Jackson State Tigers (1-7) at Houston Cougars (8-1)
Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -40.5; over/under is 135.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Houston plays Jackson State after Emanuel Sharp scored 27 points in Houston’s 82-67 win over the Florida State Seminoles.
The Cougars are 4-0 in home games. Houston ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 11.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Joseph Tugler averaging 2.4.
The Tigers have gone 1-6 away from home. Jackson State gives up 90.9 points to opponents while being outscored by 29.8 points per game.
Houston is shooting 43.9% from the field this season, 5.4 percentage points lower than the 49.3% Jackson State allows to opponents. Jackson State has shot at a 36.0% clip from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points less than the 37.8% shooting opponents of Houston have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sharp is shooting 38.9% from beyond the arc with 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, while averaging 17.6 points. Kingston Flemings is shooting 60.9% and averaging 15.9 points.
Jayme Mitchell is shooting 43.6% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 13.5 points. Daeshun Ruffin is averaging 15.4 points, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.