Houston Cougars visit Cincinnati Bearcats in NCAA College Basketball Betting

Houston Cougars

vs

Cincinnati Bearcats
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 7:00 PM ET
Fifth Third Arena

Houston takes to the basketball court against Cincinnati on Wednesday, hoping to send the Bearcats to a loss while covering the college basketball betting point spread at Fifth Third Arena.

Houston Cougars vs Cincinnati Bearcats Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line

College basketball betting odds makers at Sportsbook opened the Cincinnati Bearcats as -17-point favorites in this matchup. Check for the latest spread and over/under total line at the sportsbook.

Houston Cougars vs Cincinnati Bearcats Odds and Stats.

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Cincinnati Bearcats currently sport a 12-6 record overall in NCAA basketball action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 9-7 ATS. The Houston Cougars are 7-10 and 4-11 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Cincinnati Bearcats produce a 6-6 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Houston Cougars have gone 4-9 against the totals betting line.

The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Cincinnati Bearcats at No. 40 and the Houston Cougars at No. 229 heading into this college basketball betting matchup.

How Houston Cougars vs Cincinnati Bearcats Stats Matchup

Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features Cincinnati's No. 228-ranked scoring average of 62.28 PPG, against a Houston Cougars defense rated No. 180 and allowing 68.06 PPG. The Cincinnati Bearcats FG% has averaged 43.22% to date this season, more than the Houston Cougars shooters have managed so far (38.59% per game).

Recent Outings Betting Recap

The Cougars got a huge 31-point effort from Danrad Knowles but still lost 68-65 against Tulane on Saturday at Hofheinz Pavilion.

Cincinnati cruised to victory on Saturday, running Temple out of the gym and running up a 84-53 score at Fifth Third Arena.

Houston Cougars vs Cincinnati Bearcats Betting Odds Trends

Houston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Houston at Southern Methodist, Saturday, January 24th
Cincinnati at Central Florida, Sunday, January 25th

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