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The Oklahoma State Cowboys (11-10, 3-7 Big 12) and Houston Cougars (17-4, 9-1) tussle Tuesday at the Fertitta Center. The opening tip-off will be at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Oklahoma State vs. Houston odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Oklahoma State is coming off an 82-71 win win over the Utah Utes Saturday. The favored-by-1 Cowboys, a team that has struggled defensively, was sharp in holding the Utes to a 40% mark from the floor. OSU’s 74.8 points per game allowed ranks 15th in the conference.
Houston — No. 5 in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll — had a 13-game win streak snapped Saturday when the Cougars lost 82-81 in overtime to the 9.5-point-underdog Texas Tech Red Raiders. The loss marked UH’s first at home since Jan. 22, 2023.
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Oklahoma State at Houston odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:54 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Oklahoma State +1900 (bet $100 to win $1900) | Houston -10000 (bet $10,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oklahoma State +21.5 (-105) | Houston -21.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 132.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Oklahoma State at Houston picks and predictions
Prediction
Houston 76, Oklahoma State 52
Moneyline
No interest. PASS.
Against the spread
The Cougars are 8-3 ATS over their last 11 games. The last time they dropped a straight-up game, they bounced back with a 28-point triumph as 17 1/2-point favorites (79-51 over Butler Dec. 7).
The efficiency and shot quality differentials for this one warrant a number this high. Per BartTorvik rankings, OSU is tabbed 115th. Houston beat No. 87 Utah 70-36, No. 58 Kansas State 87-57, and No. 70 TCU 65-46. The Cowboys dropped their first meeting this season vs. the Cougars by a score of 60-47 on Dec. 30. UH led that game by 22 points inside the 5-minute mark.
BACK HOUSTON -21.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The Under is 4-2 in Houston’s last 6 games and 3-1 in UH’s last 4 contests at home. And the Under is 4-1 is OSU’s last 5 road games as well as 4-1 across 5 series meetings since 2018.
The Cougars play at a glacial pace. They haven’t had a regulation-time contest hit the Over since Jan. 6.
Oklahoma State plays up-tempo. But in the 3 league games it has played against the slowest foes (Houston, Texas Tech, West Virginia) the Under has cashed with more-than 20 points of cushion each time. (The last OSU-UH game was tabbed at 137.5 and came in at 107.)
BACK THE UNDER 132.5 (-115).
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