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The Texas Southern Tigers and the third-ranked Houston Cougars will face off inside the Cougar Classic on Wednesday, November 16th, in an NCAA Men's Basketball non-conference matchup.
The Tigers have struggled to begin the season as they are 1-3 and are coming off an 82-64 home loss against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles on Tuesday. The Cougars are a perfect 3-0 and faced the same Oral Roberts Golden Eagles on Monday, as they defeated them 83-45.
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Texas Southern Tigers vs. Houston Cougars Betting Odds
Texas Southern Tigers vs. Houston Cougars Match Details
Fixture: Texas Southern Tigers at Houston Cougars
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 16, 8:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Fertitta Center, Houston, TX
Tigers vs. Cougars Key Stats
The Tigers have been decent this season with an average offense as they are scoring 65.5 points per game while shooting 37.2 percent from the floor. They are dependent on the production of senior guard PJ Henry, who is averaging 18 points, three rebounds, 3.3 assists, and a massive 2.7 steals in 31.3 minutes per game. He needs to continue playing extremely well throughout the game here against a tough defense if they want to win this game.
Their defense has struggled, allowing 79 points per game and have not managed to force turnovers. As of this point, they are not doing that well with 3.3 blocks and 5.5 steals per game up to this point.
The Cougars have been doing extremely well offensively and have scored 82.3 points this season. They also have a solid shooting percentage of 45.3 in their first three games of the year. Senior guard Marcus Sasser has been doing a bit of everything as he is averaging 15.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, three assists, 2.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks in 29.3 minutes on the court this season.
The Cougars' defense has done extremely well as they are fifth in the entire country. They are giving up 45.3 points per game in the early portion of the season. They are using their size to their advantage with 45.3 rebounds, 5.7 blocks, and 9.3 steals per game thus far.
Texas State Tigers vs. Houston Cougars Best Picks and Prediction
The Cougars have been arguably the best all-round program throughout the season as they are suffocating on the defensive side of the court. We have a similar opponent to see the difference between these teams as the Tigers lost by 18 points while the Cougars defeated them by 38 points. Go with the Cougars to dominate early and often.
Pick: Cougars -31 (-110)
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