No. 15 Houston takes on Texas A&M-CC, aims for 4th straight home win

Published Dec. 21, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Texas A&M-CC Islanders (7-5, 1-1 Southland) at Houston Cougars (7-3)

Houston; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -28.5; over/under is 134.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 15 Houston hosts Texas A&M-CC trying to extend its three-game home winning streak.

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The Cougars are 6-0 in home games. Houston averages 77.1 points while outscoring opponents by 21.4 points per game.

The Islanders are 0-4 in road games. Texas A&M-CC is second in college basketball scoring 46.2 points per game in the paint led by Isaac Williams averaging 7.3.

Houston scores 77.1 points, 9.3 more per game than the 67.8 Texas A&M-CC gives up. Texas A&M-CC has shot at a 51.9% rate from the field this season, 17.5 percentage points greater than the 34.4% shooting opponents of Houston have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: LJ Cryer is shooting 39.8% and averaging 14.6 points for the Cougars.

Garry Clark is averaging 14.4 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Islanders.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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