The Houston Cougars will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the TCU Horned Frogs at Hofheinz Pavilion on Saturday in NCAAB play.

Houston will face the 3-2 Horned Frogs, who own a 1-2 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Cougars are 1-0 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Horned Frogs are 1-2 favoring the OVER.



View TCU vs Houston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Horned Frogs listed as 5.5-point underdogs

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Cougars rated this week at No. 75 and the Horned Frogs sitting at No. 71. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 88-79 result in favor of the Cougars.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Houston's No. 22-ranked offense, averaging 83.2 PPG, against a Horned Frogs defense that ranks No. 124 at 63.6 PPG. The Cougars field goal percentage has averaged 48.1% so far, more than the Horned Frogs marksmen have achieved on the year, 44.3% per game.

Defensively, TCU features the nation's No. 130-rated defense on the road, allowing 67.5 points per game. Houston, meanwhile, comes in at No. 75 nationally in scoring at home.

TCU was an 80-69 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Mississippi. They failed to cover the 7.5–point spread as underdogs. J.R. Cadot scored 18 points in a futile effort to lead the Horned Frogs to a win (they lost 80-69 to Mississippi at Sports and Fitness Center on Monday).

In their last action, Houston was a 76-74 loser at home against Oakland. Kirk Van Slyke went off for 28 points and added 8 rebounds but it wasn't enough as Oakland handed Houston a 76-74 defeat at Hofheinz Pavilion.


TCU Horned Frogs Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 1-9
After a loss are 1-9

Houston Cougars Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing LSU are 5-4
After a loss are 1-9

A few Horned Frogs at Cougars trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of TCU's last 15 games on the road
TCU is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
TCU is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
TCU is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against TCU
Houston is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing TCU


Next up:
TCU home to Lamar, Wednesday, November 30
Houston home to LSU, Tuesday, November 29