THE LINES
The Houston Baptist Huskies (10-17, 6-8 Southland) host the Incarnate Word Cardinals (7-24, 3-11 Southland) in a matchup of Southland rivals at Leonard E. Merrell Center, beginning at 6:00 PM ET on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Huskies’ (-184 to win on the moneyline) game against the Cardinals (+147).
Houston Baptist Offense Vs. Incarnate Word Defense
| Houston Baptist Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Incarnate Word Defense |
| 76.1 (54) |
Points/Gm |
76.5 (328) |
| 72.3 (51) |
Possessions/Game |
69.8 (229) |
| 44.6 (141) |
Field Goal % |
49 (355) |
| 32.8 (237) |
3PT % |
35.9 (306) |
| 50.5 (168) |
Effective FG % |
55.5 (353) |
| 55 (121) |
True Shooting % |
57 (346) |
Incarnate Word Offense Vs. Houston Baptist Defense
| Incarnate Word Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Houston Baptist Defense |
| 67.1 (281) |
Points/Gm |
77.1 (335) |
| 66.9 (239) |
Possessions/Game |
74.2 (345) |
| 41.7 (299) |
Field Goal % |
46.7 (336) |
| 34.9 (118) |
3PT % |
37.2 (340) |
| 49.5 (233) |
Effective FG % |
53.5 (333) |
| 53.9 (177) |
True Shooting % |
56.5 (338) |
Houston Baptist Betting Insights
- Houston Baptist has compiled a 10-13-0 ATS record so far this year.
- The Huskies have covered the spread when playing as at least 3.5-point favorites in their only opportunity this season.
- Houston Baptist and its opponents have combined to go over the point total 11 out of 23 times this season.
- Houston Baptist’s 23 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 140 points 17 times.
- Huskies outings this year have an average total of 146.3, 6.3 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
Incarnate Word Betting Insights
- Incarnate Word has covered 13 times in 30 games with a spread this year.
- The Cardinals have an ATS record of 11-13 when playing as at least 3.5-point underdogs this year.
- In Incarnate Word’s 30 chances this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 17 times.
- Incarnate Word has combined with its opponents to score more than 140 points in 21 of 30 games this season.
- Cardinals outings this season have a 142.2-point average over/under, 2.2 more points than this game’s total.
Houston Baptist Key Players
- The Huskies points, rebounds and assists leader is Darius Lee. He scores 18.3 points per game and adds 8.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
- Brycen Long connects on 2.1 treys per game to lead the Huskies.
- Lee averages 2.4 steals and 0.4 blocks per game. Both numbers are team-highs for Houston Baptist.
Incarnate Word Key Players
- RJ Glasper outpaced his teammates on the Cardinals scoring front by putting up 15.6 points per game. He adds 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game this season.
- When it comes to Incarnate Word leaders in rebounds and assists, the team has two players at the top: Brandon Swaby with 4.8 rebounds per game and Drew Lutz with 3.6 assists per game.
- Josh Morgan makes more threes per game than any other member of the Cardinals, averaging two treys per game.
- Lutz tops Incarnate Word in steals with 1.3 per game, and Benjamin Griscti leads the squad in blocks with 0.5 per game.
