The Houston Cougars host the 22nd ranked Cincinnati Bearcats in an AAC game that will take place at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas at 9 PM ET. Cincinnati has won 12 of their 14 games on the season and they have at ATS record of 6-4-1 in the 11 games that have had a posted line. Houston has won 12 of their 15 games this season and they have covered the spread in six of the 11 games that have had a posted line.
Cincinnati is coming off a 92-56 blowout win over Tulane in their last game where they covered the 24.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 146, which was over the closing line of 135.5. In the Bearcats last three games they have an ATS record of 1-1-1 and the total has gone over twice. Cincinnati has won five in a row since suffering their 2nd loss of the season against a ranked Butler team.
Houston is coming off a 64-61 win over Tulsa in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 13-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 125, which was under the closing line of 136.5. Previous to the Tulsa game the Cougars had covered the spread in two straight games and in their last four games the total has gone under every time. Houston has won three games in a row since suffering their 3rd loss of the season against Harvard.
Offensively, Cincinnati is putting up 80.1 points per game on a 49.1% FG average, which ranks 19th in the nation. On defense the Bearcats are allowing 61.6 points per game, which ranks 19th in the nation, on a 35.9% FG average, which ranks 3rd in the nation.
Houston is putting up 77.5 points per game on a 47.4% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Cougars are allowing 61.9 points per game on a 39.1% FG average.
Last season these teams split the two games facing each other with each winning at home.
Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Houston Cougars Betting Trends
- Cincinnati is 1-6-1 against the spread in their last 8 road games.
- The Bearcats are 6-1 straight up in their last 7 games on the road in Houston.
- The game total has gone under in 18 of Cincinnati’s last 23 road games.
- Houston is 6-1 straight up in their last 7 games.
- The Cougars are 1-6 straight up in their last games at home against the Bearcats.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Cincinnati at Houston the public is leaning towards the Bearcats to cover the 3-point spread with over 65% confidence. There is no consensus posted for this game at the time of posting.
