Xavier Musketeers vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 3/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Xavier (-4)

The Texas Longhorns (19-15) will try to beat the Xavier Musketeers (21-11) at UD Arena on Wednesday in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. Texas opens as 4-point underdogs. The total has been set at 149.

The Xavier Musketeers faced Marquette and took a loss by a score of 89-87 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Musketeers walked away with 17 and Marquette finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land. Marquette finished the game at 84.6% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of their 13 attempts. Moreover, Marquette had 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Marquette doled out 14 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. In regard to defense, Xavier let their opponent shoot 48.5% from the field on 32 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in addition to forcing the other team into 3 turnovers, but wasn't able to record a steal. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Musketeers knocked down 16 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Xavier walked away from the contest having earned a 52.6% FG percentage (30 out of 57) and converted 11 out of their 23 3-point attempts.

Ryan Conwell is someone who was important in this game. He ended up finishing with 38 points on 13 out of 18 shooting. He played 35 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 72.2% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Xavier heads into this game with a win-loss record of 21-11 for the year. They are turning it over 11.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Xavier is pulling in 33.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 542 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 31st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Musketeers are hitting 38.8% on shots from beyond the arc (264 of 680) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They average 78.0 points per contest (78th in Division 1) while hitting 46.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Musketeers are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are ranked 280th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 464 surrendered for the campaign. The Musketeers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.3% (828 of 1,868) and they concede 32.3 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 33.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 147th in D-1 in opponents PPG (70.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns took a defeat with a final score of 83-72 when they faced Tennessee. In relation to rebounding, Texas allowed Tennessee to pull down 29 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 25.0% from 3-point land by going 5 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 35 from the free throw line (68.6%). The Longhorns permitted Tennessee to make 27 of their 54 attempts from the floor which had them at 50.0% for this contest. Overall, the Longhorns finished the game shooting 25 for 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.3%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Texas knocked down 4 of 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to convert 18 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. Tennessee was called for 18 fouls for this contest which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Longhorns were able to collect 14 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 23 in this contest.

Jordan Pope pitched in for the Longhorns in this matchup. He racked up 14 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the game. He converted 4 of 9 for this game for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Texas has a mark of 19-15 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Longhorns are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which is 96th in college. Texas has accounted for 2,667 pts this season (78.4 per game) and they pull in 35.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per game (227th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 9.9 times per contest. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls per game and they shoot 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Longhorns on the defensive end are ranked 198th in the country in points per game surrendered with 72.2. They are able to force 11.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the field (96th in D-1). The Texas defense allows 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (238 of 715) and opponents are converting on 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.9 dimes and 34.9 boards per contest, which has them ranked 73rd and 217th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Xavier (-4)

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