Houston Cougars vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 11/26/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

MGM Grand Garden Arena is the site where the Alabama Crimson Tide (4-1) will try to defeat the Houston Cougars (3-1) on Tuesday.

The Houston Cougars faced off with Hofstra and went home with a win by a final score of 80-44 in their last contest. Houston ended the game having earned a 46.8% FG percentage (29 out of 62) and knocked down 12 out of their 24 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Cougars buried 10 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 36 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 20 dimes for the game while creating 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In relation to defense, Houston allowed 30.8% from the field on 16 out of 52 shooting. Hofstra distributed 7 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Hofstra had 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Hofstra ended up shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 4 of their 5 tries. They made 8 out of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 12 and Hofstra totaled 15 personal fouls.

Joseph Tugler is one guy who was a factor for the game. He left the arena with 17 points on 6 out of 6 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 17 mins and snagged 4 boards. He finished the game shooting 100.0% from the field and also earned 4 assists.

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Houston comes into this one with a win-loss record of 3-1 so far this season. They turn it over 8.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 14.8 fouls per game. As a team, Houston is pulling in 39.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 59 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 332nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Cougars are connecting on 48.8% on shots from distance (39 of 80) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 84.3 points per outing (54th in college basketball) while going 48.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Cougars are forcing 17.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They give up 27.2% on 3-point shots and they are 2nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (50.8). The Cougars defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 36.2% (71 of 196) and they surrender 29.5 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 8th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 36 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide took home the win by a final score of 100-87 when they played Illinois. The Crimson Tide collected 30 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the game. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Illinois was called for 16 fouls for this game which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.6%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Alabama converted 11 of their 34 attempts (32.4%). Overall, the Crimson Tide ended up going 39 out of 75 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.0%. The Crimson Tide allowed Illinois to convert 32 of 71 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.1% for the game. They shot 33.3% from downtown by connecting on 10 of 30 and finished the contest at 13 out of 24 from the charity stripe (54.2%). In the matter of rebounding, Alabama allowed Illinois to snag 42 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Grant Nelson pitched in for the Crimson Tide for the game. He knocked down 9 of 15 in the game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 28 mins of playing time and earned 2 dimes for this contest.

Alabama has a record of 4-1 for the year. As an offense, the Crimson Tide are hitting on 49.0% from the field, which has them ranked 56th in the country. Alabama has scored 448 pts so far this season (89.6 per game) and they snag 43.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.2 times per contest (36th in the country) and they cough up possession 10.4 times per contest. The Crimson Tide are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Alabama defense allows 30.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (38 of 124) and their opponents are converting on 62.7% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.0 dimes and 36.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks 93rd and 267th in college hoops. The Crimson Tide defensively are ranked 254th in the nation in points allowed per game with 74.2. They are forcing 10.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (101st in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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