Rider Broncs vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 11/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rider Broncs vs Houston Cougars

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: TNT

The Rider Broncs (1-3) are on their way to Fertitta Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Houston Cougars (4-0).

The Rider Broncs played Texas and ended up losing by a score of 99-65 in their last contest. Rider walked away from the game having earned a 33.9% field goal percentage (21 of 62) and converted 7 of their 20 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Broncs converted 16 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 44 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 7 assists in this game as well as forcing 6 turnovers and having 2 steals. Regarding defense, Rider let their opponent shoot 55.0% from the field on 33 out of 60 shooting. Texas earned 19 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. On top of that, Texas grabbed 30 rebounds (15 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Texas finished the contest at 64.7% when shooting free throws by burying 22 of 34 attempts. They also buried 11 out of their 30 shots from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Broncs left the arena with 23 and Texas had 19 fouls.

Flash Burton is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the field and dished out 2 dimes. He saw the court for 29 mins played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He was able to score 16 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Rider comes into this game with a record of 1-3 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 23.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Rider is collecting 40.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 33 assists for the year, which has them ranked 362nd in college in terms of passing. The Broncs are connecting on 23.2% on 3-pointers (16 of 69) and 70.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 64.3 points per outing (347th in the country) while hitting 37.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Broncs are forcing 8.5 turnovers per game while drawing 20.5 fouls. They relinquish 31.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 288th in college hoops in PPG allowed (80.3). The Broncs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.9% (104 of 254) and they surrender 43.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 120th in D-1 in allowing assists with 51 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Houston Cougars walked away with a victory by a final of 73-72 when they played Auburn. Concerning how they rebounded, Houston allowed Auburn to grab 32 overall (11 on the offensive side). They shot 31.8% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 33 at the charity stripe (63.6%). The Cougars permitted Auburn to knock down 22 of 57 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Cougars ended up going 28 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.1%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Houston buried 7 of 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a rate of 83.3%. Auburn committed 14 fouls in this game which took the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Cougars pulled down 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the contest.

Kingston Flemings ended up being a major contributor for the Cougars for this game. He accumulated 22 points in his 35 mins on the court and accumulated 7 dimes for the game. He converted 8 of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 4-0 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Cougars are connecting on 43.2% from the floor, which is ranked 265th in college hoops. Houston has tallied 291 pts on the season (72.8 per game) and they pull in 41.0 boards per game. They are getting an assist 15.8 times per game (150th in college hoops) and they turn it over 10.3 times per contest. The Cougars are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they hit 76.6% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense gives up 25.0% on 3-pointers (17 of 68) and opponents are knocking down 62.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 7.8 assists and 33.5 boards per game, which ranks 5th and 123rd in college hoops. The Cougars are ranked 5th in college in points per game surrendered with 55.5. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 36.5% from the floor (28th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rider

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