NCAAB MATCHUP REPORT

January 3, 2026, 2:00 | Fifth Third Arena

Houston Cougars (12-1) VS Cincinnati Bearcats (8-5)

ODDS

Bet365
5Dimes
BOL
bodog
pin
Moneyline

-200
174
-210
175

Spread

-5 -102
5 -118
-5 -110
5 -110

Total o
u
o
u
136 o 102
136 u -122
135.5 o -110
135.5 u -110
o
u

RECENT FORM

NameRecord ATSOffense DefenseDiff ATS HomeATS Away OU RecordOU Home OU Away
Houston 12-1 6-7 78.69 60.00 18.69 4-3 0-0 7-6 2-5 0-0
Cincinnati 8-5 5-8 75.77 65.46 10.31 4-5 0-1 3-10 2-7 1-0

POWER STATS

Assists Turnovers

NameAssists TurnoversRatio
HOU 16.21 9.14 1.77
CINCY 17.14 13.21 1.3

Rebounding

NameOffense DefenseTotal
HOU 13.79 24.14 37.93
CINCY 11.43 28 39.43

ShootingPercentage

NameOffense DefenseTotal
HOU 45.02 39.17 5.85
CINCY 42.64 39.26 3.38

SMART CHART

HOU
NAME
CINCY
77.86
OFFENSE
74.64
60.00
DEFENSE
65.57
17.86
DIFFERENTIAL
9.07
13.79
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
11.43
24.14
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
28.00
45.02
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
42.64
76.26
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
64.38
9.07
THREE POINTERS
9.07
9.14
STEALS
6.64

TEAM RECORDS

Houston Cougars

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 12-1 10-1 2-0 6-7 5-6 1-1 78.69 60.00 18.69
Last 10 9-1 7-1 2-0 5-5 4-4 1-1 80.50 63.00 17.50
vs Conf 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Cincinnati Bearcats

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 8-5 8-2 0-3 5-8 4-6 1-2 75.77 65.46 10.31
Last 10 5-5 5-2 0-3 3-7 2-5 1-2 74.30 66.20 8.10
vs Conf 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 78.69 151 65.46 29
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 83.50 28 62.00 52
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed 36.50 92 35.20 294
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 75.77 221 60.00 3
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 78.10 278 78.50 169
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed 39.80 145 35.50 142

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord ATSO/U AVGAVG 1/2 FG%REB 3PTSTEALS
Houston 10-0 6-4 4-6 73.40 34.90 48.89 36.90 54/171 7.40
Cincinnati 0-10 4-6 4-6 58.20 29.20 35.60 32.40 70/252 5.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine ATSTotal O/UFG% Edge Reb Edge3PT Edge Away Half ScoreHome Half Score Away FG%Home FG% Away ReboundsHome Rebounds Away Three PointersHome Three Pointers Away StealsHome Steals
Mar 1, 2025 CINCY HOU 64 73 -13.5 CINCY 124.5 O HOU CINCY CINCY 25 37 44.1 53.6 32 28 6/20 3/14 6 7
Feb 27, 2024 CINCY HOU 59 67 -13.5 CINCY 133.5 U CINCY CINCY HOU 17 26 39.6 38.9 42 30 5/19 7/20 4 15
Feb 10, 2024 HOU CINCY 67 62 5.5 CINCY 132.5 U HOU HOU CINCY 29 32 39.1 37.3 41 34 3/16 6/20 5 2
Mar 11, 2023 CINCY HOU 48 69 -9.5 HOU 135.5 U HOU HOU CINCY 23 38 25.5 50.9 32 44 6/28 3/15 8 6
Jan 28, 2023 CINCY HOU 69 75 -14 CINCY 135 O HOU HOU CINCY 43 36 44.3 56.6 27 35 11/27 5/17 4 3
Jan 8, 2023 HOU CINCY 72 59 9.5 HOU 136 U HOU CINCY CINCY 35 28 45.6 35.1 33 39 6/16 9/26 13 4
Mar 11, 2022 CINCY HOU 56 69 -12.5 HOU 132 U HOU HOU CINCY 32 27 28.8 54.3 29 38 7/32 3/13 7 5
Mar 1, 2022 CINCY HOU 53 71 -15 HOU 134.5 U HOU HOU CINCY 34 38 40 42.6 28 41 8/27 5/16 7 6
Feb 6, 2022 HOU CINCY 80 58 7 HOU 132 O HOU HOU HOU 42 31 53.3 34 38 26 8/21 4/20 6 6
Mar 14, 2021 CINCY HOU 54 91 -13 HOU 135 O HOU HOU HOU 27 41 27.7 56.1 35 41 8/33 11/23 2 8

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Cincinnati Bearcats

Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Cincinnati is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Houston
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing Houston
Cincinnati is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
Cincinnati is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Houston
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games when playing at home against Houston
Cincinnati is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Cincinnati is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 9 games at home

Houston Cougars

Houston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Cincinnati
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Houston is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Houston Cougars

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Dec 29, 2025 MTSU 69-60 W -26 138 L/U 40.68 88.24 6 H
Dec 20, 2025 ARK 94-85 W -5.5 146.5 W/O 51.61 76.00 11 A
Dec 13, 2025 UNO 99-57 W -33.5 138.5 W/O 54.24 77.42 11 H
Dec 10, 2025 JACKS 80-38 W -40.5 137.5 W/U 47.69 53.85 11 H
Dec 6, 2025 FSU 82-67 W -12.5 148.5 W/O 49.23 77.78 11 H

Cincinnati Bearcats

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Dec 29, 2025 LIPU 89-62 W -14.5 151.5 W/U 48.00 66.67 11 H
Dec 21, 2025 CLEM 65-68 L 3.5 140.5 W/U 37.93 73.33 10 A
Dec 17, 2025 ALAST 88-51 W -21.5 145.5 W/U 49.25 70.00 8 H
Dec 13, 2025 GA 65-84 L 5.5 157.5 L/U 35.38 57.14 7 A
Dec 5, 2025 XU 74-79 L -1.5 148.5 L/O 37.68 50.00 11 A