UConn Huskies vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UConn Huskies vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Longhorns (7-1) will compete against the UConn Huskies (6-3) at Moody Center on Sunday.

The UConn Huskies played Baylor and notched a win by a score of 76-72 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Huskies ended up walking away with 19 while Baylor totaled 25 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of 17 tries from long range. Baylor finished shooting 63.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 19 attempts. Furthermore, Baylor grabbed 27 rebounds (11 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Baylor totaled 9 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defense, UConn allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the field on 27 out of 55 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 28 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Huskies buried 26 of 33 attempts for a percentage of 78.8%. UConn ended having earned a 45.7% field goal percentage (21 out of 46) and knocked down 8 out of their 25 shots from downtown.

Liam McNeeley is a player who was a major factor for this contest. He totaled 17 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He played for 36 mins and also pulled down 8 boards. He ended up going 38.5% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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UConn heads into this game with a win-loss record of 6-3 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.6 fouls every game. As a team, UConn is collecting 37.3 boards per game and has earned 181 dimes this year, which ranks 2nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are hitting 36.0% on shots from distance (93 of 258) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 85.1 points per game (25th in D-1) while connecting on 50.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Huskies are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are 24th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 80 surrendered for the season. The Huskies defense is giving up a FG percentage of 40.2% (189 of 470) and they surrender 29.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 36.2% on shots from distance and they rank 37th in the country in PPG allowed (64.2).

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns got the victory with a final of 63-59 when they played North Carolina State. Concerning attacking the glass, Texas allowed North Carolina State to get 26 in all (9 offensive). They went 35.7% from 3-point land by hitting 5 out of 14 and ended up going 6 of 14 from the free throw line (42.9%). The Longhorns permitted North Carolina State to bury 24 out of 54 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 44.4% in this matchup. In all, the Longhorns walked away from this one shooting 24 for 53 from the floor which had them shooting 45.3%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Texas buried 8 of their 17 attempts (47.1%). They were able to convert 7 of them for a rate of 50.0%. North Carolina State earned 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Longhorns collected 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the contest.

Tre Johnson was important for the Longhorns for the game. He tallied 18 points in his 35 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He knocked down 7 out of 15 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Texas has a record of 7-1 this year. The Longhorns have committed 15.8 fouls per game and they hit 71.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 14.5 times per contest (161st in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 9.3 times per game. Texas has accounted for 646 points on the year (80.8 per contest) and they pull in 37.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Longhorns are hitting on 50.0% from the field, which ranks them 22nd in college basketball.

The Longhorns on the defensive end are ranked 18th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 61.4. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.4% from the floor (22nd in college basketball). The Texas defense concedes 33.7% on 3-point attempts (56 of 166) and their opponents are making 63.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.5 assists and 32.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 94th and 96th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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