The No. 19-ranked Texas Longhorns will look for their fourth win in five games when they face the LSU Tigers at the 2023 Halal Guys Showcase in Houston on Saturday. The Tigers (6-4), who placed 14th in the SEC at 2-16 and were 14-19 overall in 2022-23, have won five of the past seven games. The Longhorns (7-2), who placed second in the Big 12 at 12-6 and were 29-9 overall last season, are 1-1 in neutral site games this year. This will be the 32nd meeting between the teams, with LSU holding a 20-11 series lead.
The game will tip off at noon ET at the Toyota Center. LSU is averaging 73 points per game, while Texas averages 79. The Longhorns are 7-point favorites in the latest LSU vs. Texas odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 144. Before making any Texas vs. LSU picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from SportsLine's proven model.
The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 6 of the 2023-24 season on a 99-62 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $2,000 for $100 players. It is also off to an 11-3 start on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on LSU vs. Texas. You can head to SportsLine to see the model's picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the Texas vs. LSU:
- LSU vs. Texas spread: Texas -7
- LSU vs. Texas over/under: 144 points
- LSU vs. Texas money line: Texas -310, LSU +247
- LSU: 3-7 ATS this season
- TEX: 2-7 ATS this season
- LSU vs. Texas picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Texas can cover
Sophomore forward Dillon Mitchell has three double-doubles on the season, including a 13-point and 12-rebound performance in last Saturday's 77-50 win over Houston Christian. He also posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in the 77-58 win over Texas State on Nov. 30. For the year, Mitchell is averaging 11.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.1 steals. He is also connecting on 58.9% of his shots from the floor.
Junior guard Tyrese Hunter has scored in double figures in seven of nine games, including a season-high 18 points in an 80-64 win over Rice on Nov. 15. He is coming off a 12-point, five-assist and three-steal performance in the win over Houston Christian. He is one of five Texas players averaging double-digit scoring. In nine games, all starts, he is averaging 11 points, 4.2 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 29.8 minutes of action. See who to back at SportsLine.
Why LSU can cover
Senior forward Will Baker leads the Tigers, averaging 13.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He began his collegiate career at Texas, where he played in 23 games as a freshman, before spending the following two years at Nevada. He has reached double-figure scoring in six games, including a season-high 29 points in a 106-60 win over Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 6. He also scored 23 points and added eight rebounds in an 86-80 overtime win over Wake Forest on Nov. 19.
Senior guard Jordan Wright, a fifth-year senior transfer who played four seasons at Vanderbilt, is averaging a career-high 13.2 points to go along with 4.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.9 steals in 29.7 minutes of action. He has started nine games for LSU, and has reached double-figure scoring nine times, including in each of the past seven games. He scored a season-high 19 points, while dishing out three assists and grabbing two rebounds in a 75-60 loss against Kansas State last Saturday. See who to back at SportsLine.
How to make LSU vs. Texas picks
The model has simulated this matchup 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning Under, and it also says one side of the spread hits in nearly 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
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