Arkansas Razorbacks vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 2/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Longhorns (15-7) will try to defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks (13-8) at Moody Center on Wednesday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks played Kentucky and notched a win by a score of 89-79 in their last game. Arkansas wrapped up the game with a 55.2% field goal percentage (32 of 58) and knocked down 13 of 25 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Razorbacks converted 12 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 17 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When talking about defending, Arkansas let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the field on 30 of 62 shooting. Kentucky earned 11 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Kentucky grabbed 31 boards (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Kentucky finished the game shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of their 18 shots. They also knocked down 10 of 23 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Razorbacks walked away with 18 while Kentucky totaled 11 fouls.

Adou Thiero is someone who was a contributor in this game. He went 50.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. He totaled 21 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Arkansas will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-8 for the campaign. They are averaging 76.8 points per contest (115th in the country) while going 46.8% from the floor. The Razorbacks are connecting on 33.5% on three-point shots (158 of 471) and 72.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Arkansas is grabbing 35.6 boards per game and has accounted for 308 dimes on the year, which ranks 181st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Razorbacks have forced 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They relinquish 32.1% on shots from downtown and they are 90th in the nation in points per game allowed (68.6). The Razorbacks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.5% (513 of 1,235) and they concede 34.1 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 43rd in the country in giving up assists with 244 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns walked away with a victory by a final of 89-58 when they faced LSU. The Longhorns were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the game. They turned the ball over 6 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. LSU committed 12 personal fouls for the contest which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for 9 attempts. They were able to convert 7 of the free throws for a rate of 77.8%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Texas buried 10 of their 21 tries (47.6%). When all was said and done, the Longhorns shot 36 out of 64 from the field which had them at 56.3%. The Longhorns allowed LSU to bury 23 out of their 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.1% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 13.3% from distance by shooting 2 of 15 and ended up shooting 10 of 15 from the charity stripe (66.7%). In reference to team rebounding, Texas allowed LSU to collect 21 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Tramon Mark ended up being a major contributor for the Longhorns in this game. He made 7 out of 12 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 assists in the matchup.

Texas has a win-loss record of 15-7 this season. As an offensive unit, the Longhorns are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which is 38th in the country. Texas has accounted for 1,736 pts so far this season (78.9 per contest) and they pull in 35.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.7 times per game (186th in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.5 times per contest. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 16.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.4% from the free throw line.

The Texas defense allows 32.1% on 3-point attempts (142 of 442) and opponents are connecting on 66.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.3 dimes and 33.1 total rebounds per game, which is 54th and 108th in Division 1. The Longhorns defensively are ranked 46th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 66.2. They are forcing 12.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the field (72nd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas

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