Online sports betting started off so well this season on the Texas Longhorns but things have not gone well recently and they don’t figure to get much better now that the Longhorns have lost starting point guard Dogus Balbay to injury.Balbay was leading the team in assists and he was their best defensive player at the guard position. Texas is going to really miss his presence in offshore sports betting.
Balbay Injury Report
Online sports betting had Balbay getting hurt on Saturday against Texas Tech. An MRI confirmed that Balbay tore a ligament in his left knee and he is now out for the rest of the online sports betting college hoops season. It will now be up to freshman J’Covan Brown to pick up the slack if the Longhorns are to do anything in online sports betting. He played just five minutes in the online sports betting win over Texas Tech but that is going to change now by necessity.
Balbay Statistics
Balbay averaged only 3.8 points per game but he was leading the team in assists at 3.9 per game and he was third on the team in steals with 35. Texas will now have to rely upon Brown to play well and he has not done that much lately. Head coach Rick Barnes benched him on Saturday in the online sports betting win over Texas Tech. Brown is expected to get more playing time although Barnes wouldn’t say as much. Barnes probably would like to avoid using Brown extensively but he really has little choice.
“Coach always says I play like I’m loose, but I don’t see where he’s coming from,” Brown said. “All I have to do is try to fix it. Whatever he says, goes.” How far the Longhorns go in the NCAA Tournament will probably be decided by how well Brown plays. The only other options for Texas at point guard are Justin Mason who doesn’t play that position or Jai Lucas who has not played well this offshore sports betting season.
Texas Standings
Texas was number one in the country earlier this sports betting season. They have fallen since that time but they are still a team that can do some damage in offshore sports betting. Getting the point guard position settled is a big key though. “Are we at that point where we have that?” Barnes said. “Obviously, the answer is no.” Texas has not been a good team vs. the online sports betting odds this season. They are 9-14 overall vs. the offshore sports betting odds.