Houston vs St. Mary’s 12/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
St. Mary's Gaels (6-2) vs. Houston Cougars (7-0)
December 3, 2022 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Cougars -11.5 / St. Mary's Gaels +11.5; Over/Under: +115
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The Saint Mary’s Gaels and Houston Cougars meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Dickies Arena. The Saint Mary’s Gaels look for their seventh win. The Houston Cougars look to remain undefeated.
The Saint Mary’s Gaels are averaging 71.5 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 57.5 points on 38.9 percent shooting. Alex Ducas is averaging 14.5 points and 0.6 assists, while Mitchell Saxen is averaging 14.5 points and 8.9 rebounds. Aidan Mahaney is the third double-digit scorer and Logan Johnson is dishing 3.9 assists. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are shooting 37.4 percent from beyond the arc and 63.7 percent from the free throw line. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are allowing 34.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.
The Houston Cougars are averaging 77.9 points on 47.8 percent shooting and allowing 48 points on 30 percent shooting. Marcus Sasser is averaging 18.1 points 3.3 rebounds, while Tramon Mark is averaging 10.6 points and 4.6 rebounds. Jarace Walker is the third double-digit scorer and J’Wan Roberts is grabbing 6.9 rebounds. The Houston Cougars are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 70.2 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Cougars are allowing 18.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.9 rebounds per game.
The Gaels are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss. The Cougars are 20-7 ATS in their last 27 neutral site games and 45-21 ATS in their last 66 games overall. The over is 6-0 in Gaels last 6 neutral site games. The under is 8-2 in Cougars last 10 overall.
The Houston Cougars are obviously the better team here and this is pretty much a home game with it taking place in Fort Worth. However, this is a lot of points to give a good defensive team in the St. Mary’s Gaels, and it’s only a matter of time before that offense comes to life. St. Mary’s may have more talented teams in the past, but this is still a solid club that can hang with the big boys. Give me the free buckets.
