The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and the Texas Longhorns meet Saturday 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 Mississippi Valley State Prediction.
Mississippi Valley State Recap
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils come into this one looking to bounce back from being on the wrong side of a 111-39 rout at the hands of Missouri last time out. After this game, Mississippi Valley State will head out to take on Kansas State.
Delta Devils Looking For Massive Upset
Arthur Tate leads the Delta Devils in scoring with 11 PPG while Donovan Sanders has 10.3 PPG with team-highs of 7.3 RPG and 3 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for MVSU, leading the Delta Devils in rebounding and assists. Alvin Stredic has 9.7 PPG and 5.7 RPG as well for Mississippi Valley State this season. As a team, Mississippi Valley State is averaging 49.7 PPG on 39.5% shooting from the field, 26.3% from three, and 60.5% from the foul line this season.
Texas Recap
The Texas Longhorns come into this one looking to build on back-to-back blowout wins after a 105-58 win over Chicago State last time out. After this game, Texas will head to a neutral floor for a matchup with Syracuse.
Longhorns Looking For Another Blowout
Tre Johnson leads the Longhorns in scoring with 25.3 PPG along with 3 RPG and 2.7 APG while Arthur Kaluma has 13.3 PPG with a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Longhorns in rebounding and Kadin Shedrick has 10.7 PPG with 4.7 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Texas so far this season. Chendall Weaver has 9 PPG with 7.3 RPG while Julian Larry has a team-high 4 APG as well on the year. As a team, Texas is averaging 89 PPG on 50.3% shooting from the field, 38.8% from three, and 71.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Texas Longhorns will win
- Mississippi Valley State has lost each of its last 115 road games against non-conference opponents.
- Texas has won each of its last 17-day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Texas vs Mississippi Valley State Prediction
I’m with Texas here. There’s simply no backing MVSU against a team with a pulse as all the Delta Devils do is show up, get paid, and get crushed. The Longhorns have been beating up on better than what they’re up against here and I think another blowout is looming large here. Give me Texas.