Houston vs Texas State 12/22/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Texas State Bobcats (9-2) vs. Houston Cougars (10-2)
December 22, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Cougars -18 / Texas State Bobcats +18; Over/Under: +132
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The Texas State Bobcats and the Houston Cougars meet in college basketball action from the Fertitta Center on Wednesday night.
The Texas State Bobcats will look to build on a 75-36 win over subdivision Paul Quinn last time out. Caleb Asberry leads the Bobcats in scoring with 13.9 PPG with 4.6 RPG while Isiah Small has 11 PPG with a team-high 7.2 RPG to lead the Bobcats on the glass. Mason Harrell has 10.6 PPG with a team-high 2.7 APG to lead the Bobcats in assists and to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Texas State so far this season. Shelby Adams has 9.2 PPG as well this season. As a team, Texas State is averaging 76.9 PPG on 49.4% shooting from the field, 37.4% from three and 76.7% from the foul line while allowing 60.9 PPG on 40.4% shooting from the field and 33.2% from three this season
The Houston Cougars will look to add to their 72-61 win over Oklahoma State last time out. Marcus Sasser leads the Cougars in scoring with 18.1 PPG while Kyler Edwards has 12.3 PPG with 5.8 RPG and Tramon Mark and Fabian White Jr. each have 10+ PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Houston so far this season. J’Wan Roberts leads the Cougars in rebounding with 7.2 RPG while Jamal Shead has a team-high 5.3 APG to lead Houston in the assist department this season. As a team, Houston is averaging 79.3 PPG on 47.4% shooting from the field, 36.5% from three and 64.8% from the foul line while allowing 56.8 PPG on 36.8% shooting from the field and 28.3% from three this season.
Texas State is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games following three or more consecutive home games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 road games. 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall and 25-10 ATS in their last 35 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the under is 22-8 in their last 30 games against at eam with a winning percentage above .600.
I get the allure of points with a 9-2 team, but the Bobcats just aren’t on the level of Houston and the level of competition hasn’t even been similar for Texas State either. Houston just is the better team on both ends of the floor and this line just feels a bit light if I’m being honest. Give me the Cougars laying the points here.
