College basketball wagering interest will be high on Tuesday when the Cougars of Houston hit the hard court against the Spartans of San Jose State.

The Spartans currently sports a 0-1 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 0-0 ATS. The Cougars are 1-0 and 0-0 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Spartans produce a 0-0 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Cougars have gone 0-0 against the number.



View Houston vs San Jose State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Spartans were listed as 1-point underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark earlier in the day. It opened first at Sportsbook, where the total was expected shortly.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Spartans at No. 281 and the Cougars at No. 205 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 79-70 result in favor of the Cougars.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Jose State's No. 172 nationally ranked offense (68 points per game) against a Cougars defense that sits as the No. 277 at 76 PPG. The Spartans have been averaging 51.8% from the field, more than the Cougars have managed so far this season (42.6% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Houston owns the country's No. 1-rated mark, allowing 0 points per game on the highway. San Jose State, on the other hand, rates No. 201 in scoring at home.

Houston won its last outing, an 81-76 result against Florida A&M on November 9. The Cougars got a 20-point performance from Leon Gibson, who added 10 rebounds, as Houston ran past Florida A&M 81-76 on Friday at Hofheinz Pavilion.

San Jose State was a 72-68 loser in their most recent outing on the road against New Orleans. James Kinney scored 23 points in a futile effort to lead the Spartans to a win (they lost 72-68 to New Orleans at UNO Lakefront Arena on Friday).


Houston Cougars Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Grambling State are 3-0
After a win are 6-4

San Jose State Spartans Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Weber State are 2-0
After a loss are 3-7

Next up:
Houston home to Grambling State, Saturday, November 17
San Jose State home to Weber State, Thursday, November 15