Texas State Bobcats vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 11/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas State Bobcats vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: Longhorn Network

The Texas Longhorns (5-1) will compete against the Texas State Bobcats (3-4) at Moody Center on Thursday.

The Texas State Bobcats faced off with UT Arlington and went home with a win by a final score of 73-66 in their last contest. Texas State walked away from the contest with a 45.5% field goal percentage (25 of 55) and made 3 out of their 8 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Bobcats made 20 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 69.0%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 assists in this game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to the defense, Texas State let their opponent shoot 43.2% from the floor on 19 of 44 shooting. UT Arlington doled out 14 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. In addition, UT Arlington snagged 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UT Arlington finished shooting 72.2% at the free throw line by burying 26 of their 36 tries. They buried 2 of 15 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Bobcats ended up with 24 while UT Arlington accounted for 25 fouls.

Jordan Mason is one player who was a contributor for the game. He shot 35.3% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He saw the court for 25 minutes and also snagged 1 rebound. He scored 21 points on 6 out of 17 shooting.

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Texas State heads into this contest with a record of 3-4 this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per game and as a group they commit 21.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Texas State is pulling in 38.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 79 assists for the year, which is 239th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bobcats are shooting 25.7% on shots from 3-point land (28 of 109) and 63.0% from the charity stripe. They average 65.0 points per contest (328th in college hoops) while connecting on 40.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bobcats are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They are 173rd in the country in allowing assists with 79 relinquished this season. The Bobcats defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.1% (160 of 371) and they relinquish 34.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 29.5% on shots from downtown while they are 162nd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (70.0).

The last time they took the court, the Texas Longhorns got the victory with a final of 86-63 against Wyoming. In regard to rebounding, Texas permitted Wyoming to get 25 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 30.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 4 out of 13 and ended up going 13 out of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). The Longhorns permitted Wyoming to convert 23 out of 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns went 34 for 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.7%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Texas converted 6 out of their 15 tries (40.0%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 92.3%. Wyoming committed 16 fouls in the game which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Longhorns were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this game.

Max Abmas ended up being a factor for the Longhorns for the contest. He converted 8 of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and added 4 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for this game.

Texas has a win-loss mark of 5-1 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Longhorns are connecting on 51.4% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in the nation. Texas has scored 492 points for the year (82.0 per game) and they average 37.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 17.0 times per game (46th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.3 times per contest. The Longhorns commit 17.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.2% from the free throw line.

The Texas defense gives up 27.1% on shots from beyond the arc (29 of 107) and their opponents are making 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.0 dimes and 33.2 boards per contest, which ranks 158th and 110th in those categories. The Longhorns defensively are ranked 115th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 67.2. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.5% from the floor (67th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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