Texas vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 22

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The Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-12) are big, 32.5-point underdogs as they attempt to break a six-game losing streak when they visit the Texas Longhorns (8-4) on Monday, December 22, 2025 at Moody Center. The contest airs at 8 p.m. ET on SEC Network+. The matchup’s over/under is set at 138.5.

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Texas Cover -32.5 vs Maryland-Eastern Shore -120

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Texas vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting lines

  • Spread: Texas (-32.5)
  • Total: 138.5

Texas statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, Texas performed worse when played at home, covering eight times in 18 home games, and five times in 10 road games.
  • The Longhorns exceeded the total in a higher percentage of games at home (66.7%) than road tilts (60%) last season.
  • At home last season, Texas won more often as a moneyline favorite, put up a record of 10-4 (.714). On the road, it was 2-1 (.667) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Longhorns were 65th in the nation on offense (78.5 points scored per game) and 199th defensively (72.6 points allowed).
  • Last season, Texas was 142nd in the country in rebounds (32.7 per game) and 187th in rebounds allowed (31.3).
  • The Longhorns were 227th in the country in assists (12.9 per game) last season.

Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-4-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-2 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.7 (33rd in nation) 41.3 (82nd) 39.3 (12th) 26.1 (10th) 14.2 (200th) 11.6 (180th)

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Maryland-Eastern Shore statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Maryland-Eastern Shore performed better at home (4-4-0) than away (8-9-1) last year.
  • Looking at the over/under, Hawks games went over less frequently at home (one of eight, 12.5%) than on the road (seven of 18, 38.9%) last year.
  • The Hawks’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .143 (1-6) last year, and on the road it was .062 (1-15).

Recent trends

  • The Hawks are putting up 64.4 points per game in their past 10 games, compared to their season average of 62.9.
  • Maryland-Eastern Shore is ceding 71.8 points per contest in its previous 10 games, which is 0.8 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (72.6).
  • Over their last 10 games, the Hawks are making 5.4 three-pointers per game, 0.1 fewer threes than their season average (5.5). They also own a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (28.7%) compared to their season average (28.8%).

Maryland-Eastern Shore betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-6-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 32.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 8-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-8-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-9 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (226th in nation) 43.3 (173rd) 30.7 (289th) 30.5 (159th) 14.3 (191st) 14.8 (357th)
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