Troy vs TX-Arlington 2/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Texas-Arlington Mavericks (11-15) vs. Troy Trojans (18-9)
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Troy Trojans -4 ; Over/Under: 132.5
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The UT Arlington Mavericks and the Troy Trojans meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Trojan Arena. UT Arlington is 11-15 on the year so far and fresh off a loss to Arkansas State. As for Troy, they’re sitting at 18-9 this year. The Trojans lost to Coastal Carolina in their last appearance. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
UT Arlington managed an 8-8 run through their first 16 games this year, but they haven’t been able to get back above .500 since then. The Mavericks had two recent wins over Louisiana and Little Rock but lost their last game to Arkansas State.
In the Arkansas State matchup, the Mavericks had a 22-26 deficit coming out of halftime. UT Arlington could only score 27 more points from there in a 58-49 loss. Patrick Mwamba and David Azore led the team on 11 points apiece with a combined eight boards.
Over on the Troy side, they’ve stayed pretty consistent in the win column this year; the Trojans have only lost consecutive outings once so far. Troy is 1-2 in their last three games, though; they’ve got losses to Little Rock and Coastal Carolina in that time.
Matched up against Coastal Carolina on Saturday, the Trojans had a 36-33 edge by halftime. Troy couldn’t hang on after a 27-40 deficit in the second and lost 73-63. Duke Deen topped the starters on 10 points with one rebound and one assist.
The Trojans are 5-1 ATS in their last six Wednesday games and 6-2 ATS in their last eight after an ATS loss. The under is 9-4 in Troy’s last 13 overall.
Meanwhile, the Mavericks are 5-0 ATS in their last five Wednesday games and the over is 5-1 in their last six road games. The under is 5-0 in UT Arlington’s last five Wednesday games.
PICK: I’m going to stay with Troy. The Trojans will probably need to wake up on offense here, though; they’ve been at 67 points or below in five of their last six games. Troy also lost the last time these teams met up : 62-57 on the road back on January 1. I like the Trojans well enough here to think they’ll bang out a cover, but it should be tight.
