Xavier at Texas 3/24/19 - College Basketball Betting Picks & Odds
Xavier Musketeers vs. Texas Longhorns
CBB: 4:00 PM EST
Mar. 24, 2019
TV: ESPN
Latest Odds : TEX -6 Total 139.5
After cruising by the Toledo Rockets in the first round of the NIT the Muskies now have to face the second seeded Texas Longhorns. However, the game is not going to be as big of a challenge as what the Muskies are expecting. What is even better for Xavier is the fact the team has been able to control the Rockets offense that was fairly potent in the regular season.
The Xavier offense has been able to score 72.1 points a game, but the defense game up a total of 70.4 points a game. The Muskies were able to get 14.9 assist a game, but the team was able to get a total of 36.6 rebounds a game on the year.
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Texas is a team that does have a chance of winning this game, but the team could be cautious in how they are going to be using Jaxson Hayes who was injured and has a bruised knee. The good news is the Longhorns do not see any serious damage to the knee, but stil the bruise could slow him down as it will be painful for him to play with in the game.
With the Longhorns the team has been able to score a total of 71 points a game. The Longhorns defense has given up a total of 67.2 points a game, but the Longhorns have managed to get a total of 12.8 assist a game. When it comes to rebounding the Longhorns had only managed to get a total of 33.8 rebounds a game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Musketeers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games.
Longhorns are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Over is 3-1-1 in Musketeers last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Under is 4-0 in Longhorns last 4 overall.
Free Betting Pick: Xavier Musketeers +6
The Longhorns are going to struggle in this game as they are going to miss Hayes and his level of production that he has done in the past. However, the Xavier team is coming in at full strength and that will definitely help Xavier in getting the win here as they are not a good road team, but will be able to control this game. Final Score, Xavier Musketeers win, but grab the points 65-60.