Virginia Cavaliers vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPNU

The Texas Longhorns (6-2) will go up against the Virginia Cavaliers (6-1) at Moody Center on Wednesday.

The Virginia Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against Queens and went home with a win by a final score of 94-69 in their last contest. Virginia walked away from the game with a 53.3% field goal percentage (32 out of 60) and knocked down 15 of their 33 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 15 of 22 tries for a percentage of 68.2%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 24 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding defense, Virginia let their opponent shoot 38.1% from the field on 24 of 63 shooting. Queens doled out 12 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, Queens snagged 33 rebounds (16 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Queens finished the game at 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 18 shots. They also buried 9 out of their 29 shots from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 17 while Queens totaled 21 personal fouls.

Thijs De Ridder is someone who was a factor for the game. He totaled 21 points on 8 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 21 mins and collected 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Virginia enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-1 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 9.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Virginia is pulling down 44.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 114 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 186th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (73 of 200) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. They average 87.6 points per game (51st in Division 1) while connecting on 47.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are forcing 11.4 turnovers per game and they draw 22.7 fouls. They give up 32.4% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 76th in the country in opponents points per game (67.6). The Cavaliers are allowing a FG percentage of 38.9% (159 of 409) and they concede 32.7 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 55th in college hoops in allowing assists with 80 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Longhorns got the victory with a final of 102-97 against North Carolina State. With respect to how they rebounded, Texas allowed North Carolina State to pull down 25 in all (6 offensive). They finished shooting 47.4% from three-point range by connecting on 9 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 28 from the charity stripe (71.4%). The Longhorns permitted North Carolina State to convert 34 of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.1% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns shot 29 out of 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.8%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Texas converted 16 of their 32 tries (50.0%). They were able to make 28 of those for a percentage of 84.8%. North Carolina State had 27 fouls in the game which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for 33 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. The Longhorns snagged 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this contest.

Jordan Pope was important for the Longhorns for the contest. He converted 8 of 15 in the game for a rate of 53.3%, but couldn't coral a rebound. He scored 28 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and added 4 assists in this game.

Texas has a mark of 6-2 so far this year. The Longhorns are committing 19.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per game (150th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game. Texas has accumulated 727 pts so far this year (90.9 per game) and they pull in 44.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Longhorns are hitting on 51.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 28th in D-1.

The Longhorns on the defensive side of the court are 158th in the country in PPG given up with 71.9. They have forced 10.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the floor (71st in college hoops). The Texas defense gives up 33.9% on 3-pointers (56 of 165) and their opponents are converting on 72.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 9.4 assists and 29.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 12th and 28th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia

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