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The Houston Cougars host the Memphis Tigers in an AAC game that will take place at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas at 9 PM ET. Memphis has won 13 of their 18 games on the season and they have failed to cover the spread in seven of the 13 games that have had a posted line. Houston has also won 13 of their 18 games this season and they have covered the spread in seven of the 14 games that have had a posted line.
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Memphis is coming off a 62-56 win over South Florida in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 17.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 118, which was well under the closing line of 141.5. The Tigers have failed to cover the spread in their last two games after doing so in three straight. In two of their last three games the total has gone under. Overall, Memphis has won four of their last five games.
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Houston is coming off a 77-70 loss to Central Florida in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 2-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 147, which was well over the closing line of 126.5. The Cougars have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games and in their last two games the total has gone over while in their previous five games the total had gone under. Houston has lost two of their last three games.
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Offensively, Memphis is putting up 78.8 points per game on a 46.7% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Tigers are allowing 69.8 points per game on a 40.1% FG average.
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Houston is putting up 75.8 points per game on a 46.5% FG average. On defense the Cougars are allowing 62.8 points per game on a 39.6% FG average.
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Last season in the lone match up between these teams, which took place at Houston, the Cougars beat the Tigers 98-90.
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Memphis Tigers vs. Houston Cougars Betting Trends<br />
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Memphis is 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games.
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The Tigers are 4-8 against the spread in their last 12 road games.
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The game total has gone under in 4 of Memphis’s last 5 games against Houston.
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Houston is 10-2 straight up in their last 12 homes games.
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Houston is 4-9 against the spread in their last 13 home games against Memphis.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Memphis and Houston have the public leaning towards the Tigers getting the 6.5 points with over 78% confidence. There is no consensus on the over/under for this game at time of posting.
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