Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (2-9) are traveling to Moody Center on Sunday where they will compete against the Texas Longhorns (8-2).

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions took the court against UL Monroe and went home with a loss by a final score of 89-73 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Lions finished with 20 and UL Monroe totaled 16 personal fouls. They made 10 of their 24 attempts from beyond the perimeter. UL Monroe went 77.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 22 attempts. In addition, UL Monroe pulled down 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UL Monroe doled out 22 dimes and had 12 steals for this game. With respect to the defense, Arkansas-Pine Bluff let their opponent shoot 54.4% from the floor on 31 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected a total of 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Golden Lions made 12 of their 21 shots for a rate of 57.1%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ended the contest with a 46.7% field goal percentage (28 out of 60) and converted 5 of their 25 3-pointers.

Caleb Jones is one guy who came through in the matchup. He accounted for 14 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and also pulled down 1 board. He ended up going 40.0% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff steps onto the court with a record of 2-9 on the campaign. They are averaging 72.2 points per outing (260th in the country) while hitting 45.5% from the floor. The Golden Lions are hitting 30.6% on 3-pointers (81 of 265) and 67.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is collecting 31.7 rebounds per game and has 147 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 136th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 16.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Golden Lions are forcing 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.0 fouls. They currently rank 363rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 229 conceded for the year. The Golden Lions are allowing a shooting percentage of 49.4% (359 of 727) and they surrender 41.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They surrender 34.4% on shots from distance while they are 363rd in the country in points per game from their opponents (93.3).

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns got the win with a final of 91-67 against New Mexico State. The Longhorns earned 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. New Mexico State committed 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to convert 17 of them for a clip of 73.9%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Texas knocked down 6 of 17 attempts (35.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns shot 34 for 58 from the field which had them sitting at 58.6%. The Longhorns allowed New Mexico State to bury 25 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.6% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from distance by going 6 out of 18 and finished the contest at 11 of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). Regarding rebounding, Texas permitted New Mexico State to pull down 22 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Arthur Kaluma was important for the Longhorns in the game. He made 8 of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and added 7 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this game.

Texas has a win-loss mark of 8-2 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Longhorns are hitting on 50.2% from the floor, which ranks 15th in the nation. Texas has tallied 802 points so far this season (80.2 per contest) and they average 35.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.3 times per contest (170th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per game. The Longhorns are committing 15.6 fouls per contest and they go 70.6% from the charity stripe.

The Longhorns on the defensive end are ranked 26th in college basketball in points given up per game with 63.4. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (50th in D-1). The Texas defense gives up 34.8% on shots from distance (71 of 204) and their opponents are connecting on 66.0% of their foul shots. They concede 12.2 dimes and 32.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 125th and 77th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arkansas-Pine Bluff

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