The top-seeded Houston Cougars (26-6, 15-3 AAC) are 12-point favorites in the AAC Tournament against the No. 8 seed Cincinnati Bearcats (19-14, 7-11 AAC) on Friday at Dickies Arena. The game tips off at 1:00 PM, with the winner moving one step closer to securing a guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Houston has put together a 19-12-0 record against the spread this season, while Cincinnati is 13-17-0. The Cougars are 14-18-0 and the Bearcats are 15-15-0 in terms of hitting the over. The two teams score 141.3 points per game, 7.3 more points than this matchup’s total. Houston has a 6-4-0 record against the spread while going 7-3 overall over the past 10 contests. Cincinnati has gone 4-6-0 against the spread and 3-7 overall in its last 10 contests.
Ahead of this AAC matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Friday’s college basketball action.
Cincinnati at Houston odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Houston -12
- Total: 134
- Moneyline: Houston -750, Cincinnati +500
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Cincinnati at Houston odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Houston 75, Cincinnati 60
Moneyline
- The Cougars have compiled a 26-4 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 86.7% of those games).
- Houston has played in 15 games as a moneyline favorite with odds of -750 or shorter and won them all.
- The Cougars have an 88.2% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The Bearcats have won two of the 10 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Cincinnati has played as an underdog of +500 or more once this season and lost that game.
- The Bearcats have a 16.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Against the spread
- The Cougars average 73.5 points per game, 9.7 more points than the 63.8 the Bearcats give up.
- Houston has an 18-9 record against the spread and a 25-2 record overall when putting up more than 63.8 points.
- Cincinnati has an 8-11 record against the spread and a 17-6 record overall when allowing fewer than 73.5 points.
- The Bearcats score 10.6 more points per game (67.8) than the Cougars allow their opponents to score (57.2).
- Cincinnati has put together an 11-15 ATS record and a 17-12 overall record in games it scores more than 57.2 points.
- Houston has an ATS record of 18-7 and a 24-2 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 67.8 points.
- The Cougars have totaled 523 more points than their opponents this season (16.3 per game on average), and the Bearcats have scored 130 more points than their opponents (four per game).
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for the Cougars this season is 73.5 points, the same as their implied total in Friday’s game.
- So far this season, Houston has scored more than 73 points in 20 games.
- The 72.6-point average implied total on the season for the Bearcats is equal to the team’s implied total in this matchup.
- On the season, Cincinnati has scored more than 61 points in 23 games.
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