The Sam Houston Bearkats (3-4) travel to face off against the Indiana Hoosiers (5-2) on Tuesday, December 3rd. This game will be played at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington and televised on BTN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 7:30 ET.

Sam Houston Bearkats vs Indiana Hoosiers

The Bearkats Are Coming Off A Win

Sam Houston improved to 5-2 on the season with an 82-78 win over Colgate on Saturday. Playing at home, the Bearkats were favored by 6.5 points but didn’t cover the spread. The game’s total points reached 160, surpassing the over/under line of 137.

Leading 35-33 at halftime, Sam Houston scored 47 points in the 2nd half while allowing 45. Though they got the win, the Bearkats’ defensive performance left room for improvement.

The Hoosiers Are Coming Off A Win

Indiana moved to 3-4 on the season after an 89-73 win over Providence on Friday. The Hoosiers were -4.5 favorites going into the game and covered the spread with the victory. The total points for the game reached 162, surpassing the O/U line of 138.

Indiana led 44-34 at halftime and continued their strong play in the second half, scoring 45 points while allowing 39.

Bearkats Offense Breakdown

Sam Houston’s offense put up 82 points in their last game, shooting 51.9% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 57.4%. They hit 57.9% of their two-point attempts and 37.5% from beyond the arc, making 6 of 16 threes. At the free-throw line, they connected on 20 of 24 attempts, good for 83.3%.

Brady Cummins led the way with 20 points, while Sam Wright added 18 points and 7 rebounds. Lamar Wilkerson contributed 17 points, and Nicolas Louis-Jacques was efficient, shooting 85.7% overall and 75% from three, finishing with 15 points and 6 rebounds. Brennen Burns and Dorian Finister also chipped in 15 points each.

Hoosiers Offense Breakdown

In their latest game, the Hoosiers put up 89 points, shooting 53.3% from the field and 53.3% from beyond the arc (8/15). Their effective field goal percentage was 60%, and they hit 85% of their free throws (17/20). Indiana also dished out 20 assists and grabbed 11 offensive rebounds.

Mackenzie Mgbako led the way with 25 points, shooting 64.3% overall and 57.1% from three (4/7). Jayden Pierre added 22 points, hitting 5 threes at a 50% clip, and Malik Reneau was nearly perfect, going 8/9 from the field for 21 points in just 22 minutes.

Bearkats Team Defense

Sam Houston’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 78 points on 51% shooting from the field. They allowed their opponent to hit 57% of their two-point attempts, as they went 22/38 inside the arc.

From three-point range, Sam Houston’s defense gave up 6 threes on 16 attempts, a 37% shooting clip. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 24 times, where they converted 20 of those attempts for 83%.

Hoosiers Team Defense

Sam Houston’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 78 points while allowing the opposition to shoot 51% from the field. They had a tough time defending inside, where the other team hit 57% of their two-point attempts, going 22/38.

From beyond the arc, the Bearkats allowed 6 threes on 16 attempts, a 37% shooting rate. They also sent the other team to the free-throw line 24 times, where they converted 20 of those attempts, shooting 83%. Sam Houston gave up 8 offensive rebounds in the game.

Bearkats vs Hoosiers Trends

• Across their five previous road games, Sam Houston has an ATS mark of 2-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 2-3 while averaging 73 points per game.
• The Hoosiers are 3-2 ATS in their last home games and 3-2 straight-up.
• Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the underdog, the Bearkats have a straight up record of 5-5. Their record vs the spread in these games was 5-5.
• Spanning across their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Hoosiers have gone 3-6-1 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 6-4.

Bearkats vs Hoosiers Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Hoosiers vs. Hoosiers game, we suggest taking the Hoosiers at -13.5. Even though our predictions have the Hoosiers winning 79-68, we see the Bearkats as the better choice on the point-spread.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 154.5 and given that our model is projecting 147 points between the teams, we like the under.

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