No. 14 Abilene Christian vs. No. 3 Texas in East Region action. While I would take the Southland Conference Tournament champion Wildcats on the first-half spread with them jacked up to finally play big brother Texas and the Horns perhaps taking their little brother for granted, talent wins out in the second half and this spread has gotten low enough where it's value. UT wins by 12 or so.

Abilene Christian’s leading scorer is 7-foot senior center Kolton Kohl, who will have a couple of 6-foot-11 Longhorns harassing him all game, and the Texas guards will also neutralize the edge Abilene guards had in Southland Conference play. One reason I feel confident about Texas winning by double-digits is the free-throw shooting edge. Abilene shoots a lousy 67.3 percent from the line while Texas’ top three scorers all shoot free throws at more than 80 percent. Every little point counts. Texas covers.