Houston Christian Huskies vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 12/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Christian Huskies vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Houston Christian Huskies (2-8) are en route to Reed Arena on Friday where they will play the Texas A&M Aggies (7-4).

The Houston Christian Huskies played SMU and took a loss by a final of 89-53 in their last game. Houston Christian finished the game with a 34.4% FG percentage (22 out of 64) and knocked down 4 of their 21 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Huskies buried 5 of 9 tries for a rate of 55.6%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 8 assists for this contest while creating 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defending, Houston Christian let their opponent shoot 50.7% from the floor on 35 out of 69 shooting. SMU doled out 20 assists and had 13 steals in this contest. Furthermore, SMU snagged 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. SMU finished the contest at 90.0% from the free throw line by making 9 of their 10 attempts. They also made 10 of their 26 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the Huskies ended up walking away with 5 while SMU racked up 8 fouls.

Marcus Greene is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. He shot 25.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished with 12 points on 4 out of 16 shooting.

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Houston Christian enters this matchup with a mark of 2-8 this year. They have an average of 71.4 points per contest (262nd in college hoops) while going 42.1% from the field. The Huskies are shooting 24.8% on 3-pointers (40 of 161) and 61.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Houston Christian is collecting 41.4 boards per contest and has tallied 126 assists this season, which ranks 301st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 12.6 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Huskies are able to force 11.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They rank 337th in the country in giving up assists with 187 conceded for the season. The Huskies are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (316 of 682) and they surrender 39.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 32.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 357th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (83.6).

The last time they took the court, the Texas A&M Aggies went home defeated by a final of 70-66 against Houston. In reference to rebounds, Texas A&M permitted Houston to grab 34 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They shot 40.7% from 3-point land by shooting 11 of 27 and finished the game at 7 of 8 at the charity stripe (87.5%). The Aggies permitted Houston to knock down 26 out of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Aggies shot 21 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 38.2%. In relation to shots from distance, Texas A&M buried 9 out of their 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 68.2%. Houston committed 16 fouls for this game which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Aggies were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game.

Wade Taylor pitched in for the Aggies for the game. He converted 10 out of 22 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He totaled 34 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accounted for 4 assists in this game.

Texas A&M has a win-loss mark of 7-4 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Aggies are hitting on 42.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 276th in college hoops. Texas A&M has scored 832 points so far this season (75.6 per game) and they collect 40.7 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 12.5 times per contest (263rd in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.7 times per contest. The Aggies commit 15.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Aggies on defense are ranked 138th in college basketball in PPG given up with 69.1. They have forced 11.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (193rd in college hoops). The Texas A&M defense surrenders 35.8% on three-point shots (97 of 271) and their opposition knocks down 72.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.6 dimes and 31.5 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 262nd and 41st in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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