Sam Houston vs Pittsburgh Picks and Prediction – 12/21/2024

The Sam Houston Bearkats will be on the road Saturday with the game in Pittsburgh against the Pittsburgh Panthers. The Bearkats have six wins through 11 games played riding a 2 game win streak into Saturday following a 26 point victory in their last outing. Offensively Sam Houston has scored the ball well this season averaging 78.7 points on 45.4% shooting and have averaged 83.5 points per game during their two game-winning streak. Defensively Sam Houston has been mediocre allowing 76.5 points per game overall but have given up an average of 67.5 points per game over the last two outings. For other college basketball news our College Basketball Picks.

Lamar Wilkerson leads Sam Houston this season averaging 20 points per game. Cameron Huefner averages 12.8 points per game good enough for a second on the roster but has played in just nine games. Big man Dorian Finister averages a third best 11.7 points and leads the team pulling in 7.2 rebounds per game.  Brennan Burns averages 6.5 points and leads the team dishing out 3.5 assists.

The Pittsburgh Panthers stay home Saturday with nine wins and two losses on the year riding a 2 game win streak following a 40 point blowout in their last victory. Offensively Pittsburgh has been top tier this season averaging 81.6 points on 48% shooting from the floor and poured in 96 points in their last game. The Panthers defense has held its own allowing just 67 points after giving up 56 last time out.

Ishmael Leggett leads the Pittsburgh offense this season averaging 17 points per game. Jaland Lowe averages 16.5 points and boasts a team leading 5.5 assists. Damian Dunn is third on the team averaging 11.1 points but has played just seven times this season. Cameron Corhen is the fourth player on the team in double digits averaging 10 points per 

Pittsburgh is rolling to start the year coming into this game. Take the Panthers to control this game start to finish leading to the win. Pittsburgh will use their depth and talent Saturday for 40 minutes leading to the win . Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Panthers win and cover 85-62.