UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros vs Texas Longhorns 12/3/2021 Picks

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros vs Texas Longhorns 12/3/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (4-4) and the 7th ranked Texas Longhorns (5-1) will battle in Men’s College Basketball inter-conference competition at Frank Erwin Special Events Center in Austin on Friday, December 3, 2021, at 7:00 PM ET.

Texas-Rio Grande Valley aimed to improve their record above .500 in facing the 7th ranked Texas Longhorns on Friday. The Vaqueros lost their last two outings versus the Illinois Fighting Illini and Texas A&M- Corpus Christi Islanders.

Texas-Rio Grande Valley is in 8th place in the Western Athletic Conference with a 4-4 overall standing and a .500 team percentage this season.

The Vaqueros left the Islanders behind by two points at halftime but failed to hold on when their defense collapsed after the break and allowed Texas A&M- Corpus Christi to score 49 points in their 77-83 defeat. Guard Justin Johnson led the offense for UTRGV with 33 points, 4 assists, and 8 rebounds.

The Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros’ offense earned 50.9% shooting from the field and connected 33.3% from the three-point range. The defense for the Vaqueros allowed the Texas A&M- Corpus Christi Islanders to gain 42.4% field goal shooting and 27.8% from the rainbow territory.

Texas-Rio Grande Valley recorded an average of 76.5 points per game on 45.9% shooting from the field this season. The Vaqueros have an average of 6.4 three-pointers per contest on 33.6% shooting from beyond the arc.

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UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros vs Texas Longhorns Predictions 12/3/2021

The 7th ranked Texas Longhorns will try to defend their home court after winning four consecutive games this season. The Longhorns won over Northern Colorado, San Jose State, California Baptist, and Sam Houston State.

Texas is in 8th place in the Big 12 Conference with an overall standing at 5-1 after winning their last 5 contests played at home this season. The Longhorns posted 54.5% overall shooting with 50.0% coming from the three-point region in beating the Sam Houston State Bearcats last game out.

Guard Marcus Carr led Texas in scoring with 19 points while Guards Courtney Ramey and Andrew Jones added 14 points each in the winning effort. Forward Timmy Allen led in assists with 6 and in rebounding with 4 boards while contributing 12 points for the Longhorns.

The Texas Longhorns converted 54.5% shooting from the field and 50.0% from the three-point range in beating the Bearcats. Texas defense allowed Sam Houston State to acquire 41.5% field goal shooting and connected 38.1% from beyond the arc.

The Texas Longhorns posted an average of 74.7 points per match on 49.5% overall shooting. The Longhorns marked an average of 7.7 treys on 39.0% shooting from the rainbow country.

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros vs. #7 Texas Longhorns. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Texas -28. The Longhorns started the season with a nice 5-1 SU and an impressive 3-3 ATS.

Texas recorded an average of 74.7 PPG while their defense controlled the scoring of their opponents to just 54.8 PPG that ranked 5th in the league. The prediction: The Texas Longhorns will win at 84-58.

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