The No. 6 Houston Cougars get one other shot at a high 10 SEC workforce on Tuesday evening.
After shedding to No. 4 Auburn 74-69 on Nov. 9, the Cougars will face No. 9 Alabama of their opening recreation of the Gamers Period Competition in Las Vegas. Houston is favored by 4.5 factors.
Houston (3-1) is coming off an 80-44 blowout of Hofstra the place they held the Pleasure’s main scorer, Iona switch Jean Aranguren, scoreless. It was yet one more instance of how good the Cougars are on the defensive finish.
In KenPom’s up to date school basketball rankings, Houston is the top-rated workforce in nation — largely due to its defensive ranking. The Cougars have an adjusted defensive effectivity ranking of 89.4, which correlates to what number of factors they permit per 100 possessions, adjusted for opponent.
Alabama (4-1) comes into the sport No. 10 in KenPom’s rankings — and it is largely due to its offense. The Crimson Tide are No. 3 in offensive ranking, however No. 48 in defensive ranking.
Alabama’s All-America level guard, Mark Sears, struggled within the Crimson Tide’s 87-78 loss to Purdue on Nov. 15. He shot simply 5-of-15 from the sphere (1-of-6 from downtown) towards the Boilermakers’ pesky protection. The matchup to observe Tuesday evening will likely be Sears vs. Houston level guard L.J. Cryer. Each are nationwide participant of the yr candidates, and each will play on the subsequent degree.
Listed below are particulars on find out how to watch and comply with Houston’s matchup with Alabama on Tuesday evening:
Houston vs. Alabama TV Channel, Reside Stream, Betting Odds
Who: No. 6 Houston (3-1) vs. No. 9 Alabama (4-1) within the Gamers Period Competition
When: 7 p.m. CT | Tuesday, November 26
The place: MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment | Las Vegas, Nevada
Reside Stream: Stream Houston-Alabama dwell on Max
TV Channel: TBS
Our Prediction: Houston 73, Alabama 69
Betting Odds: Houston is favored by 4.5 factors per FanDuel Sportsbook
Reside Updates, Highlights: Observe the sport on Houston On SI for dwell updates and big-play highlights all through Tuesday’s matchup