Texas Longhorns vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 3/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+6)

The Texas Longhorns (21-12) are hitting the road to Spectrum Center on Saturday where they will take on the Tennessee Volunteers (25-8) in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Texas opens this matchup as 6-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 148.

The Texas Longhorns faced Colorado State and notched a win by a score of 56-44 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Longhorns walked away with 12 and Colorado State recorded 18 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. Colorado State finished 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of their 6 shots. Furthermore, Colorado State had 42 rebounds (13 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Colorado State recorded 8 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Texas allowed the other team to shoot 29.3% from the field on 17 of 58 shooting. They also dished out 3 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 36 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Longhorns buried 11 of their 17 shots for a rate of 64.7%. Texas finished the contest having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (22 of 55) and knocked down 1 out of their 14 shots from 3-point land.

Max Abmas is a player who was a factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 33.3% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 36 mins played and also pulled down 2 boards. He ended up finishing with 12 points on 5 out of 15 shooting.

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Texas enters this matchup with a record of 21-12 on the year. They have an average of 75.9 pts per contest (106th in college basketball) while going 47.2% from the field. The Longhorns are connecting on 35.6% on shots from downtown (238 of 668) and 75.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas is collecting 34.6 boards per game and has totaled 506 assists for the campaign, which is 60th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Longhorns are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.5% on three-point shots while they are 91st in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (69.1). The Longhorns defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (804 of 1,875) and they surrender 33.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 74th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 381 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Tennessee Volunteers got the victory with a final of 83-49 against St. Peter's. The Volunteers were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. St. Peter's earned 22 personal fouls in the game which got the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a rate of 72.0%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Tennessee knocked down 11 out of 24 tries (45.8%). When the game finished, the Volunteers ended up going 27 out of 53 from the field which had them sitting at 50.9%. The Volunteers permitted St. Peter's to convert 16 out of their 55 tries from the floor which had them shooting 29.1% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 16.7% from three-point range by connecting on 4 out of 24 and ended up shooting 13 of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). In relation to rebounding, Tennessee allowed St. Peter's to get 18 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Dalton Knecht was important for the Volunteers for the game. He converted 8 out of 15 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 29 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist in this game.

Tennessee has a mark of 25-8 so far this year. The Volunteers have committed 17.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.8 times per game (19th in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per game. Tennessee has tallied 2,626 points on the season (79.6 per game) and they collect 39.1 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Volunteers are shooting 44.6% from the field, which has them ranked 179th in Division 1.

The Tennessee defense allows 31.0% on 3-point shots (247 of 798) and their opponents are converting on 70.6% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.0 dimes and 34.8 rebounds per contest, which is 35th and 185th in Division 1. The Volunteers are ranked 53rd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.6% from the field (3rd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tennessee (-6)

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