Houston Cougars vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 12/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Houston Cougars (8-3) are headed to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Monday where they will take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-3).

The Houston Cougars faced off with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and earned the victory with a final of 87-51 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Cougars walked away with 14 while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi accumulated 16 personal fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 19 tries from three-point range. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi finished 62.5% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 16 shots. In addition, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi snagged 28 rebounds (13 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi totaled 13 assists and had 4 steals in the game. In regard to defending, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 32.1% from the floor on 18 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in this contest while creating 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Cougars knocked down 21 of their 25 shots for a rate of 84.0%. Houston ended the game with a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 53) and converted 14 of their 29 3-point shots.

Emanuel Sharp is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He walked away with 18 points on 3 out of 6 shooting. He saw the court for 19 mins played but didn't pull down any boards. He went 50.0% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Houston comes into this game with a mark of 8-3 so far this year. They are giving up possession 9.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Houston is collecting 39.4 rebounds per game and has 153 dimes on the season, which ranks 283rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are shooting 41.5% on shots from distance (98 of 236) and 74.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.0 points per game (129th in college) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Cougars are able to force 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They give up 29.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 1st in the nation in points per game allowed (55.3). The Cougars defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 34.1% (194 of 569) and they surrender 32.7 boards per game as a squad. They rank 11th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 109 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oklahoma State Cowboys got the victory with a final of 86-74 against Oral Roberts. When discussing rebounding, Oklahoma State permitted Oral Roberts to snag 13 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from three-point range by connecting on 12 of 30 and finished the game at 14 out of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Cowboys permitted Oral Roberts to make 24 out of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9% for the game. Overall, the Cowboys shot 26 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.1%. Concerning shooting from distance, Oklahoma State made 3 out of their 14 attempts (21.4%). They were able to knock down 31 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 79.5%. Oral Roberts was called for 25 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cowboys to the charity stripe for 39 tries. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. The Cowboys collected 23 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this game.

Abou Ousmane pitched in for the Cowboys in this matchup. He totaled 19 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He knocked down 5 out of 9 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 7 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a mark of 8-3 so far this year. The Cowboys are committing 19.6 fouls every game while shooting 74.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.4 times per game (235th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per game. Oklahoma State has accounted for 868 points so far this year (78.9 per contest) and they collect 37.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Cowboys are shooting 44.4% from the field, which has them ranked 222nd in Division 1.

The Oklahoma State defense gives up 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (99 of 274) and their opponents are converting on 66.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.9 assists and 31.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 173rd and 49th in those categories. The Cowboys on defense are ranked 266th in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.6. They have forced 15.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (321st in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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