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

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Southern vs Texas Pickswise Expert Predictions

Point Spread Pick
Texas -21.0(-110)

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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My name is Robby Nardini and I have been a diehard college basketball fan my whole life. I am a former University of Illinois basketball manager and have been writing about college hoops since I moved on from the program in 2020. My gambling picks here on Pickswise are heavily calculated by using my overall college basketball knowledge, specific trends and analytical sites such as KenPom, Bart Torvik, Evan Miya and more. I write here at Pickswise as well as Illinois basketball specific outlets such as Armchair Illini and The Champaign Room. You can find me on X @robbynardini and @lockmamba, where I write a wide range of college hoops focused pieces and do my own Bracketology.
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