Texas vs Houston Baptist Prediction 11-8-24 College Basketball Picks
Houston Baptist (1-0) vs. Texas (0-1)
November 8, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Texas -32.5; Over/Under: +150.5
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The Houston Christian Huskies and the Texas Longhorns meet Friday in college basketball action from the Moody Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas vs Houston Baptist Prediction.
Houston Christian Recap
The Houston Christian Huskies come into this one looking to build on their win over subdivision Avila last time out by a final score of 86-59. After this game, Houston Christian will head to take on Creighton.
Huskies Looking For Mammoth Upset
Bryson Dawkins led the Huskies with 18 points on 6 of 10 shooting with 3 threes while Julian Mackey and Demari Williams each had 11 points with a pair of steals. Pierce Bazil had 10 points with a pair of threes to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Houston Christian in the win. Peyton Rogers also had a team-high 8 rebounds while Elijah Brooks added 7 rebound and a team-high 5 assists. As a team, Houston Christian is averaging 86 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 25.7% from three and 62.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Houston Christian Huskies will win
- Texas has lost four of its last five night games.
Texas Recap
The Texas Longhorns come into this one looking to bounce back after ending up with an 80-72 loss to Ohio State to start the year. After this game, Texas will welcome Chicago State to town.
Longhorns Looking To Take Out Frustration
Tre Johnson led the Longhorns with 72 points on 10 of 20 shooting with 5 threes, 5 rebounds and 4 assists while Kadin Shedrick and Arthur Kaluma each have 10 points to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Texas in the losing effort. Julian Larry had 8 points with a team-high 5 assists while Chendall Weaver had 8 points with a team-high 8 rebounds and 4 assists as well in the loss. As a team, Texas is averaging 72 PPG on 36.8% shooting from the field, 25% from three and 75% from the foul line this season.
Why the Texas Longhorns will win
- Houston Christian has lost 17 of its last 18 road games.
- Texas has won each of its last 10 Friday games.
Texas vs Houston Baptist Prediction
I’m on Texas here. I think this is just a bad spot for Houston Christian given that Texas is out to take out some frustration following their loss in a spotlight game against Ohio State. The Huskies had a nice win but realistically, this Houston Christian team is still not a good team and I think it’s going to be one that gets roughed up on the regular. Give me Texas in a blowout.
