East Texas A&M Lions vs Houston Christian Huskies Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Texas A&M Lions vs Houston Christian Huskies

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The East Texas A&M Lions (7-11) are en route to Sharp Gymnasium on Saturday where they will go up against the Houston Christian Huskies (5-12).

The East Texas A&M Lions faced off with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and went home with a loss by a final score of 61-50 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Lions walked away with 19 while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi totaled 19 fouls. They made 3 of 14 shots from beyond the perimeter. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi went 66.7% from the free throw line by making 16 of their 24 shots. In addition, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi snagged 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi recorded 8 assists and had 6 steals for the game. In reference to defending, East Texas A&M allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the floor on 21 out of 49 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists in the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Lions converted 13 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 59.1%. East Texas A&M wrapped up the contest with a 32.7% FG percentage (18 of 55) and buried 1 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc.

Ronnie Harrison is a guy who had an impact for the matchup. He finished shooting 45.5% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and collected 7 rebounds. He was able to score 12 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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East Texas A&M comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-11 this season. They have an average of 71.9 points per contest (293rd in the country) on 43.2% from the field. The Lions are shooting 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc (161 of 494) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, East Texas A&M is pulling down 33.9 boards per game and has accounted for 312 assists for the campaign, which ranks 27th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Lions have forced 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 309th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 270 surrendered on the campaign. The Lions defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.9% (480 of 1,069) and they surrender 37.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 35.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 239th in college in points per game allowed (75.6).

For their last game, the Houston Christian Huskies took a loss by a score of 64-56 against Lamar. The Huskies were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 32 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. Lamar committed 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a rate of 69.6%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Houston Christian buried 4 of their 20 attempts (20.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Huskies went 18 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.0%. The Huskies allowed Lamar to convert 20 out of their 44 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5% in this matchup. They went 38.9% from three-point range by connecting on 7 out of 18 and finished the contest at 17 of 23 at the charity stripe (73.9%). When talking about rebounding, Houston Christian allowed Lamar to pull down 30 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Kylin Green pitched in for the Huskies for this game. He knocked down 4 of 8 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for the game.

Houston Christian has a win-loss mark of 5-12 for the campaign. The Huskies have committed 14.9 fouls every game and they hit 67.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.3 times per game (189th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. Houston Christian has totaled 1,162 points for the season (68.4 per game) and they pull down 32.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Huskies are shooting 44.6% from the field, which is 228th in the nation.

The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 222nd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 74.8. They are able to force 11.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (337th in D-1). The Houston Christian defense gives up 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (141 of 394) and opponents are making 72.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.3 assists and 33.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 249th and 128th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take East Texas A&M

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