The Texas Longhorns (19-15) and the Xavier Musketeers (21-11) are set to play in a First Four battle on Wednesday. The winner of this matchup secures the No. 11 seed in the Midwest and will move on to play No. 6 seed Illinois on Friday. Both teams have gone 3-2 ATS in their last five matchups.

Tip-off from the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio, is set for 9:10 p.m. ET. Xavier is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Xavier vs. Texas odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 149.5.

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