Houston Christian Huskies vs UT Rio Grande Vaqueros Prediction, 2/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Christian Huskies vs UTRGV Vaqueros

Date: Monday, February 2, 2026

Location: UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Houston Christian Huskies (8-13) are on their way to UTRGV Fieldhouse on Monday where they will try to beat the UTRGV Vaqueros (10-11).

The Houston Christian Huskies played Incarnate Word and took home the win by a score of 81-75 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Huskies ended up with 19 and Incarnate Word finished the game with 26 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of 24 attempts from long range. Incarnate Word finished the game shooting 59.1% at the free throw line by making 13 of their 22 shots. Additionally, Incarnate Word totaled 30 rebounds (13 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Incarnate Word doled out 10 assists and had 8 steals for this game. In regard to defense, Houston Christian let their opponent shoot 44.8% from the field on 26 of 58 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Huskies made 29 of their 37 tries for a rate of 78.4%. Houston Christian finished with a 44.4% field goal percentage (24 of 54) and made 4 of their 12 shots from downtown.

Demari Williams is one guy who had an impact for this contest. He shot 62.5% from the floor and also dished out 2 dimes. He saw the court for 29 minutes and also collected 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Houston Christian heads into this game with a mark of 8-13 for the campaign. They average 69.4 pts per game (323rd in D-1) while going 45.3% from the field. The Huskies are hitting 32.9% from downtown (137 of 417) and 68.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Houston Christian is snagging 32.3 rebounds per game and has earned 310 dimes for the year, which ranks 156th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.0 times per game and as a team they commit 14.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Huskies are able to force 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 15.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 254th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 304 surrendered for the campaign. The Huskies defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.0% (572 of 1,191) and they relinquish 32.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 36.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 205th in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.5).

For their last game, the UTRGV Vaqueros walked away with a victory by a final of 64-55 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Vaqueros earned 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi was called for 24 fouls in this contest which got the Vaqueros to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a rate of 72.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, UT Rio Grande buried 6 of their 25 attempts (24.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Vaqueros shot 20 out of 49 from the field which had them at 40.8%. The Vaqueros permitted Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to convert 13 out of 47 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 27.7% for the game. They wrapped up this game 23.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 3 out of 13 and ended up shooting 26 of 41 from the free throw line (63.4%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, UT Rio Grande allowed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to collect 30 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Julien Gomez ended up being a factor for the Vaqueros for this game. He knocked down 7 out of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 7 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for the contest.

UT Rio Grande has a mark of 10-11 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Vaqueros are shooting 46.1% from the field, which ranks 137th in the country. UT Rio Grande has totaled 1,544 points for the campaign (73.5 per contest) and they average 34.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 16.5 times per game (56th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per game. The Vaqueros are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls every game and they go 72.6% from the charity stripe.

The Vaqueros defensively are ranked 60th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 68.8. They have forced 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the floor (47th in the country). The UT Rio Grande defense allows 31.1% on 3-point attempts (152 of 488) and their opponents are connecting on 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 14.1 assists and 34.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 246th and 191st in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston Christian

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