Wyoming Cowboys vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 11/26/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wyoming Cowboys vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: Longhorn Network

The Wyoming Cowboys (4-1) are hitting the road to Moody Center on Sunday where they will take on the Texas Longhorns (4-1).

The Wyoming Cowboys faced Furman and walked away with a win by a score of 78-71 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Cowboys ended up with 14 while Furman racked up 16 personal fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Furman went 90.0% from the free throw line by burying 9 of 10 tries. In addition, Furman snagged 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Furman earned 17 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. With regard to defending, Wyoming allowed 41.5% from the floor on 27 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 18 dimes for the contest while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cowboys buried 10 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Wyoming finished the contest having earned a 47.5% FG percentage (28 of 59) and buried 12 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Sam Griffin is someone who was a factor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and snagged 1 rebound. He finished the contest at 57.9% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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Wyoming steps onto the court with a mark of 4-1 on the season. They turn the ball over 16.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.4 fouls every game. As a team, Wyoming is snagging 37.4 boards per game and has tallied 73 dimes on the season, which is 200th in the nation in terms of passing. The Cowboys are connecting on 40.2% on shots from downtown (41 of 102) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 79.6 points per game (106th in the country) while connecting on 49.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cowboys have forced 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 39th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 49 surrendered for the season. The Cowboys defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 38.6% (120 of 311) and they concede 32.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 28.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 102nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Longhorns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-71 against Connecticut. The Longhorns were able to snag 20 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 25 in the matchup. They coughed it up 6 times, while recording 3 steals in this matchup. Connecticut earned 12 personal fouls in this game which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 10 of those for a rate of 76.9%. With respect to shooting from distance, Texas converted 5 out of 16 attempts (31.3%). Overall, the Longhorns finished shooting 28 for 62 from the floor which had them at 45.2%. The Longhorns allowed Connecticut to bury 29 of their 61 tries from the floor which had them shooting 47.5% in the game. They went 29.2% from 3-point land by going 7 of 24 and ended up going 16 of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Texas allowed Connecticut to pull down 34 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Dillon Mitchell ended up being important for the Longhorns in this matchup. He buried 9 of 12 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists for this contest.

Texas has a mark of 4-1 this season. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per game and they hit 69.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.4 times per contest (40th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per game. Texas has scored 406 points on the season (81.2 per game) and they average 36.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Longhorns are hitting on 50.5% from the field, which ranks 24th in Division 1.

The Longhorns on the defensive end are ranked 132nd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 68.0. They are able to force 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the field (79th in college basketball). The Texas defense concedes 26.6% on shots from distance (25 of 94) and opponents are making 78.0% of their foul shots. They allow 13.0 dimes and 34.2 boards per contest, which ranks 234th and 144th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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