Texas Longhorns vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 12/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs UConn Huskies

Date: Friday, December 12, 2025

Location: PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Longhorns (7-3) are on their way to PeoplesBank Arena on Friday where they will play the UConn Huskies (9-1).

The Texas Longhorns stepped onto the hardwood against Southern and walked away with a win by a score of 95-69 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Longhorns ended up with 23 while Southern totaled 2 fouls. They also made 5 of 12 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Southern finished shooting 64.0% at the charity stripe by making 16 of 25 tries. Furthermore, Southern snagged 24 rebounds (10 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Southern recorded 10 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. When discussing defending, Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the field on 24 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Longhorns converted 29 of 32 tries for a rate of 90.6%. Texas finished having earned a 56.9% FG percentage (29 of 51) and knocked down 8 out of their 20 3-pointers.

Matas Vokietaitis is one guy who came through in this matchup. He racked up 28 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He played for 25 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He went 70.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Texas steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 7-3 for the campaign. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Texas is collecting 42.4 boards per game and has accounted for 146 dimes so far this year, which ranks 157th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Longhorns are shooting 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (80 of 229) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 89.1 points per contest (25th in college hoops) while going 50.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Longhorns are forcing 10.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 50th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 103 surrendered so far this season. The Longhorns defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (246 of 595) and they surrender 30.0 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 36.3% on three-point shots and they rank 184th in college hoops in points per game allowed (73.2).

In their last game, the UConn Huskies walked away with a victory by a final of 77-73 when they faced Florida. The Huskies earned 20 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. Florida had 19 fouls for this contest which got the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 11 of them for a clip of 68.8%. In terms of 3-point attempts, UConn made 8 out of their 18 tries (44.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Huskies ended up going 29 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Huskies permitted Florida to bury 25 of 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.4% in this game. They wrapped up this game 26.7% from distance by connecting on 4 of 15 and finished the game at 19 out of 27 at the free throw line (70.4%). When talking about cleaning the glass, UConn permitted Florida to collect 36 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Solomon Ball was important for the Huskies in this game. He earned 19 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists in this contest. He made 6 of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 1 rebound.

UConn has a mark of 9-1 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which is ranked 49th in the country. UConn has accumulated 798 points this year (79.8 per contest) and they collect 36.0 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.9 times per contest (38th in college) and they are turning it over 9.5 times per game. The Huskies are committing 18.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.0% from the charity stripe.

The UConn defense gives up 26.8% on 3-pointers (52 of 194) and their opponents are knocking down 75.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 8.2 dimes and 31.4 total boards per game, ranking them 2nd and 49th in Division 1. The Huskies on defense are ranked 10th in college in points allowed per contest with 61.7. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 38.0% from the floor (23rd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UConn

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