Central Florida Knights (10-5) vs. Texas Longhorns (12-4)
January 17, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Longhorns -8.5; Over/Under: 138.5
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The UCF Knights will play the Texas Longhorns in a Big 12 game on Wednesday night at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. UCF has lost two of their last three games, while Texas has also dropped two of their last three. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the UCF vs Texas prediction.
UCF Preview
The UCF Knights are 10-5 (1-2) this year after they lost to BYU by a score of 63-58 in their last game. UCF only trailed 26-24 at the half, but they had a shot blocked in the final seconds that would have given them the lead. The Knights shot 29.3% from the field and were +6 in rebounding margin in the game. UCF defeated Kansas by a score of 65-60 in the game prior to BYU, but lost to Kansas State by 25 points before that. The Knights are scoring 74.5 points per game with 39.9 rebounds per game and 12.3 assists per game, while allowing 64.7 points against per game this year. Jaylin Sellers is averaging 17.5 points per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, and 1.5 steals per game. UCF is shooting 42.1% from the field, 68.8% on free throws, and 31.6% on three pointers this season.
Texas Preview
The Texas Longhorns are 12-4 (1-2) this season after they lost to West Virginia by a score of 76-73 in their last game. Texas trailed 30-28 at halftime and they allowed 46 points in the second half for the loss. The Longhorns shot 45.3% from the field and had 22 turnovers in the game. Texas defeated Cincinnati by a score of 74-73 in the game prior to WVU but lost to Texas Tech by a score of 78-67 before that. The Longhorns are scoring 77.7 points per game with 37.1 rebounds per game and 15.8 assists per game, while giving up 66.4 points against per game this season. Max Abmas is averaging 18 points per game, 4.4 assists per game, and 2.8 rebounds per game. Texas is shooting 48.1% from the field, 74.3% on free throws, and 36.8% on three pointers this year.
UCF vs Texas Betting Prediction
Both of these teams come into this game with 1-2 conference records and have lost two of their last three games, so each team could really use a win here. UCF had a huge win at home against Kansas two games ago, but couldn’t get by BYU at home in their last game, where they only scored 58 points. Texas dropped a road game to a bad West Virginia team and barely snuck by Cincinnati prior to that. UCF has played in quite a few lower scoring games and I think we are going to see another one here. Take the under in this game.
