Houston Christian (6-16) vs McNeese State (20-3)
Game Info: Monday, February 12, 2024 at 8:00 pm (Sharp Gymnasium)
Betting Odds: Houston Christian +18 -- Over/Under: 150 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The McNeese Cowboys and the Houston Christian Huskies meet in college basketball action from the Sharp Gymnasium on Monday night. Who comes out ahead in Monday night Southland action? Let’s dive in and find out with our McNeese vs. Houston Christian Prediction.
McNeese Team Preview
The McNeese Cowboys come into this one looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 74-67 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi last time out. Shahada Wells leads the Cowboys in scoring and assists with 17.5 PPG and 4.7 APG with 4.8 RPG as well while Christian Shumate has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 9.5 RPG to lead the Cowboys on the glass this season. DJ Richards Jr. has 11 PPG and Javohn Garcia has 10.4 PPG with 3.1 RPG to round out the scoring in double figures for McNeese so far this season. As a team, McNeese is averaging 79.6 PPG on 49% shooting from the field, 39.2% from three and 68.9% from the foul line this season.
Houston Christian Team Preview
The Houston Christian Huskies come into this one looking to build on an 86-83 win over Incarnate Word last time out. Jay Alvarez leads the Huskies in scoring with 16.1 PPG and 4.5 RPG while Marcus Greene has 14.3 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 3 APG to lead the Huskies in the assist department this season. Michael Imariagbe has 12 PPG with a team-high 8.7 RPG to lead the Huskies on the glass this season and Bonke Maring has 10 PPG with 7.2 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Houston Christian so far this season. As a team, Houston Christian is averaging 71.3 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 29.7% from three and 62.3% from the foul line this season.
McNeese vs. Houston Christian Prediction
I’m leaning towards Houston Christian here. McNeese is obviously the better team and they’ve been the best team in the conference up to this point. However, Houston Christian’s had a tendency all year long, of hanging around the better teams that they’ve gone up against and I think this game could be no different. I think this is just a case of too many points so I’ll take the truckload of points with Houston Christian here.
Chris’s Pick Houston Christian +18
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
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