Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Houston Cougars

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Houston Cougars (19-3) are hosting the Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-12) at Fertitta Center on Tuesday.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys faced off with Kansas State and took home the win by a score of 75-72 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Cowboys ended up finishing with 12 while Kansas State racked up 17 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 24 attempts from distance. Kansas State finished the game shooting 71.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of their 7 attempts. On top of that, Kansas State collected 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Kansas State dished out 12 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, Oklahoma State allowed 46.8% from the floor on 29 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Cowboys made 14 of 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Oklahoma State finished the game with a 44.1% field goal percentage (26 of 59) and made 9 out of their 26 3-point shots.

Javon Small is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He walked away with 18 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field and dished out 7 dimes.

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Oklahoma State enters this contest with a win-loss record of 10-12 on the campaign. They average 71.1 pts per contest (261st in the country) while connecting on 43.9% from the field. The Cowboys are shooting 34.9% on 3-pointers (198 of 567) and 67.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oklahoma State is pulling down 34.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 318 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 125th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 15.5 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Cowboys are able to force 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 133rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.2). The Cowboys defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (579 of 1,283) and they relinquish 33.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 95th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 260 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Houston Cougars went home defeated by a final of 78-65 against Kansas. The Cougars were able to snag 11 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for this contest. They turned it over 2 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Kansas was called for 10 fouls for this game which took the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They were able to make 6 of the free throws for a clip of 60.0%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Houston made 9 of 29 tries (31.0%). When the game finished, the Cougars walked away from this one shooting 25 for 69 from the floor which had them shooting 36.2%. The Cougars allowed Kansas to convert 31 of their 45 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 68.9% in this game. They shot 46.2% from 3-point land by hitting 6 out of 13 and ended up shooting 10 of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to rebounds, Houston permitted Kansas to snag 36 in total (6 on the offensive side).

LJ Cryer was important for the Cougars in this matchup. He earned 24 points in his 33 mins on the court and tallied 3 dimes for the game. He made 9 out of 20 for this game for a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Houston has a mark of 19-3 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Cougars are hitting on 43.2% from the floor, which ranks 265th in college basketball. Houston has accounted for 1,620 pts for the campaign (73.6 per game) and they average 39.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per game (183rd in Division 1) and they are turning it over 8.8 times per contest. The Cougars commit 17.8 personal fouls every game and they go 67.6% from the free throw line.

The Cougars on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the country in PPG allowed with 54.0. They are able to force 16.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 36.9% from the field (1st in D-1). The Houston defense allows 28.9% on shots from distance (131 of 454) and their opponents are connecting on 63.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 11.6 dimes and 33.0 total boards per game, which is 80th and 78th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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