In the final tune-up game before the Legends Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, next week, Texas basketball (2-1, 0-0 SEC) faces the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-2, 0-0 SWAC) on Nov. 16 at the Moody Center.
True freshman shooting guard Tre Johnson has stayed red hot scoring in the last two games after he registered a game-high 29 points on 50 percent shooting from the field and 50 percent from deep in the loss to Ohio State in the opener in Vegas on Nov. 4. Johnson has averaged over 25 points per game on 57 percent shooting from the field and 58 percent from deep in the season's first three games.
After the Longhorns put up triple digits as a team scoring in the nearly 50-point victory (105-58) over the Chicago State Cougars at the Moody Center on Nov. 12, Texas has another chance to pop off offensively vs. Mississippi Valley State.
In its last game, Mississippi Valley State fell short of another SEC foe, the Mizzou Tigers, by a score of 111-39.
Here's a look at the TV/streaming information, game time, betting odds, and game prediction for the regular season opener between Texas and Mississippi Valley State at the Moody Center in Austin, TX, on Nov. 16.
How to watch Texas basketball vs. Mississippi Valley State
TV: SEC Network+
Live Stream: WatchESPN
Radio/Audio Stream: Longhorn Radio Network
Game time: 4 p.m. CT
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Lincoln Rose and Justin Mason will be on the call for the Texas-Mississippi Valley State game at the Moody Center on Saturday afternoon on SEC Network+.
Texas basketball vs. Mississippi Valley State betting odds
Texas is a 41.5-point favorite against Mississippi State Valley at home on Nov. 16 (per FanDuel). The over/under is 139.5 points.
Texas is 1-2-0 against the spread this season (per TeamRankings). Mississippi Valley State is 1-1-0 against the spread.
Texas vs. Mississippi Valley State prediction
Assuming that the Longhorns get another huge scoring output from not only Johnson, but other talented scorers like senior forward Arthur Kaluma and senior big man Kadin Shedrick, Texas should cruise to a victory against the Delta Devils this weekend.
Texas spread the ball around and spread out the scoring load, with five players scoring in double figures and three registering at least four assists in the win over Chicago State on Nov. 12.
Head coach Rodney Terry's squad is scoring the ball effectively, as you would expect in the past two tune-up games against Chicago State and the Houston Christian Huskies. Texas's defense has the chance to continue to gel and build momentum and cohesion on that end of the floor before the Legends Classic against the Syracuse Orange next week vs. the Delta Devils on Saturday.