The Houston Christian Huskies and Texas Longhorns face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at the Moody Center. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Houston Christian vs Texas prediction.

How Does Texas Bounce Back? 

Texas really struggled in the last game against Marquette and they ended up losing by 21 points. Texas early in the game was winning, but the offense couldn’t get anything going for most the rest of the game. Max Abmas was the top player putting up 25 points and three rebounds. Texas on the season is averaging 79.3 points while their defense is giving up 68.4 pointss per game. The offense is going to need to be better early here, or they could lose their second game in a row. 

Houston Christian Defense is an Issue

The Houston Christian defense is an issue, especially when they have played Big 12 teams. Against Oklahoma State, the defense gave up 92 points and against TCU the defense gave up 101 points. Two games ago against Rice, the defense only gave up 65 points, but the offense only managed 56 points. On the season the Huskies are averaging 72 points while their defensse is giving up 85.4 points per game. The defense is ranked 357th and if they want any chance, the defense is going to need to be better. 

Houston Christian vs Texas Betting Prediction

Houston Christian has already proven they struggle to play defense and it’s not going to be any different here. TCU put up 101 points against Houston Christian earlier this season and Texas is going to find a way to go over that number here. Max Abmas is going to have a huge game here to pace the Longhorns. Houston Christian is going to struggle to score also and it will be Texas that covers the spread.