Baylor Bears vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Baylor Bears (14-3) are on their way to Moody Center on Saturday where they will take on the Texas Longhorns (12-5).

The Baylor Bears faced off with Kansas State and took a loss by a score of 68-64 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Bears ended up with 19 and Kansas State accumulated 17 personal fouls. They made 7 of their 23 tries from distance. Kansas State ended up shooting 77.3% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 22 attempts. Additionally, Kansas State snagged 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Kansas State doled out 14 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. When discussing defense, Baylor let their opponent shoot 40.7% from the floor on 22 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the game while creating 16 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 43 with 20 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bears made 9 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 47.4%. Baylor walked away from the contest with a 32.9% field goal percentage (25 out of 76) and knocked down 5 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Langston Love is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. He walked away with 15 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and pulled down 5 boards. He finished the game at 42.9% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Baylor steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 14-3 for the year. They are turning it over 11.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Baylor is snagging 36.5 boards per contest and has totaled 266 dimes for the season, which is 83rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bears are hitting 40.4% on shots from downtown (151 of 374) and 71.9% from the free throw line. They average 84.8 pts per game (16th in college hoops) while shooting 49.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bears are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They surrender 30.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 110th in college basketball in opponents points per game (68.8). The Bears are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (428 of 979) and they relinquish 30.0 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 164th in D-1 in giving up assists with 215 surrendered this season.

When they last played, the Texas Longhorns took a loss by a final score of 77-71 against UCF. The Longhorns were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. UCF was called for 14 fouls in the game which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of the free throws for a rate of 58.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Texas converted 10 out of 26 tries (38.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Longhorns shot 27 out of 54 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. The Longhorns permitted UCF to knock down 29 out of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9% in the game. They finished 30.4% from three-point range by hitting 7 out of 23 and finished the contest at 12 out of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). In the matter of team rebounding, Texas permitted UCF to pull down 34 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Ithiel Horton was important for the Longhorns for the game. He accumulated 20 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists in the matchup. He made 8 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 3 rebounds.

Texas has a mark of 12-5 for the year. The Longhorns commit 17.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 73.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per game (55th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest. Texas has totaled 1,314 points for the season (77.3 per game) and they grab 36.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Longhorns are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 36th in the nation.

The Texas defense concedes 33.5% on 3-point attempts (107 of 319) and their opposition makes 68.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.1 assists and 33.6 boards every game, which ranks 55th and 118th in college basketball. The Longhorns are ranked 80th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 67.1. They have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (89th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baylor

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