The No. 2 Houston Cougars (15-1, 3-0 AAC) will try to extend a five-game road winning streak when squaring off against the Cincinnati Bearcats (11-5, 2-1 AAC) on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Fifth Third Arena, airing at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Cougars’ ( to win on the moneyline) contest versus the Bearcats ().
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Houston Vs Cincinnati Betting Lines
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Cincinnati (+9.5) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (136) |
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.
Houston Vs Cincinnati Stat Rankings
| Houston Avg. (Rank) | Cincinnati Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 75.8 (101st) | Points Scored | 79 (47th) |
| 51 (1st) | Points Allowed | 68.7 (175th) |
| 39.6 (10th) | Rebounds | 36.3 (80th) |
| 13.3 (4th) | Off. Rebounds | 10.5 (119th) |
| 7.4 (187th) | 3pt Made | 8.9 (51st) |
| 14.8 (88th) | Assists | 15.5 (52nd) |
| 9.9 (23rd) | Turnovers | 10.3 (30th) |
Houston Vs Cincinnati Betting Trends
- The Cougars are 11-5-0 against the spread this season.
- Houston has an ATS record of 9-4 as 9.5-point favorites or more.
- This year, seven of the Cougars’ 16 games have gone over the point total.
- Houston and its opponent have broken the 136-point mark six times this season.
- The over/under in this game is 136 points, 9.2 higher than the average total in Cougars games this season.
- Cincinnati is 11-4-0 against the spread this season.
- The Bearcats have covered every time (1-0) as a 9.5-point underdog or greater this season.
- Houston has seen seven of its 16 games hit the over.
- So far this season, nine Bearcats games have featured over 136 points scored.
- The average total for Cincinnati’s games is 147.7 points, which is 11.7 more than this game’s over/under.
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Houston Impact Players
- Marcus Sasser paces the Cougars at 15.8 points per contest, while also posting 3 assists and 2.7 rebounds.
- J’wan Roberts registers a team-leading 7.1 rebounds per game. In addition, he’s averaging 9.6 points and 1.1 assists, shooting 66.3% from the floor.
- Jarace Walker posts 9.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest. Defensively, he posts 0.8 steals and 0.9 blocked shots.
- Jamal Shead paces his team in assists per game (5.3), and also posts 7.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. At the other end, he averages 1.9 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
- Tramon Mark is putting up 10.1 points, 1.8 assists and 3.8 rebounds per contest.
Cincinnati Impact Players
- Viktor Lakhin tops the Bearcats in rebounding (7.8 per game), and averages 12.9 points and 0.6 assists. He also delivers 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.
- Landers Nolley II is putting up 14.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest, making 47.2% of his shots from the floor and 41.8% from beyond the arc, with 2.4 treys per game.
- David DeJuilius is No. 1 on the Bearcats in scoring (15.5 points per game) and assists (3.4), and puts up 1.8 rebounds. He also averages 1.4 steals and 0 blocked shots.
- Mika Adams-Woods is the Bearcats’ top assist man (3.5 per game), and he averages 9.7 points and 2.8 rebounds.
- Jeremiah Davenport is averaging 10.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest, making 34.7% of his shots from the field and 33% from 3-point range, with 2.1 triples per game.
