Montana Grizzlies vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 11/24/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana Grizzlies vs Houston Cougars

Date: Friday, November 24, 2023

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Fertitta Center is where the Houston Cougars (6-0) will take on the Montana Grizzlies (2-2) on Friday.

The Montana Grizzlies stepped onto the hardwood against North Dakota State and ended up losing by a score of 78-69 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Grizzlies ended up finishing with 21 and North Dakota State had 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 out of their 23 tries from beyond the perimeter. North Dakota State ended up going 82.6% from the free throw line by making 19 of their 23 attempts. Moreover, North Dakota State collected 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. North Dakota State earned 13 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Concerning the defense, Montana allowed 46.3% from the field on 25 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in the game while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 1 steal. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 36 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies buried 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. Montana ended with a 42.9% field goal percentage (27 of 63) and made 3 of their 14 shots from downtown.

Aanen Moody is a player who had an impact for the contest. He ended up going 43.8% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 34 minutes and also totaled 5 boards. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Montana heads into this one with a win-loss record of 2-2 for the campaign. They are averaging 78.8 points per game (130th in the country) while hitting 48.8% from the floor. The Grizzlies are hitting 31.0% on three-point attempts (22 of 71) and 77.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Montana is snagging 36.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 56 dimes on the season, which ranks 215th in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 9.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Grizzlies are forcing 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They rank 92nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 43 relinquished on the season. The Grizzlies defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.3% (97 of 235) and they concede 33.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 171st in college hoops in opponents PPG (69.3).

In their last game, the Houston Cougars went home victorious with a score of 69-55 when they played Dayton. When it comes to rebounds, Houston permitted Dayton to grab 22 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 22.2% from downtown via 4 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). The Cougars permitted Dayton to convert 19 out of 47 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Cougars ended up shooting 27 for 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Houston made 8 of their 20 tries (40.0%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. Dayton was called for 10 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 8 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Cougars collected 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this contest.

LJ Cryer ended up being a major contributor for the Cougars in the game. He tallied 18 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this contest. He made 6 of 14 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 2 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 6-0 this year. As an offense, the Cougars are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which ranks them 185th in the nation. Houston has totaled 455 pts for the campaign (75.8 per game) and they collect 41.3 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.3 times per contest (136th in college basketball) and they turn it over 8.8 times per game. The Cougars are responsible for committing 17.2 fouls per game and they hit 64.5% from the free throw line.

The Houston defense surrenders 29.4% on three-point shots (35 of 119) and their opponents are knocking down 60.0% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.7 dimes and 31.5 boards per contest, which is 160th and 60th in those categories. The Cougars on defense are ranked 3rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 49.8. They are forcing 16.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.7% from the floor (24th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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