Fargo's CBB Wednesday First Four Winner

Texas (19-15) vs Xavier (21-11)

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 9:10 pm

This is a play on the TEXAS LONGHORNS for our CBB Wednesday First Four Winner. While Texas is another team many thought it should not have made the NCAA Tournament, it was on the outside of many bubbles leading to selection Sunday, the Longhorns make a stronger case that North Carolina. The Longhorns were left for dead following a home loss against Oklahoma in their regular season finale, they defeated Vanderbilt in the first Southeastern Conference Tournament game and a double-overtime win over Texas A&M sealed the deal before eventually losing to Tennessee. Texas is a very solid 7-10 in Quad 1 games, losing four of those games by five points or less, two against Auburn and Tennessee, and another in overtime against Arkansas. Xavier heated up at the right time as it won seven straight games before eventually losing to Marquette by two points in the Big East Tournament. The issue for Xavier was it went just 1-9 in Quad 1 games, the only win coming by two points against Marquette and now they are being asked to win by more than three points. 10* (710) Texas Longhorns

Matt’s Pick Texas: +3.5 -115

AUTHOR: Matt Fargo

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