A Sweet 16 battle features the No. 1 seed Houston Cougars (33-3) playing as 7.5-point favorites against the No. 5 seed Miami Hurricanes (27-7) on Friday at T-Mobile Center. The NCAA Tournament matchup tips off at 7:15 PM on CBS, with the winner moving on to the Midwest Region bracket final.
Houston Vs Miami (FL) Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | -7.5 | 139.5 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Houston (-7.5) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (139.5) |
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Houston Vs Miami (FL) Stat Rankings
| Houston Avg. (Rank) | Miami (FL) Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 74.9 (98th) | Points Scored | 79.1 (25th) |
| 56.6 (2nd) | Points Allowed | 71.6 (228th) |
| 36.6 (19th) | Rebounds | 33.3 (142nd) |
| 11.7 (16th) | Off. Rebounds | 9.6 (123rd) |
| 7.6 (155th) | 3pt Made | 7.6 (155th) |
| 14.7 (67th) | Assists | 14.6 (75th) |
| 9.5 (13th) | Turnovers | 10.9 (80th) |
Houston Vs Miami (FL) Betting Trends
- Against the spread, the Cougars are 19-16-1 this year.
- Houston’s ATS record as 7.5-point favorites or more is 17-14-1.
- Out of 36 Cougars games so far this season, 16 have gone over the total.
- Houston and its opponent have broken the 139.5-point mark 12 times this season.
- The over/under in this game is 139.5 points, 8.1 higher than the average total in Cougars games this season.
- Miami (FL) has beaten the spread 19 times in 34 games.
- Houston has played 36 games this year, and 16 of them have hit the over.
- So far this season, 24 Hurricanes games have featured more than 139.5 points scored.
- The average total for Miami (FL)’s games is 150.6 points, which is 11.1 more than this game’s over/under.
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Houston Impact Players
- Marcus Sasser records a team-best 16.9 points per contest. He is also posting 2.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists, shooting 44.2% from the floor and 38.8% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per game.
- J’wan Roberts leads the Cougars at 7.8 rebounds per game, while also posting 1.2 assists and 10.3 points.
- Jamal Shead leads his team in assists per contest (5.4), and also posts 10.4 points and 3 rebounds. At the other end, he averages 1.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- Jarace Walker puts up 11 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, shooting 47.4% from the floor.
- Tramon Mark is posting 10 points, 1.8 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game.
Miami (FL) Impact Players
- Norchad Omier is averaging a team-best 10.1 rebounds per game. And he is producing 13.4 points and 1.2 assists, making 58% of his shots from the floor.
- Jordan Miller gives the Hurricanes 15.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He also delivers 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
- Nijel Pack is putting up 13.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest, making 43.6% of his shots from the field and 39% from beyond the arc, with 2.4 treys per contest.
- Wooga Poplar gives the Hurricanes 8.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He also puts up 1.1 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
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