Georgia Bulldogs vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: SEC Network

The Texas Longhorns (11-8) are welcoming the Georgia Bulldogs (16-3) at Moody Center on Saturday.

The Georgia Bulldogs played Missouri and earned the victory with a final of 74-72 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 11 and Missouri totaled 16 fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 25 tries from 3-point range. Missouri walked away from this one shooting 91.7% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 12 attempts. Furthermore, Missouri collected 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Missouri recorded 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Georgia allowed the other team to shoot 40.3% from the floor on 27 of 67 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 41 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 18 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Georgia walked away from the game with a 36.9% FG percentage (24 out of 65) and buried 8 of their 29 3-pointers.

Marcus Millender is a guy who had an impact for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He played 26 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up going 62.5% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Georgia enters this one with a mark of 16-3 so far this year. They are giving up possession 11.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Georgia is pulling in 42.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 290 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 143rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are hitting 32.0% on 3-pointers (180 of 563) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They average 94.8 points per game (1st in Division 1) while going 47.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 123rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 246 surrendered so far this season. The Bulldogs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.0% (526 of 1,282) and they relinquish 38.4 boards per game as a squad. They give up 30.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 245th in college in opponents PPG (75.9).

The last time they took the court, the Texas Longhorns went home defeated by a final of 85-80 against Kentucky. The Longhorns recorded 18 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 29 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. Kentucky committed 19 fouls for the game which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 90.0%. When it comes to three-point shots, Texas knocked down 2 out of their 18 tries (11.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns went 30 out of 64 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.9%. The Longhorns allowed Kentucky to convert 25 of their 58 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.1% in the game. They shot 27.8% from downtown via 5 of 18 and ended up going 30 out of 35 from the free throw line (85.7%). In regard to rebounding, Texas permitted Kentucky to collect 34 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Dailyn Swain ended up being a factor for the Longhorns in the game. He knocked down 10 out of 16 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He tallied 29 points in his 36 mins on the court and tallied 3 dimes in this matchup.

Texas has a win-loss record of 11-8 on the year. The Longhorns are committing 19.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.9 times per game (267th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per game. Texas has scored 1,634 pts for the season (86.0 per game) and they snag 40.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Longhorns are shooting 48.5% from the field, which is 43rd in the country.

The Longhorns defensively are ranked 217th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 74.9. They are forcing 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (132nd in D-1). The Texas defense surrenders 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (136 of 389) and their opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 11.9 dimes and 31.3 boards per game, which ranks 68th and 34th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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