North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 12/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Houston Cougars

Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: Hulu Live TV

Fertitta Center is the site where the Houston Cougars (9-1) will play the North Carolina A&T Aggies (4-4) on Tuesday.

The North Carolina A&T Aggies took the court against UNC Greensboro and notched a win by a score of 73-56 in their last game. North Carolina A&T finished the contest having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (23 out of 58) and converted 9 out of their 26 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Aggies converted 18 of 20 tries for a rate of 90.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 9 dimes in the game while creating 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to defending, North Carolina A&T allowed the other team to go 35.3% from the field on 18 of 51 shooting. UNC Greensboro doled out 7 assists and had 4 steals in the game. On top of that, UNC Greensboro pulled down 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UNC Greensboro finished the game at 71.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 21 attempts. They knocked down 5 out of their 28 attempts from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 20 while UNC Greensboro recorded 19 personal fouls.

Kam Woods is someone who was important for the matchup. He left the arena with 23 points on 6 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He shot 33.3% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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North Carolina A&T will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-4 this year. They are averaging 75.3 points per contest (132nd in the nation) while hitting 43.9% from the field. The Aggies are connecting on 34.5% on three-point shots (76 of 220) and 72.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Carolina A&T is grabbing 34.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 104 assists so far this year, which ranks 334th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a team are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Aggies have forced 15.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 13.6 fouls. They relinquish 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 225th in college hoops in opponents PPG (70.1). The Aggies are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.5% (206 of 474) and they relinquish 37.6 boards per contest as a team. They are 50th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 99 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Houston Cougars went home defeated by a final of 71-65 when they faced Alabama. The Cougars were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this contest. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. Alabama committed 20 fouls for this game which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a rate of 54.5%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Houston converted 3 out of 13 tries (23.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Cougars shot 25 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.1%. The Cougars allowed Alabama to bury 22 out of their 54 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 40.7% for the contest. They went 30.4% from three-point range by going 7 out of 23 and ended up shooting 20 out of 32 from the free throw line (62.5%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Houston allowed Alabama to collect 40 in total (10 offensive).

Jamal Shead ended up being a factor for the Cougars in the game. He recorded 19 points in his 38 minutes on the court and earned 3 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 20 in this matchup giving him a rate of 40.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss record of 9-1 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Cougars are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which ranks them 126th in D-1. Houston has accumulated 739 pts so far this season (73.9 per game) and they grab 40.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.9 times per game (159th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.2 times per contest. The Cougars have committed 15.5 personal fouls per game and they go 69.3% from the free throw line.

The Houston defense allows 23.6% on three-point shots (56 of 237) and their opponents are making 66.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 8.1 dimes and 33.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 6th and 142nd in Division 1. The Cougars are ranked 1st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 49.7. They are forcing 16.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 31.9% from the floor (1st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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