Houston vs Alabama Picks and Prediction – 11/27/2024

The Houston Cougars go on the road to Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday in a neutral site to play the Alabama Crimson Tide. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for Houston who has a record of 3-1 was a win against Hofstra. The win came by a final score of 80-44. On the year the Cougars have been above average with a total of 86 points scored per game. The defense, though has been exceptional giving up only 53 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Cougars is sitting at 39.3 boards per game. Emanuel Sharp has been the leading scorer for Houston with 12 points per game.

Alabama for their part heads to the game here with a 4-1 record. The last game on the court for the Crimson Tide was against Illinois. The game ended up being a convincing win by a score of 100-87.

Offensively Alabama has been great with 89.6 points per game and on defense the Crimson Tide have been below average giving up 74 points per game. The rebounding for Alabama is sitting at 43 boards per game. Grant Nelson is leading Alabama in scoring with 14.2 points per game. 

The Houston Cougars are ranked 1st in the overall Pomory rankings, as their defense is one of the best in the country. The Cougars offense is very solid also as they can shoot the 3-point shot as well as anyone. The Alabama Crimson Tide have been below average defensively allowing 74.2 points per game and this may be the difference between the two teams. Houston will limit the Crimson Tide scoring and will do enough to get the victory on the neutral site. Final Score prediction, Houston wins 74-69.