UMKC Kangaroos vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 11/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMKC Kangaroos vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: SECN+

Moody Center is the location where the Texas Longhorns (2-1) will go up against the UMKC Kangaroos (1-2) on Saturday.

The UMKC Kangaroos played Iona and went home with a loss by a final score of 105-91 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Kangaroos left the arena with 16 and Iona totaled 22 personal fouls. They made 14 of 26 tries from three-point range. Iona ended up going 64.3% when shooting free throws by converting 9 of their 14 shots. Furthermore, Iona grabbed 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Iona earned 17 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. In relation to defending, UMKC allowed the other team to go 56.9% from the floor on 41 of 72 shooting. They also distributed 14 dimes in this contest while creating 18 turnovers and having 11 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Kangaroos buried 15 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. UMKC ended the game with a 48.6% field goal percentage (36 out of 74) and knocked down 4 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

U'Riyah Evans is a guy who had an impact in this game. He finished 71.4% from the field and also earned 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and also snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 10 out of 14 shooting.

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UMKC heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-2 on the year. They turn the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, UMKC is pulling in 37.0 boards per contest and has tallied 37 assists so far this season, which is 262nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Kangaroos are connecting on 30.1% on shots from distance (22 of 73) and 67.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 83.0 pts per game (153rd in D-1) while going 45.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Kangaroos have forced 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 319th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 51 surrendered this year. The Kangaroos defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 56.6% (111 of 196) and they relinquish 36.0 boards per contest as a group. They give up 38.3% on shots from distance while they are 355th in college in points per game allowed (93.3).

When they last played, the Texas Longhorns took home the win by a final score of 93-58 against Fairleigh Dickinson. The Longhorns pulled down 38 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 51 for the game. They gave up possession 9 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Fairleigh Dickinson earned 26 personal fouls for the game which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 34 shots. They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a rate of 55.9%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Texas made 6 of 23 attempts (26.1%). Overall, the Longhorns finished the game shooting 34 for 65 from the floor which had them sitting at 52.3%. The Longhorns permitted Fairleigh Dickinson to bury 21 of 67 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.3% in this game. They shot 27.6% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 29 and finished the contest at 8 out of 13 at the charity stripe (61.5%). In relation to attacking the glass, Texas allowed Fairleigh Dickinson to collect 29 overall (6 offensive).

Tramon Mark was important for the Longhorns for this game. He made 9 of 13 in this game giving him a rate of 69.2%, and had 4 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes in the game.

Texas has a mark of 2-1 for the season. The Longhorns commit 18.3 fouls per contest and they hit 67.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per contest (262nd in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. Texas has accumulated 250 pts on the year (83.3 per game) and they pull in 46.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Longhorns are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which ranks 185th in the country.

The Longhorns defensively are ranked 76th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 64.3. They are able to force 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 37.4% from the floor (61st in the country). The Texas defense gives up 30.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (22 of 72) and their opponents are knocking down 68.3% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.7 assists and 32.3 rebounds per game, which is ranked 127th and 103rd in those defensive categories.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take UMKC

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