Houston Cougars vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Toyota Center (Houston) in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN

The Houston Cougars (10-0) are traveling to Toyota Center (Houston) on Saturday where they will go up against the Texas A&M Aggies (7-3).

The Houston Cougars faced off with Jackson State and notched a win by a score of 89-55 in their last game. Houston finished the contest with a 42.4% FG percentage (28 out of 66) and made 11 out of their 30 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Cougars made 22 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 71.0%. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 41 with 21 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 16 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 23 turnovers and having 18 steals. In terms of defending, Houston allowed the other team to go 42.5% from the floor on 17 out of 40 shooting. Jackson State dished out 10 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Jackson State had 24 rebounds (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Jackson State walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the free throw line by making 15 of 27 attempts. They also converted 6 of 20 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 20 and Jackson State had 22 personal fouls.

Emanuel Sharp is a guy who was a factor in this game. He shot 46.2% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played 22 minutes played and also snagged 3 boards. He was able to score 25 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Houston enters this one with a win-loss mark of 10-0 for the season. They are turning it over 9.2 times per game and as a team are committing 18.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Houston is collecting 41.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 142 dimes on the season, which ranks 141st in the nation in terms of passing. The Cougars are shooting 34.7% on 3-point shots (82 of 236) and 64.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.4 points per contest (148th in D-1) while shooting 43.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Cougars are forcing 17.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 fouls. They rank 91st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 107 relinquished for the season. The Cougars defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 35.0% (164 of 469) and they concede 31.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 27.5% from beyond the arc and they rank 2nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (49.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas A&M Aggies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-75 against Memphis. When talking about attacking the glass, Texas A&M allowed Memphis to pull down 35 overall (11 offensive). They finished shooting 40.9% from downtown by shooting 9 of 22 and ended up going 22 of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). The Aggies permitted Memphis to convert 25 out of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.1% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Aggies finished 25 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.1%. In the matter of three-point shots, Texas A&M knocked down 6 of their 33 tries (18.2%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 79.2%. Memphis had 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 13 steals in this matchup. The Aggies were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 33 in this game.

Manny Obaseki ended up having an impact for the Aggies in this matchup. He had 21 points in his 21 mins on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist. He converted 7 of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 53.8%, and earned 1 rebound.

Texas A&M has a record of 7-3 for the campaign. As an offense, the Aggies are hitting on 43.2% from the field, which has them ranked 258th in D-1. Texas A&M has accumulated 766 pts this year (76.6 per contest) and they pull down 41.1 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per contest (246th in D-1) and they turn it over 9.6 times per contest. The Aggies commit 16.1 fouls per game and they connect on 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Texas A&M defense gives up 35.2% from downtown (86 of 244) and their opponents are knocking down 72.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.2 dimes and 30.9 rebounds per game, which is 241st and 34th in D-1. The Aggies on the defensive end are ranked 131st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.0. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (201st in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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