Houston Christian Huskies vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 11/24/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Christian Huskies vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Friday, November 24, 2023

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Gallagher-Iba Arena is the site where the Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-3) will meet the Houston Christian Huskies (0-3) on Friday.

The Houston Christian Huskies faced off with UTSA and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-87 in their last game. Houston Christian ended the game having earned a 44.1% field goal percentage (30 out of 68) and converted 3 of their 16 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Huskies knocked down 24 of 35 attempts for a rate of 68.6%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 11 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of the defense, Houston Christian allowed the other team to shoot 49.3% from the floor on 33 of 67 shooting. UTSA distributed 16 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, UTSA grabbed 38 boards (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UTSA finished the game shooting 68.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 25 attempts. They also knocked down 6 out of their 20 attempts from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Huskies ended up with 16 while UTSA recorded 27 personal fouls.

Marcus Greene is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He recorded 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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Houston Christian enters this game with a win-loss mark of 0-3 so far this year. They are averaging 74.7 points per outing (201st in D-1) while connecting on 46.6% from the floor. The Huskies are connecting on 17.4% on shots from 3-point land (8 of 46) and 61.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Houston Christian is pulling in 32.0 boards per game and has 33 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 351st in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 17.0 times per game and as a team are committing 15.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 23.3 fouls. They rank 256th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 63 surrendered on the campaign. The Huskies defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.9% (103 of 215) and they relinquish 44.3 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.1% on shots from distance and they are 362nd in the nation in points per game allowed (94.0).

In their last game, the Oklahoma State Cowboys walked away with a victory by a final of 96-68 when they played New Orleans. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma State permitted New Orleans to grab 20 overall (4 on the offensive side). They finished 23.5% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 17 and finished the game at 18 out of 24 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Cowboys allowed New Orleans to bury 23 of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.8% for the contest. Overall, the Cowboys shot 36 for 62 from the floor which had them shooting 58.1%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma State made 10 of 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to bury 14 of those for a rate of 58.3%. New Orleans committed 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Cowboys to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Cowboys were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the game.

Jamyron Keller ended up being a factor for the Cowboys in the game. He tallied 18 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss mark of 2-3 this year. The Cowboys have committed 17.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 59.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.8 times per game (85th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. Oklahoma State has scored 368 points this season (73.6 per contest) and they collect 36.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Cowboys are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 147th in D-1.

The Cowboys on defense are ranked 127th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 66.8. They are forcing 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (173rd in Division 1). The Oklahoma State defense gives up 31.4% on shots from 3-point land (33 of 105) and their opposition knocks down 74.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 10.4 dimes and 33.4 boards per contest, ranking them 83rd and 107th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma State

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