Tennessee Volunteers vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Longhorns (11-4) will try to beat the Tennessee Volunteers (14-1) at Moody Center on Saturday.

The Tennessee Volunteers took the court against Florida and ended up losing by a score of 73-43 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Volunteers ended up finishing with 13 while Florida accumulated 19 fouls. They also made 6 of their 20 attempts from downtown. Florida shot 76.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 17 shots. In addition, Florida grabbed 49 rebounds (16 offensive, 33 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Florida totaled 14 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Concerning the defense, Tennessee allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 27 of 68 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 34 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Volunteers made 15 of 25 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. Tennessee walked away from the game with a 21.4% FG percentage (12 of 56) and made 4 out of their 29 3-point attempts.

Chaz Lanier is a player who was a factor in this contest. He was able to score 10 points on 3 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 18.8% from the floor but finished the game without a dime.

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Tennessee enters this matchup with a mark of 14-1 so far this season. They turn the ball over 11.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 14.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, Tennessee is collecting 39.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 242 assists so far this season, which is 88th in the country in terms of passing. The Volunteers are connecting on 34.0% on 3-pointers (129 of 379) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They average 77.3 pts per contest (134th in college) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Volunteers have forced 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They give up 24.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 2nd in college in points per game allowed (57.1). The Volunteers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 35.3% (303 of 858) and they relinquish 31.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 6th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 133 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns went home defeated by a final of 87-82 against Auburn. In relation to rebounding, Texas permitted Auburn to collect 34 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 38.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 out of 21 and ended up going 21 out of 25 from the free throw line (84.0%). The Longhorns allowed Auburn to make 29 of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns went 26 for 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.4%. In reference to shots from distance, Texas made 5 out of 14 attempts (35.7%). They were able to make 25 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Auburn committed 22 fouls in the matchup which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Longhorns earned 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game.

Arthur Kaluma pitched in for the Longhorns in this contest. He tallied 34 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 2 assists for the contest. He knocked down 12 out of 16 in this contest for a rate of 75.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Texas has a win-loss mark of 11-4 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Longhorns are connecting on 50.3% from the field, which has them ranked 9th in college hoops. Texas has totaled 1,240 pts on the year (82.7 per game) and they collect 36.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.6 times per game (143rd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per game. The Longhorns are committing 16.7 fouls every game and they shoot 73.7% from the charity stripe.

The Texas defense surrenders 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (94 of 302) and their opponents are converting on 65.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 11.5 dimes and 32.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 73rd and 83rd in Division 1. The Longhorns are ranked 38th in the country in points per game surrendered with 64.9. They are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.2% from the field (49th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tennessee

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