Texas Longhorns vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN

The Texas Longhorns (17-3) are hitting the road to Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Tennessee Volunteers (17-3).

The Texas Longhorns played Oklahoma State and walked away with a win by a score of 89-75 in their last contest. Texas finished the contest with a 50.9% field goal percentage (29 of 57) and made 8 of their 13 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Longhorns made 23 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 85.2%. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 39 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 18 assists for this contest while forcing 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. Pertaining to defending, Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the field on 26 of 61 shooting. Oklahoma State distributed 16 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. In addition, Oklahoma State pulled down 25 rebounds (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oklahoma State finished 75.0% from the charity stripe by burying 15 of their 20 attempts. They made 8 of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Longhorns ended up walking away with 19 and Oklahoma State recorded 26 personal fouls.

Marcus Carr is someone who came through for the game. He finished shooting 63.6% from the field and also recorded 5 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Texas enters this one with a record of 17-3 this year. They turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Texas is pulling in 35.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 334 assists for the season, which ranks 25th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Longhorns are hitting 33.4% on shots from distance (142 of 425) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.5 points per game (23rd in the nation) while hitting 48.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Longhorns are able to force 16.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are 63rd in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 223 conceded so far this season. The Longhorns defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.7% (464 of 1,112) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 32.9% on 3-point shots and they are 111th in D-1 in PPG allowed (66.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Tennessee Volunteers walked away with a victory by a final of 70-41 against Georgia. When it comes to rebounding, Tennessee permitted Georgia to snag 36 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 18.2% from 3-point land via 4 of 22 and ended up going 5 out of 12 at the charity stripe (41.7%). The Volunteers permitted Georgia to knock down 16 of their 55 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.1% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Volunteers shot 26 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9%. In regard to 3-point shots, Tennessee converted 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a clip of 63.2%. Georgia committed 16 fouls for the contest which got the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They gave up possession 9 times, while recording 12 steals for this contest. The Volunteers were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this matchup.

Zakai Zeigler pitched in for the Volunteers for the contest. He converted 4 of 8 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He racked up 11 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 7 dimes in this contest.

Tennessee has a mark of 17-3 so far this year. The Volunteers are committing 16.9 fouls per contest and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 17.5 times per contest (10th in D-1) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. Tennessee has 1,481 points for the year (74.1 per contest) and they collect 39.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Volunteers are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which has them ranked 208th in college basketball.

The Volunteers defensively are ranked 1st in college basketball in PPG given up with 53.7. They have forced 17.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 33.9% from the floor (1st in college hoops). The Tennessee defense gives up 21.6% on 3-pointers (96 of 444) and opponents are making 73.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 8.5 assists and 32.0 total rebounds per game, which is 5th and 66th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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