Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Houston Picks and Prediction – 12/21/2024

The Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders take a short road trip Saturday with a game in Houston against the Houston Cougars. The Islanders have seven wins through 12 games played coming into Saturday following a 54 point blowout victory in their last outing. Offensively Texas A&M Corpus Christi has rolled this season averaging 83 points on 51.9% shooting and scored 117 points last time out. Defensively the Islanders have been top tier as well allowing just 67.8 points per game overall through 12 games played. For other college basketball news see our College Basketball Picks.

Garry Clark leads to Houston offense this season averaging 14.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Isaac Williams averages 9.6 points and Jordan Roberts ships in 8.9 points per game. Owen Dease averages 9.2 points to go along with at eam leading 2.7 assists.

The Houston Cougars stay home Saturday with seven wins and three losses on the year ranked #15 in the nation riding a three-game winning streak. Offensively Houston is solid averaging 77.1 points on 45.3% shooting for the floor. Defensively Houston is one of the best teams in the country allowing 55.7 points per game overall and have allowed 47.3 points per game during their three-game winning streak.

LJ Cryer leads the Houston offense this season averaging 14.6 points per game. Emmanuel Sharp is second on the team averaging 14.4 points as the only other player on the team in double digits. Terrance Arceneaux averages 9.8 points and Milos Uzan chips in 8.5 points to go along with a team leading 5 assists per game . Big man Jay Juan Roberts averages 7.7 points and leads Houston building in 6.7 rebounds per contest. Joseph Tulger is 6^th on the Houston roster averaging 6.5 points in nearly 21 minutes per game.

The Houston Cougars are one of the best teams in the country and will roll in this matchup. Take the Cougars to dominate this game start to finish leading to the easy win. Houston has too much depth and talent that will lead them to the win. Final Score Prediction, Houston Cougars win and cover 104-55.