Jackson State Tigers vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jackson State Tigers vs Houston Cougars

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

Fertitta Center is the location where the Houston Cougars (32-5 last year) will play the Jackson State Tigers (15-17 last season) on Monday.

The Jackson State Tigers took the court against Texas Southern and took a loss by a final of 73-62 in their last contest. Jackson State finished the contest with a 32.3% field goal percentage (20 of 62) and converted 5 out of their 23 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 17 of their 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 31 with 16 of them being offensive. They also doled out 14 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of defending, Jackson State allowed their opponent to shoot 46.2% from the floor on 24 of 52 shooting. Texas Southern doled out 9 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. On top of that, Texas Southern snagged 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas Southern finished the contest at 86.4% from the free throw line by converting 19 of their 22 shots. They made 6 of their 20 attempts from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 14 while Texas Southern racked up 16 fouls.

Coltie Young is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He went 64.3% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 39 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Jackson State comes into this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 15-17 last year. They lost possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a squad committed 17.0 personal fouls every game. As a squad, Jackson State pulled in 36.3 boards per game and tallied 384 assists last season, which was 281st in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers hit on 32.5% on three-point attempts (211 of 650) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They had an average of 71.2 pts per game (249th in Division 1) while hitting 41.5% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Tigers forced their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and they drew 17.5 fouls. They gave up 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they ranked 283rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.6). The Tigers defensively gave up a FG percentage of 45.6% (849 of 1,862) and they conceded 35.3 boards per game as a team. They were 284th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 466 conceded throughout last season.

For their last game, the Houston Cougars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 54-51 when they faced Duke. Regarding cleaning the glass, Houston permitted Duke to snag 29 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 35.3% from downtown by going 6 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Cougars permitted Duke to bury 20 of their 49 tries from the field which had them at 40.8% for the contest. In all, the Cougars went 20 for 49 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.8%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Houston buried 2 out of 8 tries (25.0%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a clip of 52.9%. Duke was called for 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Cougars to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Cougars recorded 18 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this matchup.

LJ Cryer was important for the Cougars for the matchup. He had 15 points in his 39 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist in the game. He converted 7 of 14 for the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Houston had a mark of 32-5 last season. As an offense, the Cougars hit 43.9% from the field, which was ranked 228th in Division 1. Houston scored 2,720 points last season (73.5 per contest) and they averaged 37.1 boards per contest. They dished out assists 13.1 times per contest (180th in college hoops) and they lost possession via turnover 8.9 times per game. The Cougars committed 17.8 fouls per contest and they connected on 68.7% from the free throw line.

The Cougars defensively were ranked 1st in the country in points allowed per contest with 57.6. They were able to force 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 37.9% from the field (1st in college basketball). The Houston defense gave up 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (225 of 747) and their opposition made 67.4% of their free throw shots. They conceded 11.4 dimes and 33.8 boards per contest, which had them ranked 61st and 130th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Jackson State

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