Florida Gators vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 2/25/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN2

Moody Center is where the Texas Longhorns (17-10) will take on the Florida Gators (21-6) on Wednesday.

The Florida Gators took the court against Ole Miss and walked away with a win by a score of 94-75 in their last game. Florida finished the contest having earned a 57.1% field goal percentage (32 out of 56) and converted 11 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Gators buried 19 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 86.4%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 26 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to defending, Florida allowed 41.0% from the field on 25 of 61 shooting. Ole Miss recorded 12 assists and had 10 steals in this game. On top of that, Ole Miss had 21 boards (7 offensive, 14 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Ole Miss finished 88.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 23 of their 26 attempts. They also knocked down 2 of 16 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Gators finished with 22 and Ole Miss totaled 16 personal fouls.

Alex Condon is one player who played a role for the game. He finished with 24 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins played and pulled down 4 boards. He finished shooting 69.2% from the floor and dished out 6 assists.

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Florida steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 21-6 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Florida is pulling down 45.8 boards per contest and has tallied 448 dimes on the campaign, which is 64th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Gators are shooting 30.1% on three-point shots (203 of 675) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 86.4 points per outing (17th in college hoops) while shooting 47.3% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Gators are forcing 11.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 fouls. They are ranked 14th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 295 conceded so far this season. The Gators defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.4% (668 of 1,652) and they relinquish 31.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 31.9% on shots from distance while they are 110th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (71.2).

The last time they took the court, the Texas Longhorns went home defeated by a final of 91-80 against Georgia. The Longhorns pulled down 16 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 21 for this game. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. Georgia earned 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to bury 18 of them for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Texas buried 6 out of their 12 attempts (50.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Longhorns went 28 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 57.1%. The Longhorns permitted Georgia to bury 34 of their 57 tries from the floor which left them shooting 59.6% in this game. They finished 55.0% from distance by going 11 out of 20 and ended up going 12 of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Texas permitted Georgia to collect 21 in total (6 offensive).

Matas Vokietaitis ended up being a factor for the Longhorns for this game. He racked up 22 points in his 26 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist in this matchup. He buried 8 out of 10 in this game for a rate of 80.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Texas has a mark of 17-10 this year. As an offense, the Longhorns are hitting on 49.7% from the floor, which is 21st in college. Texas has accounted for 2,298 pts for the season (85.1 per contest) and they pull down 38.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 12.6 times per game (280th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. The Longhorns are committing 19.1 fouls per contest while shooting 74.9% from the charity stripe.

The Texas defense concedes 35.8% on three-point shots (191 of 534) and opponents are converting on 72.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.6 dimes and 29.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks 45th and 10th in those categories on the defensive end. The Longhorns defensively are ranked 230th in D-1 in PPG given up with 75.4. They are able to force 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (183rd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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