Delaware State Hornets vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 11/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Delaware State Hornets vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

Moody Center is the site where the Texas Longhorns (5-1) will take on the Delaware State Hornets (3-4) on Friday.

The Delaware State Hornets played Penn State Wilkes - Barre and went home with a win by a final score of 111-43 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Hornets left the arena with 12 while Penn State Wilkes - Barre finished the game with 15 fouls. They knocked down 2 of their 19 tries from distance. Penn State Wilkes - Barre finished the contest at 69.2% from the free throw line by making 9 of their 13 attempts. Furthermore, Penn State Wilkes - Barre collected 22 rebounds (7 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Penn State Wilkes - Barre earned 11 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Delaware State allowed 27.6% from the floor on 16 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 19 turnovers and having 15 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 49 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Hornets converted 18 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. Delaware State walked away from the game with a 57.5% field goal percentage (42 of 73) and converted 9 of 19 three-point shots.

Kaseem Watson is a guy who played a role for the game. He totaled 19 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 21 minutes and also grabbed 5 boards. He went 50.0% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Delaware State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 3-4 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Delaware State is collecting 40.0 boards per game and has 106 assists so far this year, which ranks 80th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Hornets are shooting 34.0% on three-point attempts (34 of 100) and 67.8% from the free throw line. They average 72.9 points per game (252nd in the country) while shooting 43.5% from the field.

On defense, the Hornets have forced 15.4 turnovers per game while drawing 15.9 personal fouls. They are 317th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 107 relinquished on the year. The Hornets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.8% (167 of 409) and they surrender 37.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 30.1% from beyond the arc while they are 102nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns walked away with a victory by a final of 67-58 when they played Saint Joseph's. The Longhorns recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 31 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. Saint Joseph's had 14 fouls for the game which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 70.6%. In regard to shots from downtown, Texas buried 7 out of their 18 attempts (38.9%). When all was said and done, the Longhorns ended up going 24 out of 55 from the floor which had them at 43.6%. The Longhorns allowed Saint Joseph's to convert 21 of their 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.8% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 30.4% from three-point range by going 7 out of 23 and finished the contest at 9 out of 17 at the free throw line (52.9%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Texas permitted Saint Joseph's to grab 41 overall (17 offensive).

Tre Johnson was important for the Longhorns in the matchup. He racked up 17 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He buried 7 of 18 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Texas has a mark of 5-1 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Longhorns are shooting 50.4% from the field, which is 30th in the nation. Texas has scored 493 pts on the year (82.2 per game) and they grab 37.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.8 times per contest (149th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 9.0 times per game. The Longhorns commit 15.5 fouls every game while shooting 72.9% from the charity stripe.

The Longhorns defensively are ranked 23rd in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 60.7. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 36.7% from the floor (23rd in the nation). The Texas defense gives up 32.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (45 of 139) and their opposition knocks down 64.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.2 dimes and 31.7 boards per contest, which is 90th and 72nd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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