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Texas Basketball vs. Providence: 5 bold predictions against Friars

By Andrew Miller

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 16: Admon Gilder #3 of the Texas A&M Aggies defends Alpha Diallo #11 of the Providence Friars during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 16: Admon Gilder #3 of the Texas A&M Aggies defends Alpha Diallo #11 of the Providence Friars during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – DECEMBER 9: Elijah Mitrou-Long #55 of the Texas Longhorns throws the ball in the air at the buzzer as the Texas Longhorns defeats the Purdue Boilermakers at the Frank Erwin Center on December 9, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – DECEMBER 9: Elijah Mitrou-Long #55 of the Texas Longhorns throws the ball in the air at the buzzer as the Texas Longhorns defeats the Purdue Boilermakers at the Frank Erwin Center on December 9, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /

1. Texas beats the spread again

This is such an intriguing matchup for any college hoops fan, and one that every Texas basketball fan should catch to start the weekend off. Texas gets an opponent that could join it in the NCAA Tournament when the regular season is wrapped up. Providence is also a team that is fundamentally sound and plays a style similar to the Horns.

Although, the concern for Texas fans will continue to be the letdown that we all witnessed against VCU and Radford. Texas is able to rise to the occasion this season it seems if the opponent is a ranked team, or from a major conference. It underestimated the likes of the Highlanders to the detriment of the worst loss of the regular season so far.

However, the good sign that came from the Horns in the 38-point victory over the Antelopes was the ability to play a full 40 minutes of solid basketball. Texas trounced the Antelopes to a nearly equal degree in the first and second half. That was a pretty new feeling for this team, outside of the convincing win against The Citadel on Nov. 16.

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Even in the wins this season where Texas faced vastly inferior competition, some did not come easy. The wins over the Eastern Illinois Panthers and Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks proved that fact early on. If Texas is able to beat a 9.5-point spread against an opponent like Providence, it will prove that this team got the upset monkey off its back when it enters as the favorite.

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