McNeese Cowboys vs Houston Christian Huskies Prediction, 12/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: McNeese Cowboys vs Houston Christian Huskies

Date: Monday, December 15, 2025

Location: Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Houston Christian Huskies (5-4) will try to defeat the McNeese Cowboys (8-2) at Sharp Gymnasium on Monday.

The McNeese Cowboys took the court against Rhode Island and took home the win by a score of 66-64 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Cowboys left the arena with 24 and Rhode Island recorded 15 personal fouls. They converted 5 of 18 tries from downtown. Rhode Island ended up shooting 85.2% at the free throw line by making 23 of 27 tries. On top of that, Rhode Island totaled 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Rhode Island dished out 8 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. When discussing defense, McNeese let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the floor on 18 of 39 shooting. They also recorded 8 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 21 turnovers and having 15 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected a total of 26 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Cowboys made 12 of their 19 tries for a rate of 63.2%. McNeese wrapped up the game having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (24 of 60) and made 6 of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Tyshawn Archie is one guy who was important in the game. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 24 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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McNeese enters this one with a win-loss record of 8-2 on the season. They turn it over 10.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.1 fouls per contest. As a team, McNeese is snagging 36.8 boards per game and has accumulated 162 dimes on the campaign, which is 74th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Cowboys are connecting on 32.3% on three-point shots (63 of 195) and 77.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 87.6 pts per contest (40th in college) while hitting 50.3% from the field.

On defense, the Cowboys are forcing 18.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are ranked 123rd in Division 1 in allowing assists with 117 surrendered on the year. The Cowboys defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.0% (208 of 548) and they surrender 32.9 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 33.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 33rd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (65.3).

For their last game, the Houston Christian Huskies went home victorious with a score of 85-76 against New Orleans. The Huskies corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 31 in this matchup. They gave up possession 5 times, while earning 3 steals for this game. New Orleans was called for 19 fouls for this contest which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.7%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Houston Christian knocked down 6 out of their 18 tries (33.3%). In all, the Huskies went 28 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3%. The Huskies permitted New Orleans to convert 27 of their 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.6% in the matchup. They finished 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 24 and ended up going 13 of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). In the matter of team rebounding, Houston Christian permitted New Orleans to snag 25 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Elijah Brooks pitched in for the Huskies in this contest. He made 6 of 12 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 5 dimes in this contest.

Houston Christian has a win-loss record of 5-4 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Huskies are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 140th in college. Houston Christian has totaled 654 pts on the campaign (72.7 per game) and they average 33.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per contest (138th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. The Huskies are committing 14.6 fouls every game while shooting 63.2% from the charity stripe.

The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 155th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 72.0. They are able to force 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the field (329th in college). The Houston Christian defense surrenders 38.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (79 of 207) and their opponents are converting on 70.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 14.4 assists and 32.2 boards every game, which is ranked 255th and 76th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston Christian

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