Penn State vs. Texas 

The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Texas Longhorns will play against each other at Wells Fargo Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the Midwest Region (7:45 p.m. ET, CBS). The Nittany Lions will look to keep dancing as they beat the Texas A&M Aggies in the first round 76-59. Penn State is playing some great basketball and it feels like they have found their stride. The Nittany Lions have won four of their last five games. Meanwhile, the Longhorns won against the Colgate Raiders in the first round 81-61. Texas is a scary two seed and will look to come out of the Midwest Region.

Penn State Basketball

With a 23-13 record on the season and a 10-10 record in conference play, the Nittany Lions secured the tenth seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Penn State made an unbelievable run winning three games in the tournament. They first beat Illinois, then proceeded to beat Northwestern and a tough Indiana team. Unfortunately the Nittany Lions miraculous run came to an end in the finals to Purdue. Winning those three games before though secured their spot in the tournament. Penn State was selected as the tenth seed in the Midwest Region of the tournament. In the first round of the tournament the Nittany Lions defeated the Aggies 76-59.

The Nittany Lions have gotten production from a lot of their players this season. They have three players that are averaging double-digit points this season. Senior guard Jalen Pickett has been leading Penn State this year, as he leads the team in points, rebounds, and assists. Pickett is averaging 17.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 6.7 assists a game this season. They are also led by their senior guard Seth Lundy who is averaging 14.3 points a game this season.

In their win against the Aggies, senior guard Andrew Funk led the way with 27 points shooting 8-10 from the three-point line. Senior guard Jalen Pickett also had a monster game finishing with 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists.  In the win, the Nittany Lions shot 48.2% from the floor and 59.1% from the three-point line.

 

 

Texas Basketball

With a 27-8 record on the season and a 12-6 record in conference play, the Longhorns finished in second in the Big 12 Standings. In the tournament they were the second seed as they won their first two games easily against the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the TCU Horned Frogs . In the first round of the tournament they cruised past Colgate.

Texas has gotten a lot of production from their players this season. They are led by senior guard Marcus Carr as he leads the team in points and assists. Carr is averaging 15.9 points and 4.1 assists a game this season. They are also led by senior guard Sir’Jabari Rice who is averaging 12.9n points a game this season.

 In their win against Colgate in the first round, Rice led the way finishing with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists. He shot 7-10 from the three-point line. In the win, Texas shot 53.4% from the floor and 56.5% from the three-point line.

Penn State vs. Texas Betting Odds

Betting odds courtesy of Caesars

•       Spread: Texas Longhorns -5.5 (-110)
•       Over/Under: 139.0 (-110)
•       Moneyline: Penn State Nittany Lions (+205), Texas Longhorns (-250)

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Penn State vs. Texas Trends

– Penn State is 8-1 ATS on a neutral site this year.

– Texas is 4-3 ATS on a neutral site this year.

-. Penn State is 4-1 ATS in NCAA Tournament games.

– Texas is 16-24-1 ATS in NCAA Tournament games.

– The Nittany Lions are 11-9-2 ATS following a win this year.

– The Longhorns are 11-15 ATS following a win this year.

Penn State vs. Texas Prediction

I love Texas here I think they have way more weapons than Penn State. I think they are a more complete team then the Nittany Lions. Plus, the Longhorns have six seniors, which will help them in this tournament. Texas has the guard play and the size over Penn State. I think Texas wins 72-63 against Penn State.

Penn State vs. Texas: The Texas Longhorns cover the spread (-5.5).

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