Xavier Musketeers vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/24/2023

Game Time: 9:45 pm ET, Friday, March 24, 2023

Venue:  T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Xavier +4, Texas -4; Over/Under:  149 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Xavier +4, Texas -4; Over/Under:  149 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Xavier +4.5, Texas -4.5; Over/Under:  148.5 points

Xavier Musketeers:  27-9 (15-5) (2nd place, Big East)

Texas Longhorns:  28-8 (12-6) (2nd place, Big 12)

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Xavier Musketeers:  4-1  last 5

Texas Longhorns:  5-0  last 5

Xavier is coming into this game with a 27-9 record overall and they are 5-3 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the Kennesaw State Owls and the Pittsburgh Panthers in their last game. Jack Nunge led the team in points in that game with 18 while Adam Kunkel was next on the team with 15 points. Colby Jones led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Colby Jones led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 47.6% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 61.5% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 81.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 73.8 PPG against them. Xavier has an ATS record of 19-16-1 this season and their O/U record is 22-13-1.

Texas is coming into this game with a 28-8 record overall and they are 7-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 6 game winning streak with wins coming against the Kansas Jayhawks, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the TCU Horned Frogs, Kansas again, the Colgate Raiders, and the Penn State Nittany Lions in their last game. Dylan Disu led the team in points in that game with 28 while Sir'Jabari Rice was next on the team with 13 points. Timmy Allen and Marcus Carr each led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Timmy Allen led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 50.8% from the field, 7.7% from 3-point range, and 72.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 77.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.2 PPG against them. Texas has an ATS record of 18-18 this season and their O/U record is 16-17-3.

The current betting odds have Texas listed as a 4 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Texas was a very good team this season with their 28-8 record overall and they were really good in neutral site games too with their 7-1 record in those. They started to get really hot at the right time as they were only 2nd place in the Big 12 this season but did win the Big 12 Tournament and have now won 6 games in a row. They won easily against Colgate in the 1st round and then they shut down a really hot Penn State team in their last game. Xavier has also been having a good season with their 27-9 record overall and they were one of the better teams in the Big East all season, but they weren't that good in their neutral site games as they were only 5-3 in those and they have struggled in this NCAA Tournament so far. They crushed Pittsburgh from the start in their last game but they also struggled in the 1st round against Kennesaw State as they barely won that game after trailing by double digits for a majority of the game. Texas was a much better team all season and they will pull away in this game never looking back. The best way to place a bet here is on Texas to cover the spread in this game. 

Xavier Texas Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, March 24, 2023 (9:45 pm ET start time) is Texas 83 Xavier 72.

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Xavier Musketeers: 18-9 ATS as an underdog. 26-13 ATS in a NCAA tournament games. 23-13 OVER in all games.

Texas Longhorns: 10-22 ATS against Big East conference opponents. 18-31 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as favorite. 39-21 OVER in a neutral court game where the total is 140 to 149.5.

Xavier Musketeers:  K. Craft (G) Early April - Knee. K. Tandy (G) Out indefinitely - Foot. Z. Freemantle (F) out for season - Foot.

Texas Longhorns:  R. Brumbaugh (G) out for season - Redshirt.

“I have an amazing group to work with. There’s a lot of coaches that could win with this team, and I recognize that. My hope is that we have more in us, that we’re able to have a great week and make what we already feel good about even better.” - Sean Miller after his team’s win against Pittsburgh in their last game.

"Texas is back where we need to be." - Rodney Terry on his team after their win against Penn State in their last game. 

S. Boum 

Z. Freemantle 

C. Jones 

A. Kunkel 

J. Nunge

T. Allen 

M. Carr 

D. Disu 

T. Hunter 

D. Mitchell

PPG: S. Boum (16.8)

APG: C. Jones (4.6)

Reb/G: Z. Freemantle (8.1)

PPG: M. Carr (16.2)

APG: M. Carr (4.2)

Reb/G: T. Allen (5.5)

Coaches:

Xavier Musketeers: Sean Miller (1st season)

Texas Longhorns: Rodney Terry (Interim)