Southern Jaguars vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/08/25

The Southern Jaguars will travel to Austin on Monday night for a non-conference game against the Texas Longhorns. It will be a slow day of hoops on Monday night, but the Longhorns are 1 of 2 Power 5 teams in action. Texas is just 6-3 on the season but should have no issues beating a lesser opponent like Southern. Texas is currently a -21 favorite and I expect it to cover the spread.

UT has suffered losses to Duke, Arizona State and Virginia this season, but it has had success against lower-level opponents. The Longhorns have defeated low-major teams by more than 20 points in every game except Kansas City (16-point margin). They should be able to overpower Southern with their talent and cruise to a blowout win. The athleticism of Texas will likely overwhelm Southern on the boards and be the difference in this game. According to KenPom, Texas is ranked #53 nationally in offensive rebounding percentage; Southern’s defense is ranked #285. Southern will struggle to get its own offensive rebounds, too, as Texas is ranked #14 in that department. The Jaguars have lost big to other power conference teams like Arkansas and Marquette, so I expect a similar result here. Let’s take Texas to cover.

Southern vs Texas prediction: Texas -21 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -23.

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