UL Monroe Warhawks vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UL Monroe Warhawks vs Houston Cougars

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The UL Monroe Warhawks (11-21 last season) are en route to Fertitta Center on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Houston Cougars (33-4 last year).

The UL Monroe Warhawks stepped onto the hardwood against Georgia Southern and took a loss by a score of 66-57 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Warhawks ended up walking away with 13 and Georgia Southern racked up 13 fouls. They also knocked down 9 of their 18 tries from distance. Georgia Southern finished the game at 61.1% at the free throw line by converting 11 of their 18 shots. On top of that, Georgia Southern snagged 29 rebounds (3 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Georgia Southern totaled 9 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. With regard to defense, UL Monroe allowed 42.6% from the field on 23 out of 54 shooting. They also dished out 3 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled 34 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Warhawks made 11 of 14 shots for a rate of 78.6%. UL Monroe finished the contest with a 32.8% field goal percentage (20 of 61) and buried 6 of their 28 shots from downtown.

Jamari Blackmon is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished the contest at 29.4% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played for 37 mins played and totaled 2 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points on 5 of 17 shooting.

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UL Monroe comes into this contest after finishing with a record of 11-21 last season. They lost possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a group committed 15.1 personal fouls every game. As a squad, UL Monroe snagged 35.1 rebounds per game and earned 403 dimes last season, which was 237th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Warhawks hit on 35.1% on 3-point shots (242 of 690) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. They averaged 67.4 points per contest (290th in Division 1) while going 40.8% from the floor.

When they were on the defensive end, the Warhawks were able to force 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They were ranked 226th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 434 surrendered throughout last season. The Warhawks defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (804 of 1,838) and they relinquished 35.4 boards per contest as a squad. They gave up 34.6% on shots from distance and they ranked 168th in D-1 in opponents PPG (69.8).

In their last game, the Houston Cougars took a loss by a score of 89-75 against Miami. The Cougars collected 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 33 for the matchup. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. Miami earned 16 fouls for the contest which took the Cougars to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 90.0%. With respect to shooting from distance, Houston knocked down 9 out of 31 attempts (29.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5%. The Cougars allowed Miami to bury 31 of their 60 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.7% for the game. They went 44.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 11 out of 25 and ended up going 16 out of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Houston permitted Miami to get 34 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Jamal Shead was important for the Cougars in the matchup. He accumulated 15 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes in this matchup. He made 6 out of 11 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Houston had a win-loss record of 33-4 last season. As an offense, the Cougars hit 45.8% from the floor, which was ranked 93rd in the country. Houston earned 2,770 pts last year (74.9 per game) and they snagged 38.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 14.7 times per contest (66th in Division 1) and they gave up possession 10.0 times per contest. The Cougars were responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Cougars defensively were ranked 2nd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 57.5. They forced 13.7 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 36.6% from the field (1st in D-1). The Houston defense gave up 27.9% on shots from distance (234 of 840) and their opponents made 68.9% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 10.2 assists and 31.7 rebounds per contest, ranking them 18th and 43rd in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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