Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Houston Baptist Prediction Basketball Picks 1-8-24
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (8-6) vs Houston Baptist Huskies (2-10)
2024-01-08 20:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders -13 -- Over/Under: 152.5
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The Houston Christian Huskies and the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders meet in college basketball action from the American Bank Center on Monday night. Who comes out on top in this Southland Conference tilt? Let’s dive in and find out with our Houston Christian vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Prediction.
Houston Christian Team Preview
The Houston Christian Huskies come into this one looking to snap a three-game losing streak after a 98-94 OT loss to Nicholls State last time out. Jay Alvarez leads the Huskies in scoring with 15.5 PPG and 4.8 RPG while Marcus Greene has 15.1 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Huskies in the assist department this season. Michael Imariagbe has 11.9 PPG with a team-high 8.6 RPG to lead the Huskies on the glass this season and round out the group of double-digit scorers for Houston Christian so far this season. Bonke Maring has 9.8 PPG with 7.8 RPG as well for the Huskies this season. As a team, Houston Christian is averaging 71.7 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 24.2% from three and 61.8% from the foul line this season.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Team Preview
The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders come into this game hoping to build on back-to-back wins after a 75-65 win over Incarnate Word last time out. Garry Clark leads the Islanders in scoring and rebounding with 10.7 PPG and 8.1 RPG while Dian Wright-Forde has 10.5 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Texas A&M-CC so far this season. Lance-Amir Paul also has 9.7 PPG and 3.2 RPG as well while Marlon Humphrey has a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Islanders in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is averaging 76.8 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 28.3% from three and 67.7% from the foul line this season.
Houston Christian vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Prediction
I am siding with Texas A&M-CC here. These are two teams that struggle offensively, but Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s offense is slightly more effective, especially on the offensive glass, but the difference here is that the Islanders side-by-side have the better defense and I think that defense could be the difference here. Give me Texas A&M-CC here.
