An Elite 8 matchup features the No. 2 seed Houston Cougars (24-3) and the No. 12 seed Oregon State Beavers (17-12) playing with a place in the Final Four up for grabs on Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Houston is a 8-point favorite in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region bracket final, which starts at 7:15 PM ET on CBS.
On Saturday, the Cougars faced Syracuse and emerged victorious, 62-46. The Cougars were favored by 6.5 points and covered the spread while the teams combined to go under the 139.5 point total.
Ethan Thompson led the way for the Beavers with a team-high 22 points last time out as they picked up a 65-58 win over Loyola Chicago and covered the 7-point spread as underdogs. The teams combined to hit the under on the 125.5 point total set for the matchup.
Oregon State at Houston: Betting odds, spread and lines
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Lines last updated at 6 p.m. ET March 29, 2021.
- Money line: Oregon State +310 (bet $100 to win $310) | Houston -400 (bet $400 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Oregon State +8 (-110) | Houston -8 (-110)
- Over/Under: 128.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Houston: Three things to know
- Quentin Grimes leads the Cougars in scoring, averaging 18.0 points per game. Grimes leads the squad with a team-high 3.4 made three-pointers per game.
- The 76.9 points per game the Cougars score are 9.2 more points than the Beavers allow (67.7).
- When Houston puts up more than 67.7 points, it is 22-1 overall and 17-0 against the spread.
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Oregon State: Three things to know
- Thompson leads the Beavers in points and assists. He scores 15.8 points per game while adding 3.8 assists. Jarod Lucas averages 2.3 made threes per game to lead the team.
- The Beavers put up an average of 70.8 points per game, 13.3 more points than the 57.5 the Cougars give up to opponents.
- Oregon State has put together a 20-8 overall record and a 19-0-1 ATS record in games where it scores more than 57.5 points.
Oregon State at Houston: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Houston 74, Oregon State 62
Money line
BetMGM and the model are in agreement that the Houston Cougars are the money line favorite in this game.
Against the spread (ATS)
The MGM line for this game has the Cougars favored by 8, while the model predicts they’ll win by considerably more (12 points). Put your money on the Cougars.
Over/Under (O/U)
In this game, the model projects a total (136 points) slightly higher than the MGM over/under (128.5 points).
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