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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) battle the No. 7 Houston Cougars (3-2) Thursday morning in the Players Era Festival. Tip-off from the MGM Grand Garden Arena is scheduled for 12:30 a.m. ET (TBS). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Notre Dame vs. Houston odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Notre Dame has lost back-to-back games after falling 85-84 in OT against Rutgers Tuesday, pushing as a 1-point underdog. G Matt Allocco scored a team-high 24 points while grabbing 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Houston fell 85-80 against Alabama in OT Tuesday as a 4-point favorite. G L.J. Cryer scored a game-high 30 points and was 1 of just 3 Cougars players who scored in double figures.
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Notre Dame vs. Houston odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated Wednesday at 12:40 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Notre Dame +950 (bet $100 to win $950) | Houston -2000 (bet $2,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Notre Dame +16.5 (-105) | Houston -16.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 133.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Notre Dame vs. Houston picks and predictions
Prediction
Houston 84, Notre Dame 71
Moneyline
PASS.
There is no value on Houston (-2000) to win against Notre Dame Wednesday night.
Against the spread
LEAN NOTRE DAME +16.5 (-105).
The Fighting Irish put up a great battle against a strong Rutgers team Tuesday, while Houston struggled against Alabama. Houston holds the clear advantage, but Notre Dame has what it takes to keep this game from a blowout.
Over/Under
BET OVER 133.5 (-105).
Houston has a tendency to push the pace of the game and will be responsible for carrying the total. It has scored 80 or more points in 3 straight games and allowed 74 or more in 2 of its last 4.
Notre Dame has scored 75 or more points in each game this season and should be able to add enough for the Over to hit.
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