Texas vs. Sam Houston State 11/29/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 11/28/2021 at 10:59 PM ET

The Sam Houston State Bearkats visit Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Monday to play the No. 8 ranked Texas Longhorns. Sam Houston State dropped to 2-4 following a 75-66 loss to the SMU Mustangs. The leading scorer for Sam Houston State was Savion Flagg with 21 points but the Bearkats shot only 30.8% overall and 29.4% from three-point territory.

Savion Flagg is the leading scorer for Sam Houston State with an average of 19.3 points per game, while Tristan Ikpe is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.3 rebounds per game and Jaden Ray is the leader in assists with an average of 3.5 per game. Sam Houston State has two players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 69.8 points per game.

Texas improved to 4-1 following a 68-44 victory over California Baptist. The leading scorer for Texas was Timmy Allen with 15 points. Texas shot 45.1% overall, outrebounded California Baptist 30-27 and committed just 12 turnovers while forcing California Baptist to turn the ball over 23 times. The only loss suffered by Texas through the first five games of the regular season was to No. 1 ranked Gonzaga 86-74.

Timmy Allen is leading Texas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 13.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, while Marcus Carr is the leader in assists with an average of 4.0 per game. Texas has two players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Longhorns are scoring an average of 75.0 points per game while shooting 48.9% overall.

Texas will defeat Sam Houston State on Monday, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Sam Houston State's last five and in four of Texas’ last five. Texas is eighth in the nation in points allowed with an average of 54.4 per game and Sam Houston State is scoring an average of only 69.8 points per game and will find it difficult to put up many points on the board against a tough Longhorns defense. Final Score Prediction, Texas Longhorns win but our best play is UNDER 71-54. 

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