UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: Longhorn Network

The UNC Greensboro Spartans (9-3) are headed to Moody Center on Friday where they will take on the Texas Longhorns (9-2).

The UNC Greensboro Spartans stepped onto the hardwood against Lynchburg and earned the victory with a final of 135-57 in their last contest. UNC Greensboro finished the contest having earned a 67.1% field goal percentage (55 out of 82) and made 15 of their 26 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Spartans made 10 of 12 tries for a rate of 83.3%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 63 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 32 assists in this matchup while creating 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to defense, UNC Greensboro let their opponent shoot 27.8% from the field on 22 of 79 shooting. Lynchburg totaled 2 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Moreover, Lynchburg collected 19 rebounds (4 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Lynchburg ended up shooting 69.2% from the free throw line by converting 9 of 13 attempts. They also buried 4 of their 30 attempts from three-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Spartans walked away with 9 and Lynchburg recorded 11 personal fouls.

Donovan Atwell is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He racked up 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 19 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up going 70.0% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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UNC Greensboro heads into this matchup with a record of 9-3 this year. They are turning it over 9.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.1 fouls per game. As a team, UNC Greensboro is collecting 38.9 boards per contest and has racked up 186 dimes this season, which has them ranked 104th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Spartans are connecting on 39.5% on three-point shots (126 of 319) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 82.0 points per outing (47th in college hoops) while connecting on 47.9% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spartans have forced 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.8 fouls. They concede 31.2% from 3-point land and they are 152nd in Division 1 in opponents PPG (69.9). The Spartans defense is allowing a FG percentage of 39.0% (282 of 724) and they relinquish 34.9 boards per contest as a group. They are 128th in college hoops in allowing assists with 143 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns went home victorious with a score of 71-55 when they played Texas A&M Community College. The Longhorns corralled 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. Texas A&M Community College was called for 17 fouls in this contest which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.9%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Texas made 6 out of 16 attempts (37.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Longhorns finished shooting 25 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1%. The Longhorns permitted Texas A&M Community College to make 21 of 59 tries from the floor which had them shooting 35.6% in this contest. They went 22.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 of 18 and finished the contest at 9 out of 14 at the charity stripe (64.3%). When talking about how they rebounded, Texas allowed Texas A&M Community College to snag 26 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Max Abmas ended up having an impact for the Longhorns for this contest. He converted 5 of 10 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 37 mins of playing time and totaled 5 assists in the game.

Texas has a record of 9-2 for the campaign. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 74.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.3 times per game (30th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest. Texas has scored 878 points on the campaign (79.8 per contest) and they collect 37.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Longhorns are hitting on 49.3% from the field, which is 26th in the nation.

The Longhorns on the defensive end are ranked 95th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.0. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the floor (54th in Division 1). The Texas defense surrenders 31.8% from downtown (64 of 201) and opponents are knocking down 73.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 10.7 assists and 34.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 51st and 143rd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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