The Texas State Bobcats and the Texas Longhorns meet in college basketball action from the Moody Center on Thursday night. Can The Bobcats take down Texas for their first home loss of the year? Or will the Longhorns defend the home court? Let’s take a look at a Texas vs Texas State Prediction.

Texas State Takes Down UT-Arlington

The Texas State Bobcats come into this game looking to get back to .500 after a 73-66 win over UT-Arlington last time out. They suffered defeats against Little Rock, Oklahoma, McNeese State, and Southern Utah. Brandon Love leads the Bobcats in scoring and rebounding with 11 PPG and 7.3 RPG while Kaden Gumbs has 10.7 PPG with 4.4 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Bobcats in assists as the only other double-digit scorer for Texas State so far this year. Josh O’Garro also has 9.3 PPG with 6.3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Texas State is averaging 65 PPG on 40.7% shooting from the field, 25.7% from three, and 63% from the foul line this season.

Longhorns Take Down Wyoming

The Texas Longhorns come into this one looking to build on their 86-63 win over Wyoming last time out. They opened the season with four wins over Incarnate Word, Delaware State, Rice, and Louisville. Max Abmas leads the Longhorns in scoring with 15.2 PPG along with 3 RPG and 3.7 APG while Kadin Shedrick has 14.8 PPG with 4.2 RPG. Ithiel Horton has 12.7 PPG with 2.5 RPG and Tyrese Hunter has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 4 APG to lead the Longhorns in the assist department this season. Dillon Mitchell has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead the Longhorns on the glass, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Texas so far this season. As a team, Texas is averaging 82 PPG on 51.4% shooting from the field, 38.1% from three, and 72.2% from the foul line this season.

Texas State vs. Texas Prediction

I’m rolling with Texas here. The only time we saw Texas State take a big step up in competition this season, they were run out of the gym and blown out by Oklahoma. The Longhorns have had some cover issues here, but they’re heads and shoulders the better team and should have no issues winning this game by 20+. Give me Texas here.