SMU Mustangs vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 2/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SMU Mustangs vs Houston Cougars

Date: Sunday, February 27, 2022

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN

The Houston Cougars (23-4) are welcoming the SMU Mustangs (20-6) at Fertitta Center on Sunday.

The SMU Mustangs faced Tulsa and went home with a win by a final score of 75-61 in their last contest. SMU wrapped up the game having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (26 of 53) and converted 11 of their 29 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Mustangs made 12 of 15 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 18 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding defense, SMU allowed the other team to go 36.4% from the floor on 20 out of 55 shooting. Tulsa distributed 13 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. In addition, Tulsa snagged 24 boards (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Tulsa ended up shooting 86.7% from the free throw line by making 13 of 15 shots. They also knocked down 8 of 22 tries from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Mustangs ended up with 13 and Tulsa totaled 15 fouls.

Marcus Weathers is a player who came through for the contest. He shot 66.7% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He played for 36 minutes and also snagged 13 rebounds. He accumulated 14 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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SMU heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 20-6 this year. They cough up possession 12.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, SMU is grabbing 38.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 369 dimes for the campaign, which is 161st in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Mustangs are hitting 37.0% on shots from 3-point land (232 of 627) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They average 74.9 pts per contest (83rd in the country) while connecting on 45.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Mustangs are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 146th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 331 surrendered for the campaign. The Mustangs are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.7% (649 of 1,634) and they relinquish 35.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 30.5% on shots from downtown while they are 117th in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Houston Cougars walked away with a victory by a final of 81-67 against Tulane. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Houston permitted Tulane to collect 20 overall (2 on the offensive glass). They finished 36.0% from distance by going 9 of 25 and ended up going 12 of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). The Cougars allowed Tulane to knock down 23 of their 56 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 41.1% for the game. Overall, the Cougars ended up going 31 for 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Houston made 10 out of 28 attempts (35.7%). They were able to make 9 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. Tulane was called for 15 fouls in this game which got the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. The Cougars earned 32 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 41 in this matchup.

Kyler Edwards pitched in for the Cougars in this game. He accumulated 21 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 23-4 for the campaign. As an offense, the Cougars are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which has them ranked 51st in college basketball. Houston has scored 2,061 pts for the season (76.3 per game) and they grab 39.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.2 times per game (22nd in the nation) and they turn it over 11.1 times per game. The Cougars have committed 17.3 personal fouls every game and they go 66.0% from the free throw line.

The Cougars defensively are ranked 8th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 59.0. They have forced 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 36.8% from the floor (1st in college basketball). The Houston defense allows 29.6% from downtown (187 of 631) and their opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 10.7 dimes and 32.5 boards every game, which ranks them 42nd and 78th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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