Texas vs. Louisville College Basketball Predictions & Picks

Sunday's contest at Madison Square Garden has the Texas Longhorns (3-0) squaring off against the Louisville Cardinals (2-1) at 3:30 PM ET (on November 19). Our computer prediction projects a lopsided 83-63 win as our model heavily favors Texas.

Based on our computer prediction, Texas is projected to cover the spread (17.5) versus Louisville. The two teams are expected to eclipse the 142.5 total.

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Texas vs. Louisville Game Info & Odds

Date: Sunday, November 19, 2023
Time: 3:30 PM ET
TV: ESPN
Where: New York City, New York
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Line: Texas -17.5
Point Total: 142.5

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Texas vs. Louisville Score Prediction

Prediction: Texas 83, Louisville 63

Spread & Total Prediction for Texas vs. Louisville

Pick ATS: Texas (-17.5)
Pick OU: Over (142.5)

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Texas Performance Insights

Texas put up 78 points per game and allowed 67.8 last season, ranking them 36th in the country on offense and 105th defensively.
On the boards, the Longhorns were 183rd in college basketball in rebounds (31.7 per game) last year. They were 155th in rebounds conceded (30.8 per game).
Texas was 16th-best in college basketball in assists (16.2 per game) last season.
At 7.2 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.6% from downtown last season, the Longhorns were 200th and 156th in college basketball, respectively, in those categories.
Defensively, Texas was 64th in college basketball in 3-pointers conceded per game at 6.3 last year. It was 96th in 3-point percentage allowed at 32.4%.
The Longhorns took 34.5% percent of their shots from behind the 3-point line last season, and 65.5% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 25.2% of the Longhorns' baskets were 3-pointers, and 74.8% were 2-pointers.

Louisville Performance Insights

Louisville put up just 63.9 points per game (19th-worst in college basketball) last season, but it played better at the other end of the court, where it gave up 75.8 points per game (324th-ranked).
With 29.8 rebounds per game, the Cardinals were 288th in college basketball. They gave up 30.9 rebounds per contest, which ranked 164th in college basketball.
Louisville dished out only 9.3 assists per game, which ranked -2-worst in college basketball.
The Cardinals, who were 327th in college basketball with 13.8 turnovers per game, forced 9.7 turnovers per contest, which was 19th-worst in the nation.
The Cardinals were 288th in the country with 6.3 three-pointers per game last year. Meanwhile, they ranked 249th with a 32.9% shooting percentage from three-point land.
With 8.1 threes conceded per game, Louisville was 287th in the country. It allowed a 35.2% shooting percentage from downtown, which ranked 274th in college basketball.
Of the shots attempted by Louisville last season, 64.2% of them were two-pointers (72.1% of the team's made baskets) and 35.8% were threes (27.9%).

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