Xavier Musketeers vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 3/24/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Friday, March 24, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Xavier (+4)

The Texas Longhorns (28-8) welcome the Xavier Musketeers (27-9) at T-Mobile Center on Friday. Texas opens as 4-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 149.5.

The Xavier Musketeers took the court against Pittsburgh and took home the win by a score of 84-73 in their last game. Xavier walked away from the contest with a 47.6% FG percentage (30 out of 63) and buried 8 of 24 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Musketeers knocked down 16 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 36 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 assists in the game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of defense, Xavier allowed their opponent to shoot 38.6% from the floor on 27 of 70 shooting. Pittsburgh distributed 11 dimes and had 2 steals for the contest. On top of that, Pittsburgh collected 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Pittsburgh finished the game shooting 65.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 20 attempts. They also converted 6 of their 20 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Musketeers ended up walking away with 21 while Pittsburgh accounted for 18 personal fouls.

Jack Nunge is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 24 mins played and also collected 3 boards. He finished with 18 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Xavier will play this game with a record of 27-9 on the season. They average 81.2 points per contest (11th in college hoops) on 49.3% from the floor. The Musketeers are shooting 38.9% on 3-pointers (267 of 686) and 71.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Xavier is collecting 37.8 boards per game and has tallied 693 dimes on the year, which is 1st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.4 times per game and as a team are committing 16.1 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Musketeers are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 351st in the nation in giving up assists with 526 conceded on the season. The Musketeers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.1% (980 of 2,224) and they surrender 32.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 35.5% from 3-point land while they are 290th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (73.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns went home victorious with a score of 71-66 when they faced Penn State. The Longhorns were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this game. They coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. Penn State had 12 fouls in the matchup which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.7%. When talking about 3-point shots, Texas knocked down 1 out of 13 tries (7.7%). When all was said and done, the Longhorns went 31 out of 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.8%. The Longhorns allowed Penn State to make 25 of their 60 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.7% for the matchup. They finished shooting 28.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). With respect to rebounding, Texas permitted Penn State to pull down 30 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Dylan Disu was important for the Longhorns for the game. He earned 28 points in his 31 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for this game. He converted 14 of 20 for this game for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Texas has a record of 28-8 this season. The Longhorns are committing 17.3 fouls per game while shooting 75.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.1 times per game (20th in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.6 times per game. Texas has totaled 2,799 pts so far this year (77.8 per game) and they pull in 34.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Longhorns are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which ranks them 37th in Division 1.

The Texas defense concedes 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (231 of 716) and opponents are converting on 72.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.1 assists and 34.7 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 57th and 220th in college hoops. The Longhorns on the defensive side of the court are 91st in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.2. They are able to force 15.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (80th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-4)

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