Eagles vs. Cougars Prediction
A winless Coppin State Eagles squad will square off with an unbeaten and 21st-ranked Houston Cougars team this afternoon. Can host Houston dominate enough to cover the big number?
Game Snapshot
307647 Coppin State Eagles at 307648 Houston Cougars
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Fertitta Center at 4PM ET
TV: None
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Eagles drop 13th in a row
Coppin State fell to 0-13 on the season Friday night with an 80-63 defeat at Louisiana-Monroe. The Eagles trailed 36-26 at halftime and could not battle back. Lamar Morgan led Coppin State with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting with seven rebounds and two assists. Taqwain Drummond tallied 14 points and six boards off the bench. Justin Steers added 13 points and seven caroms. Coppin State shot 26-of-58 from the floor and 8-of-20 from 3-point range.
Cougars rally past Utah State
Houston overcame a 10-point halftime deficit Thursday night as it outscored visiting Utah State by a count of 39-19 after the break en route to a 60-50 victory. Armoni Brooks paced the Cougars (11-0) with 15 points on 5-13 shooting to go with seven rebounds. Dejon Jarreau contributed 10 points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots. Houston shot only 20-of-63 from the floor including 7-of-24 from 3-point range plus 13-of-15 from the charity stripe. Houston held the Aggies to 18-of-49 shooting and 4-of-20 from 3-point distance.
College Basketball Betting Trends
Coppin State
The Eagles are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games following an ATS win. The under is 4-1 in the last five Coppin State games overall.
Houston
The Cougars are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games. Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last six non-conference games.
Prediction:
Houston should win this game by a lot and as long as the spread is 31 or less, I’m going with the hosts. There are only a couple other candidates for worst team in the country and by the end of the season, that spot might be Coppin State’s undisputed.
NCAA DAILY PREDICTION: HOUSTON COUGARS