Alabama State Hornets vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/22/2021

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Venue:  Erwin Events Center, Austin, TX

Where to Watch:  LHN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Alabama State NL, Texas NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Alabama State +30.5, Texas -30.5; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Alabama State NL, Texas NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Alabama State Hornets:  2-9 (5th place, SWAC)

Texas Longhorns:  8-2 (8th place, Big 12)

 

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Alabama State Hornets:  1-4 last 5

Texas Longhorns:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Alabama State is coming into this game with a 2-9 record overall and they are 0-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. Their last win was against the Tuskegee Golden Tigers but they have gone on a 4 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the North Alabama Lions, the Dayton Flyers, the Samford Bulldogs, and the Pepperdine Waves in their last game. Kenny Strawbridge led the team in points in that game with 16 while Gerald Liddell was next on the team with 14 points. DJ Jackson led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Strawbridge led the team in rebounds with 11. They are 42.8% from the field, 29.7% from 3-point range, and 67.3% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 69.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 80.9 PPG against them. Alabama State has an ATS record of 6-4 this season and their O/U record is 6-4.

 

 

Texas is coming into this game with an 8-2 record overall and they are 7-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Seton Hall Pirates while their 7 wins in that span came against the Northern Colorado Bears, the San Jose State Spartans, the California Baptist Lancers, the Sam Houston State Bearkats, the UTRGV Vaqueros, the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, and the Stanford Cardinal in their last game. Andrew Jones led the team in points in that game with Timmy Allen and Dylan Disu off the bench were both next on the team with 11 points each. Tre Mitchell and Marcus Carr both led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while Mitchell and Allen both led the team in rebounds with 5. They were 42.9% from the field, 25% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 53.5 PPG against them. Texas has an ATS record of 4-6 this season and their O/U record is 3-7.

 

Texas is coming into this game as a 30.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. Texas has been playing very well this season and have been trying to move up in the rankings. Alabama State has not been having a good season with just 2 wins and they are 0-7 in road games this season as well. They have been awful and Texas plays defense very well. Texas is averaging less than 55 points per game allowed and that will make it very tough for Alabama State to score a lot of points here. Texas should be able to hold them back with their defense and pull away with their lead adding on to it as the game goes on. The best bet to place in this game is on Texas to cover the spread here.

 

Alabama State Texas Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, December 22, 2021 (2:00 pm ET start time) is Texas 96 Alabama State 55.

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Alabama State Hornets: 9-16 O/U after 2 straight games with 12 or less assists. 2-5 O/U when playing with 7 or more days rest. 11-16 O/U off a road loss by 10 points or more. 20-29 O/U after a game where they failed to cover the spread. 

Texas Longhorns: 13-23 ATS in all home games. 5-10 ATS in December games. 8-17 ATS after 2 consecutive non-conference games. 4-20 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days. 12-19 ATS in non-conference games. 7-13 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as favorite.

 

 

Alabama State Hornets:  None.

Texas Longhorns:  D. Disu (F) Early Jan - Knee injury.

 

 

“I think we’re a lot better than we’ve showed.” - Timmy Allen on their performance in their games this season.

 

 

“We’re moving in the right direction. But I think we’re a little further behind than we want to be. I think we’ve still got a lot of things we want to prove, more to ourselves than to anybody else.” - Timmy Allen on their team this season.

 

 

 

J. O'Neal 

I. Range 

J. Reyna 

K. Strawbridge 

T. Young

 

T. Allen 

M. Carr 

J. Febres 

T. Mitchell 

C. Ramey

 

 

PPG: G. Liddell (10.9)

APG: G. Liddell (2)

Reb/G: J. O'Neal (5.1)

 

PPG: T. Allen (12.9)

APG: M. Carr (3.5)

Reb/G: T. Allen (6.3)

 

Coaches:

Alabama State Hornets: Mo Williams (2nd season)

Texas Longhorns: Chris Beard (1st season)