earned a total of 45 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 27 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding defending, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi allowed the other team to shoot 24.1% from the field on 14 of 58 shooting. Texas Lutheran distributed 6 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Texas Lutheran grabbed 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Texas Lutheran finished the game shooting 76.2% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of their 21 shots. They also converted 6 out of their 27 shots from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Islanders walked away with 19 while Texas Lutheran had 17 fouls.

Lance-Amir Paul is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 4 out of 6 shooting. He played 13 minutes and totaled 3 boards. He ended up going 66.7% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 6-5 so far this season. They currently have an average of 78.3 points per outing (111th in D-1) while hitting 44.1% from the field. The Islanders are shooting 28.9% on shots from 3-point land (63 of 218) and 68.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is grabbing 42.6 boards per game and has 179 assists for the season, which ranks 81st in the nation in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 22.6 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Islanders have forced 16.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 28.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 99th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (67.3). The Islanders defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.1% (228 of 568) and they concede 32.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 123rd in the country in allowing assists with 132 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Longhorns got the victory with a final of 96-85 against LSU. The Longhorns collected 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. LSU was called for 23 personal fouls for the game which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.0%. When discussing shooting from distance, Texas knocked down 10 of 20 attempts (50.0%). When all was said and done, the Longhorns ended up shooting 32 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.2%. The Longhorns permitted LSU to bury 29 out of their 63 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.0% in the matchup. They shot 44.0% from downtown by hitting 11 of 25 and ended up going 16 out of 23 from the charity stripe (69.6%). In reference to rebounding, Texas allowed LSU to snag 27 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Max Abmas pitched in for the Longhorns for the game. He made 6 of 13 in this matchup for a rate of 46.2%, and added 6 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 7 assists in this matchup.

Texas has a mark of 8-2 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Longhorns are shooting 49.4% from the field, which ranks 24th in the country. Texas has totaled 807 pts for the campaign (80.7 per game) and they pull in 37.2 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.4 times per contest (29th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. The Longhorns are committing 16.2 fouls per contest and they hit 73.7% from the charity stripe.

The Longhorns on defense are ranked 116th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 68.2. They have forced 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (73rd in D-1). The Texas defense concedes 32.8% on 3-point shots (60 of 183) and opponents are making 73.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 11.1 assists and 34.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 74th and 147th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

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