Sam Houston State vs. Northwestern State 3/12/20- College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The Northwestern State Demons and Sam Houston State Bearkats are set to visit Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy, Texas for a Southland quarterfinal matchup. The Northwestern State Demons come into this matchup with a 15-15 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their 1st round game against the Texas A&M-CC Islanders, 79-62. Leading the way for the Northwestern State Demons was junior forward Chudier Bile as he recorded 17 points and 6 rebounds off the bench. Junior guard C.J. Jones had a productive outing for the Demons as he pitched in 17 points.
The Northwestern State Demons had a good shooting game against the Texas A&M-CC Islanders as they connected on 27 of their 57 field goal attempts (47.4%), but they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (32%). The Northwestern State Demons won the turnover battle against the Texas A&M-CC Islanders (18-8), but they were edged out by the Islanders in the rebounding department (35-32).
The Sam Houston State Bearkats come into this matchup with an 18-13 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, 68-57. Leading the way for the Sam Houston State Bearkats was senior center Kai Mitchell as he recorded 16 points and 8 rebounds. Senior guard Chad Bowie had a productive outing off the bench for the Bearkats as he pitched in 11 points and 3 rebounds.
The Sam Houston State Bearkats struggled shooting the ball against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks as they connected on 20 of their 54 field goal attempts (37%), and they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (22.2%). The Sam Houston State Bearkats lost the turnover battle against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (25-20), and they were edged out by the Lumberjacks in the rebounding department (41-34).
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These two teams have trended in opposite directions as of recent despite both finishing at 11-9 in Southland play as Sam Houston State has dropped 3 consecutive games while Northwestern State has won 3 straight, but Sam Houston State dominated the only matchup between these two teams. The Bearkats are one of the top-scoring teams in college basketball as they are averaging 78 PPG, and they have an explosive scoring duo with Zach Nutall averaging 15.4 PPG and Kai Mitchell pitching in 14.4 PPG and 6 RPG. The biggest problem for Northwestern State has been their effort on the defensive side of the court as they are allowing opponents to score an average of 76.1 PPG, and I think Sam Houston State takes advantage of that here. Final Score Prediction, Sam Houston State Bearkats win and cover ATS 78-71.
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