A Sweet 16 battle features the No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns (28-8) playing as 4.5-point favorites against the No. 3 seed Xavier Musketeers (27-9) on Friday at T-Mobile Center. The NCAA Tournament matchup begins at 9:45 PM on CBS, with the winner moving on to the Midwest Region bracket final.
Texas Vs Xavier Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | -4.5 | 148 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Xavier (+4.5) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (148) |
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Texas Vs Xavier Stat Rankings
| Texas Avg. (Rank) | Xavier Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 77.8 (39th) | Points Scored | 81.2 (10th) |
| 67.2 (88th) | Points Allowed | 73.8 (285th) |
| 32.6 (194th) | Rebounds | 35.6 (40th) |
| 8.9 (196th) | Off. Rebounds | 9.1 (177th) |
| 7 (227th) | 3pt Made | 7.4 (187th) |
| 15.7 (30th) | Assists | 19.3 (1st) |
| 10.8 (67th) | Turnovers | 12.2 (209th) |
Texas Vs Xavier Betting Trends
- The Longhorns have 18 wins in 36 games against the spread this season.
- Texas’ ATS record as 4.5-point favorites or more is 8-10-1.
- The Longhorns have played 36 games this season, and 18 of them have gone over the total.
- In 14 games this season, Texas and its opponent have combined to score more than 148 points.
- The over/under in this game is 148 points, 3.1 higher than the average total in Longhorns games this season.
- Xavier is 19-16-1 against the spread this season.
- The Musketeers have an ATS record of 3-2 as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
- Out of 36 Texas’ games so far this year, 18 have gone over the total.
- Musketeers games have finished with over 148 points scored 23 times this season.
- The average total points scored in Xavier’s games this year (155.1) is 7.1 points higher than the total for this matchup.
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Texas Impact Players
- Timmy Allen paces his squad in rebounds per contest (5.6), and also averages 10.3 points and 3.5 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
- Jabari Rice is posting 13.4 points, 2.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game.
- Dylan Disu averages 9.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1 assists per game, shooting 61.3% from the field.
- Tyrese Hunter posts 10.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. At the other end, he puts up 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
Xavier Impact Players
- Jack Nunge is putting up a team-best 7.7 rebounds per contest. And he is contributing 14.1 points and 2.1 assists, making 52.6% of his shots from the field and 40.2% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 treys per game.
- Colby Jones is posting a team-leading 4.3 assists per game. He’s also delivering 15 points and 5.7 rebounds, sinking 51% of his shots from the floor, and 38.3% from beyond the arc resulting in 1.3 triples per contest.
- The Musketeers get 15.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game from Zach Freemantle.
- The Musketeers receive 10.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game from Adam Kunkel.
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