Houston Cougars vs Arizona Wildcats 3/24/2022 Picks Predictions Previews
The #5 Houston Cougars will take on the #1 Arizona Wildcats in a college basketball NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 at AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX, on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 9:57 PM EDT.
The Cougars are entering this game after picking up a 68-53 win over Illinois in the 2nd round last time out. The team shot 42.4% from the field and was +6 in rebounding margin in the victory.
Leading Houston was Taze Moore with 21 points on 9 of 18 shooting to go with a team-high 7 rebounds, and a pair of steals followed by Jamal Shead who scored18 points on 7 of 13 shooting with 3 steals and Kyler Edwards who contributed 15 points with 4 threes and a team-high 4 assists.
Kyler Edwards is averaging 13.9 points and 6 rebounds per game for the Cougars while Fabian White Jr. is averaging 13 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per contest.
As a team, Houston is shooting 46.9% on field goals, 66.9% on free throws, and 34.1% on three pointers and is overall averaging 75.8 points while giving up 59 points per game against, and also averaging 39.1 rebounds per game and 16.6 assists a night.
- The Houston Cougars are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
- The Cougars are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against the Wildcats.
- The University of Houston Cougars are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games this season.
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Houston Cougars vs Arizona Wildcats Predictions 3/24/2022
The #1 Arizona Wildcats are heading to this showdown fresh off of an overtime win against TCU by a score of 85-80 in the round of 32. The Wildcats shot 45.6% from the field and turned the ball over 16 times in the victory led by Benedict Mathurin who recorded a team-high 30 points and 8 rebounds victory. The Arizona Wildcats are currently sitting on a 33-3 overall record.
Benedict Mathurin is averaging 17.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game for Arizona while Azuolas Tubelis is averaging 14.2 points per game and 6.3 rebounds for the Wildcats.
As a team, Arizona is shooting 49.6% on field goals, 73.8% on free throws, and 35.4% on three pointers and is overall averaging 84.6 points while giving up 67.9 points per game against, and also averaging 41.6 rebounds and 19.8 assists a night.
- The total went OVER in 7 of Arizona’s last 8 games.
- The Arizona Wildcats are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games.
- The Wildcats are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games this season.
#5 Houston Cougars vs #1 Arizona Wildcats. The NCAAB pick for this contest is the #1 Arizona Wildcats. The Wildcats have a big advantage in Mathurin as he is the most skilled player that the Cougars have faced this season, particularly on the perimeter.
Houston may have been dominant on the offensive glass this season, but Arizona has the length and athletes to keep the opponents off the boards. The Arizona Wildcats will win to a predicted score of 75-72.
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Houston Cougars vs Arizona Wildcats 3/24/2022 Picks Predictions Previews
NBA Starting Time: 9:57 PM (EDT)
Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022
TV: TBS
NBA Odds: #1 Arizona Wildcats -2
NBA Totals: 145