Houston Christian Huskies vs SMU Mustangs Prediction, 12/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Christian Huskies vs SMU Mustangs

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: Moody Coliseum in University Park, TX

TV: ESPN+

Moody Coliseum is where the SMU Mustangs (7-4) will try to beat the Houston Christian Huskies (2-7) on Tuesday.

The Houston Christian Huskies took the court against Champion Christian and earned the victory with a final of 107-72 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Huskies walked away with 11 while Champion Christian totaled 17 fouls. They also buried 6 of their 20 attempts from long range. Champion Christian walked away from this one shooting 72.7% when shooting free throws by making 8 of their 11 attempts. Additionally, Champion Christian pulled down 24 rebounds (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Champion Christian dished out 14 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Houston Christian allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the field on 29 of 68 shooting. They also distributed 25 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 55 with 21 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Huskies made 13 of 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. Houston Christian walked away from the contest having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (42 out of 83) and knocked down 10 of 23 3-point attempts.

Michael Imariagbe is someone who came through for this contest. He accounted for 26 points on 12 out of 16 shooting. He played 34 minutes and grabbed 21 rebounds. He went 75.0% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Houston Christian comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 2-7 on the campaign. They turn it over 16.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 13.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Houston Christian is collecting 42.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 118 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 304th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Huskies are shooting 25.7% on 3-pointers (36 of 140) and 61.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 73.4 pts per contest (225th in the nation) while shooting 42.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 fouls. They are giving up 32.3% on 3-point shots and they are 358th in D-1 in points per game allowed (83.0). The Huskies are giving up a FG percentage of 45.8% (281 of 613) and they relinquish 38.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 323rd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 167 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the SMU Mustangs took home the win by a final score of 68-57 when they played Florida State. The Mustangs were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 42 for the contest. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. Florida State was called for 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Mustangs to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to make 9 of those for a percentage of 42.9%. Regarding shooting from downtown, SMU knocked down 7 of 22 attempts (31.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Mustangs went 26 out of 56 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.4%. The Mustangs allowed Florida State to make 19 of their 61 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 31.1% for the matchup. They shot 18.2% from three-point range by going 4 out of 22 and ended up going 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). With respect to attacking the glass, SMU allowed Florida State to pull down 30 in total (11 offensive).

Chuck Harris ended up having an impact for the Mustangs in the game. He racked up 24 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 4 assists for the game. He converted 9 out of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

SMU has a mark of 7-4 so far this year. As an offense, the Mustangs are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which ranks 165th in the country. SMU has scored 812 points for the campaign (73.8 per contest) and they average 40.4 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.3 times per contest (86th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. The Mustangs commit 17.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 65.8% from the free throw line.

The Mustangs on the defensive side of the court are 25th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 62.8. They have forced 12.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 36.9% from the field (6th in college hoops). The SMU defense gives up 27.1% on three-point shots (65 of 240) and their opponents are converting on 73.0% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.5 assists and 34.5 total rebounds per game, which is 161st and 172nd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SMU

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