Texas Longhorns vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs BYU Cougars

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Longhorns (14-5) are en route to Marriott Center on Saturday where they will compete against the BYU Cougars (14-5).

The Texas Longhorns faced off with Oklahoma and earned the victory with a final of 75-60 in their last game. Texas ended with a 50.0% FG percentage (26 out of 52) and converted 8 out of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Longhorns made 15 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 40 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 14 assists for the game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to defense, Texas allowed the other team to go 39.3% from the field on 22 of 56 shooting. Oklahoma doled out 13 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Additionally, Oklahoma grabbed 24 boards (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Oklahoma walked away from this one shooting 70.6% at the free throw line by burying 12 of their 17 attempts. They also made 4 out of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Longhorns left the arena with 16 while Oklahoma accounted for 15 personal fouls.

Max Abmas is one player who had an impact in the matchup. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the field and recorded 3 dimes. He played 36 mins played and also grabbed 4 boards. He accumulated 22 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Texas enters this contest with a record of 14-5 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Texas is pulling down 35.7 boards per contest and has totaled 297 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 65th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Longhorns are hitting 37.8% on three-point shots (146 of 386) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.1 pts per contest (104th in the nation) while shooting 48.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Longhorns are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They give up 33.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 76th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (67.0). The Longhorns defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.6% (451 of 1,084) and they relinquish 32.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 62nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 214 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the BYU Cougars went home defeated by a final of 75-68 against Houston. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, BYU permitted Houston to collect 35 in total (13 offensive). They finished 43.5% from distance by hitting 10 of 23 and ended up shooting 17 of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). The Cougars allowed Houston to make 24 of 59 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 40.7% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Cougars finished 25 for 59 from the floor which had them shooting 42.4%. In relation to shots from downtown, BYU converted 11 of 38 tries (28.9%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Houston committed 12 personal fouls for this game which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Cougars snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this contest.

Noah Waterman ended up being a factor for the Cougars in this game. He converted 6 of 9 in this contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this contest.

BYU has a win-loss mark of 14-5 on the year. As an offense, the Cougars are hitting on 47.3% from the field, which ranks 59th in the nation. BYU has accounted for 1,603 points this year (84.4 per game) and they pull down 41.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 20.4 times per contest (2nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.9 times per game. The Cougars are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The BYU defense gives up 29.4% on three-point shots (110 of 374) and their opposition knocks down 69.5% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 11.4 dimes and 32.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 74th and 74th in the nation. The Cougars are ranked 39th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 65.4. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (49th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take BYU

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