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by Matt Lowrimore | in NCAA Basketball Picks
This first-round game on Thursday afternoon will see the #16th-seeded Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (SIUE) Cougars take on the #1-seeded Houston Cougars in the Midwest Region. Let’s take a look at the match statistics and predictions for this all-Cougars first-round matchup.
SIUE enters this game with a record of 22-11, earning an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament by winning the Ohio Valley Conference championship. The Cougars beat Tennessee State in the OVC semifinals and Southeast Missouri in the OVC final. The Cougars will be making their first ever NCAA tournament appearance in program history.
As for Houston, they enter this game with a record of 30-4, earning an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament after winning the Big 12 championship. The Cougars beat Colorado in the Big 12 quarterfinals, BYU in the Big 12 semifinals, and Arizona in the Big 12 final. Houston will be making their 27th NCAA tournament appearance and 7th consecutive appearance.
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SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Houston Form
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SIU Edwardsville Cougars - Houston Key Points
- Milos Uzan has scored at least 13 points in three straight games
- Milos Uzan is shooting 46.1% from the field this season
- Milos Uzan is shooting 42.6% from the three-point line this season
- Milos Uzan is shooting 51.5% from the field in his last 3 games
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Our SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Houston Prediction
This game is hard to handicap as Houston is an overwhelming favorite and the total is very low. Given that, we will instead be looking at a player prop for a Houston player. Milos Uzan comes in mind in this regard and he is Houston’s third leading scorer, averaging 11.5 points per game this season.
However, Uzan has been playing some of his best basketball recently, averaging 17.7 points per game in his last three games (all in the Big 12 tournament). Uzan also has been very efficient from the field and is shooting 46.1% this season. Because of his improved play recently, our Southern Illinois-Edwardsville vs Houston Cougars prediction is Milos Uzan to score 13+ points.Jackpot Pools
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