New Orleans Privateers vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Privateers vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Longhorns (9-2) will go up against the New Orleans Privateers (2-7) at Moody Center on Thursday.

The New Orleans Privateers played Iowa and took a loss by a score of 104-57 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Privateers walked away with 7 while Iowa had 7 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 out of their 29 shots from long range. Iowa ended up going 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 6 of their 9 shots. In addition, Iowa had 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Iowa distributed 28 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, New Orleans allowed 62.7% from the floor on 42 out of 67 shooting. They also distributed 16 dimes for the contest as well as forcing 6 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they compiled 28 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Privateers converted 3 of their 5 tries for a rate of 60.0%. New Orleans finished the game having earned a 37.3% FG percentage (25 of 67) and converted 4 of 24 3-point attempts.

James White is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He was able to score 24 points on 11 of 20 shooting. He played for 33 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. He went 55.0% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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New Orleans steps onto the hardwood with a record of 2-7 so far this year. They have an average of 67.1 pts per contest (325th in D-1) while shooting 39.2% from the floor. The Privateers are hitting 30.1% on 3-pointers (58 of 193) and 67.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 35.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 114 assists for the season, which has them ranked 348th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Privateers have forced 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 277th in college in allowing assists with 160 relinquished so far this season. Privateers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.8% (270 of 577) and they relinquish 41.4 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 34.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 357th in college hoops in points per game allowed (83.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Longhorns walked away with a victory by a final of 121-57 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Longhorns collected 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in the matchup. They turned it over 7 times, while earning 14 steals in this game. Arkansas-Pine Bluff earned 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a clip of 80.0%. With respect to 3-point shots, Texas made 17 out of 30 attempts (56.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns finished the game shooting 44 for 70 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 62.9%. The Longhorns permitted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to make 22 of their 53 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.5% in the matchup. They finished 14.3% from downtown by going 3 out of 21 and finished the contest at 10 of 17 from the charity stripe (58.8%). With respect to attacking the glass, Texas allowed Arkansas-Pine Bluff to grab 21 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Nic Codie was important for the Longhorns in this game. He recorded 20 points in his 16 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the game. He knocked down 8 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Texas has a mark of 9-2 on the year. The Longhorns commit 15.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 71.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.5 times per contest (104th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 9.1 times per contest. Texas has accounted for 923 points on the year (83.9 per game) and they collect 36.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Longhorns are shooting 51.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in the nation.

The Texas defense allows 32.9% from downtown (74 of 225) and their opponents are converting on 65.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.5 dimes and 31.5 boards per game, which is ranked 87th and 54th in Division 1. The Longhorns defensively are ranked 20th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 62.8. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (51st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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