Denver Pioneers vs Houston Christian Huskies Prediction, 12/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Denver Pioneers vs Houston Christian Huskies

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022

Location: Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, TX

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Houston Christian Huskies (1-6) host the Denver Pioneers (6-1) at Sharp Gymnasium on Thursday.

The Denver Pioneers faced New Orleans and walked away with a win by a score of 77-76 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Pioneers left the arena with 17 while New Orleans recorded 21 personal fouls. They also made 6 of their 15 shots from distance. New Orleans went 76.9% from the charity stripe by making 10 of their 13 tries. In addition, New Orleans grabbed 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. New Orleans totaled 20 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Denver allowed 50.0% from the field on 30 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in this game while forcing 18 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 26 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Pioneers converted 20 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 69.0%. Denver wrapped up the game having earned a 53.1% FG percentage (26 out of 49) and converted 5 out of their 14 three-point shots.

Justin Mullins is one guy who came through for the matchup. He racked up 27 points on 12 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins played and collected 4 boards. He shot 85.7% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Denver will take the court with a mark of 6-1 on the year. They are averaging 76.3 points per contest (116th in Division 1) while connecting on 51.1% from the field. The Pioneers are shooting 28.4% on shots from 3-point land (25 of 88) and 69.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Denver is collecting 34.1 boards per game and has accounted for 79 dimes so far this year, which ranks 281st in college basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.6 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Pioneers are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 23.0 fouls. They are surrendering 30.1% on shots from distance and they are 193rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.1). The Pioneers are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.8% (180 of 402) and they concede 29.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 209th in college basketball in giving up assists with 89 relinquished this season.

When they last played, the Houston Christian Huskies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-69 against Missouri. Regarding attacking the glass, Houston Christian allowed Missouri to collect 26 in all (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 44.0% from three-point range by connecting on 11 of 25 and finished the contest at 8 of 10 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Huskies permitted Missouri to convert 43 out of 67 tries from the field which left them shooting 64.2% for the matchup. Overall, the Huskies ended up shooting 25 for 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. When talking about three-point attempts, Houston Christian knocked down 5 out of 25 tries (20.0%). They were able to knock down 14 of them for a rate of 70.0%. Missouri committed 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They coughed it up 21 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Huskies were able to pull down 16 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 28 in this game.

Darius Lee pitched in for the Huskies for the game. He knocked down 4 out of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this game.

Houston Christian has a record of 1-6 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Huskies are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks them 120th in college basketball. Houston Christian has earned 513 pts so far this year (73.3 per contest) and they collect 33.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per contest (89th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 17.3 times per game. The Huskies commit 16.1 fouls per game and they hit 64.3% from the free throw line.

The Huskies are ranked 363rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 87.3. They are forcing 11.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 52.8% from the field (363rd in college basketball). The Houston Christian defense gives up 30.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (49 of 162) and their opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 16.9 dimes and 34.6 rebounds every game, ranking them 350th and 194th in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston Christian

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