Kentucky Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Moody Center in Fresno, CA

TV: ESPN+

Moody Center is where the Texas Longhorns (15-10) will attempt to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats (17-7) on Saturday.

The Kentucky Wildcats faced off with Tennessee and took home the win by a score of 75-64 in their last game. Kentucky ended the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (26 out of 52) and buried 12 of their 24 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 11 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 78.6%. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 23 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 13 assists for this game while forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of the defense, Kentucky allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 23 out of 54 shooting. Tennessee distributed 11 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Tennessee snagged 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Tennessee ended up shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of 19 shots. They made 3 of their 18 attempts from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 14 and Tennessee recorded 16 fouls.

Ansley Almonor is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. He accumulated 13 points on 4 out of 5 shooting. He played for 22 mins played and grabbed 1 rebound. He went 80.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Kentucky will play this contest with a win-loss record of 17-7 this year. They are giving up possession 10.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Kentucky is snagging 39.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 425 dimes on the season, which is 16th in the nation in terms of passing. The Wildcats are shooting 38.4% on shots from distance (244 of 636) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 86.3 points per contest (3rd in college) while connecting on 48.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats are able to force 9.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are ranked 138th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 310 relinquished for the campaign. The Wildcats defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (646 of 1,528) and they surrender 35.5 boards per contest as a team. They give up 29.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 299th in the country in opponents PPG (76.0).

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 103-80 when they played Alabama. The Longhorns were able to pull down 10 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 8 times, while getting 11 steals for this contest. Alabama was called for 18 fouls for the game which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to convert 14 of those for a rate of 73.7%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Texas made 8 of their 22 attempts (36.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Longhorns finished shooting 29 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.0%. The Longhorns allowed Alabama to convert 34 of 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 61.8% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 58.6% from 3-point land by going 17 out of 29 and finished the game at 18 of 20 at the free throw line (90.0%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Texas permitted Alabama to get 38 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Tre Johnson ended up being a factor for the Longhorns in this game. He converted 9 out of 17 in the game for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He racked up 24 points in his 37 mins on the court and accounted for 4 dimes for the game.

Texas has a win-loss record of 15-10 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Longhorns are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which is 67th in college. Texas has scored 1,964 points this season (78.6 per contest) and they snag 35.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.5 times per game (201st in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.5 times per game. The Longhorns have committed 17.1 personal fouls per game and they go 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Longhorns defensively are ranked 91st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.9. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (100th in the nation). The Texas defense concedes 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (175 of 515) and their opposition knocks down 68.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.6 dimes and 34.0 boards every game, which is ranked 63rd and 164th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kentucky

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