Texas-Arlington vs Troy 1/1/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Troy Trojans (10-4) vs. Texas-Arlington Mavericks (5-7)
January 1, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Texas-Arlington Mavericks -2 / Troy Trojans +2; Over/Under: -131.5
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The Troy Trojans and the UT-Arlington Mavericks meet in college basketball action from College Park Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Troy Trojans will look to build on a 78-63 win over Texas State last time out. Efe Odigie leads the Trojans in scoring with 11.1 PPG as the lone double-digit scorer for Troy so far this season while Duke Deen has 9.9 PPG with a team-high 3.6 APG this season. Zay Williams is also averaging a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Trojans on the glass this season As a team, Troy is averaging 73.8 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field and 33% from three to go along with a 66.2% mark from the foul line while allowing 65.8 PPG on 40.3% shooting from the floor and 32.2% from three this season.
The UT-Arlington Mavericks will attempt to build on their 89-87 win over South Alabama last time out. David Azore leads the Mavericks in scoring with 15.2 PPG with 3.7 RPG as well while Pedro Castro has 7.1 PPG. Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu has a team-high 5.2 RPG and Javon Levi leads the Mavericks in assists with 4.8 APG as well this season. As a team, UT-Arlington is averaging 66.8 PPG on 44% shooting from the field, 29% from three and 68.7% from the foul line while allowing 69.8 PPG on 39.2% shooting from the field and 34.6% from three this season.
Troy is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games against a team with a winning home record and 17-41-2 ATS in their last 60 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 road games. UT-Arlington is 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games overall and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a win while the under is 10-4 in their last 14 Saturday games.
I can understand the case to be made for a team laying points at home, and maybe this is just a case of the line trying to tell us something. However, I’m not passing up a free bucket with a Troy team that’s been playing the much better basketball as of late and are the better team here. Give me Troy and the points in this one.
