Texas Longhorns vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Marquette Golden Eagles (6-2) welcome the Texas Longhorns (6-1) at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday.

The Texas Longhorns faced off with Texas State and went home with a win by a final score of 77-58 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Longhorns left the arena with 14 and Texas State finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They converted 3 of 10 attempts from 3-point range. Texas State finished the game shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 14 tries. In addition, Texas State totaled 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Texas State earned 4 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. With regard to defending, Texas allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the floor on 24 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 18 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Longhorns converted 14 of 20 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. Texas walked away from the contest with a 44.4% field goal percentage (28 out of 63) and converted 7 out of their 24 3-point shots.

Max Abmas is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He went 50.0% from the field and also recorded 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and also pulled down 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Texas will enter this game with a record of 6-1 on the campaign. They are averaging 81.3 points per outing (62nd in the nation) while going 50.4% from the floor. The Longhorns are connecting on 36.6% from downtown (52 of 142) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Texas is snagging 37.7 boards per game and has accumulated 120 assists for the year, which has them ranked 87th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Longhorns are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 27.6% on 3-pointers and they are 77th in college basketball in points per game allowed (65.9). The Longhorns defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 39.8% (162 of 407) and they relinquish 32.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 60th in college basketball in allowing assists with 76 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles went home defeated by a final of 75-64 when they played Wisconsin. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Marquette permitted Wisconsin to snag 33 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 25.0% from distance via 5 of 20 and ended up going 24 out of 28 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Golden Eagles permitted Wisconsin to knock down 23 of their 54 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6% in this contest. When the game finished, the Golden Eagles finished the game shooting 23 for 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.8%. In terms of three-point shots, Marquette buried 7 out of 29 attempts (24.1%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.6%. Wisconsin committed 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They gave up possession 11 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Golden Eagles pulled down 12 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 18 in the game.

Kameron Jones was important for the Golden Eagles in this contest. He made 7 out of 12 for the contest for a rate of 58.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 34 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Marquette has a win-loss mark of 6-2 for the campaign. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 16.1 personal fouls per game while shooting 69.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.1 times per contest (85th in the nation) and they turn it over 8.9 times per contest. Marquette has totaled 634 pts for the year (79.3 per game) and they collect 32.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 48.2% from the field, which has them ranked 51st in the country.

The Marquette defense allows 32.6% on three-point shots (58 of 178) and opponents are converting on 69.7% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.9 assists and 36.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 139th and 251st in D-1. The Golden Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 105th in the country in PPG given up with 67.0. They are able to force 16.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (133rd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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