The No. 1 Houston Cougars (33-3) and No. 5 Miami Hurricanes (27-7) will play on Friday at 7:15 PM, live from T-Mobile Center and airing on CBS, with both teams looking for a spot in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. Oddsmakers have declared Houston as the favorite to advance past the Sweet 16 in the Midwest Region bracket, giving the a 7.5-point edge.
Houston is 3-6-1 against the spread and 9-1 overall in its last 10 games.
In its past 10 contests, Houston has gone over the total four times.
Houston has averaged a total of 135.9 combined points over its last 10 games, 2.1 less than this matchup's total of 138.
During the past 10 games, Houston is averaging 2.4 fewer points per game than its season average.
Miami has gone 8-2 over its last 10 contests, with a 5-5 record against the spread during that span.
Five of the Hurricanes' last 10 games have gone over the total.
Miami and its opponents have combined to score an average of 151.9 combined points in its last 10 games, 13.9 more than the 138 over/under in this matchup.
In their past 10 games, the Hurricanes are scoring 1.6 more points per game than their season-long scoring average, 79.1 PPG.
Houston vs. Miami Betting Trends
Houston is 19-16-1 ATS this season.
In games it has played as at least 7.5-point favorites this season, Houston is 16-14-1 against the spread.
Out of Houston's 34 games with a set total, 16 have hit the over (47.1%).
The Cougars average just 3.3 more points per game (74.9) than the Hurricanes give up (71.6).
Houston has a 15-6-1 record against the spread and a 22-0 record overall when putting up more than 71.6 points.
So far this season, Miami has compiled a 20-14-0 record against the spread.
A total of 15 of Miami's 34 games with a set total have hit the over (44.1%).
The Hurricanes put up 22.5 more points per game (79.1) than the Cougars give up to opponents (56.6).
Miami has put together an 18-12 ATS record and a 24-6 overall record in games it scores more than 56.6 points.
Houston vs. Miami Over/Under Trends
Houston and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (138 points) 13 times this season.
This season, 26 of Miami's games have ended with a combined score higher than 138 points.
The total for this game of 138 is 16 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for Houston (74.9) and Miami (79.1).
This game's over/under is 9.8 more points than the 128.2 these two teams combine to allow per game.
Houston has seen a 131.4 average over/under in its games this season, 6.6 less than the over/under in this matchup.
The over/under for this game is 12.6 points lower than the average over/under in Miami's games this season (150.6 points).
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