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The 18th ranked Cincinnati Bearcats host the Houston Cougars in an AAC game that will take place at the Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio at 7 PM ET. The Bearcats hit the board as an 8-point betting favorite and that number has climbed a notch to -8.5 at most betting outlets. The consensus total line now is listed at 134.5 points.
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Houston is coming off a 72-71 win over Memphis in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 2.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 143, which was over the closing line of 142. The Cougars have failed to cover the spread in their last three games and in eight of their last nine games, including their last seven, the total has gone over. Houston has won two in a row and seven of their last eight games.
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Cincinnati is coming off a 53-49 loss to Central Florida in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 5.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 102, which was well under the closing line of 125. The Bearcats have failed to cover the spread in five of their last six games, including their last two, and previous to the Central Florida game the total had gone over in two straight games. Cincinnati had their three-game winning streak snapped with the loss to Central Florida.
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Offensively, Houston is putting up 74.9 points per game on a 45.3% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Cougars are allowing 64.6 points per game on a 40.5% FG average.
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Cincinnati is putting up 75.3 points per game on a 46.5% FG average. On defense the Bearcats are allowing 61.1 points per game, which ranks 7th in the nation, on a 38.2% FG average, which ranks 5th in the nation.
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These teams met on January 7th at Houston where the Bearcats beat the Cougars 67-58.
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Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats Betting Trends<br />
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Houston is 7-1 straight up in their last 8 games overall.
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The Cougars are 2-5 against the spread in their last 5 games on the road against the Bearcats.
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The game total has gone under in 5 of Houston’s last 5 games against Cinncy.
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Cincinnati is 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 games overall.
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The Bearcats are 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 home games.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Houston and Cincinnati have the public leaning to the home Bearcats minus the 8.5 points with almost 65%. The over/under bettors believe decisively that this game will go over the posted total line of 135 with almost 80% on board.
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