Cincinnati vs Houston Prediction, Odds and Best Bets

Cincinnati is on the road playing Houston at the Fertitta Center stadium on Saturday, 1/28/2023 @ 2:15pm EST. Houston -14.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Houston -14.

AAC showdown between the Houston Cougars and Cincinnati Bearcats takes place at the Fertitta Center on Saturday. On the road, Houston came out on top by 13 points, as they aim to repeat that performance at home. As they travel on the road, the Bearcats will look to gain back ground after losing their last game. As the Cougars hope to extend their winning streak, they bounced back from a loss their last time out to win on the road. The Cougars have won seven straight games in the series and aim to sweep the season series on Saturday.

The Bearcats aim for an upset in the spring

Since Cincinnati was the top dog in the American Athletic Conference many years ago, the Bearcats will be hard-pressed to spring the upset. With a record of 5-3 in the conference, Cincinnati remains in the top half of the standings. With just a 3-2 road record, it's obvious that this team hasn't had much experience playing away from home. This group will have an even more difficult challenge on the road against one of the most talented teams in the country, Houston. With those wins coming against South Florida, SMU, and Wichita State, the quality of this weekend's road trip is sure to be much more disappointing.

A return to winning for the Cougars

As a result of their home loss to Temple last weekend, Houston dropped out of the top of the rankings. Just a few days ago, the Cougars swept Central Florida on the road. After easily dispatching Cincinnati just a few weeks ago, they're confident of making it a season sweep this time around. However, the Cougars know that they cannot afford to lose a third home game this season in order to remain on the one-seed line. Despite losing last weekend, the Cougars have an 11-2 record at home this season. With seven straight wins against the Bearcats, confidence should be high for this team.

After dominating the first meeting, this rematch will see Houston take advantage of its home-court advantage as well. In this game, Cincinnati's offense won't matter as much as Houston's defense, one of the best in the country. This game will be made easier for Houston by having the best pure scorer as well. The second-straight weekend Houston must avoid a defeat after dropping its home game last week to Temple. In addition, according to covers.com, the favorite has gone 7-0 ATS in their last seven meetings, while the home team has gone 5-2 ATS.

Cincinnati Highlights

With a power ranking of 46, Cincinnati is ranked #71 in offense (scoring an average of 76.81 per game), #139 in defense (allowing an average of 67.71 points to be scored against them per game) and are 14-7 (13-7 ATS) this season.

Houston Highlights

Houston Cougars has a power ranking of 3 and are #105 for offense (scoring an average of 75.10 per game), #1 for defense (giving up an average of 67.71 points per game) and 19-2 (14-7 ATS) overall. Cincinnati went 3-0 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Houston.

Curated Picks & Predictions

• From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be CINCY 80, HOUST 52.
• The SportsJaw community predicts Cincinnati Bearcats to cover (54%)
• OddsShark predicts Houston will win, cincinnati will cover, and the total will go over.
• 53% picked Cincinnati Bearcats on Covers.com
• Our ScoreCaster predicts Bearcats 70 to Cougars 82.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bearcats 70 to Cougars 82.

Written by SportsJaw Staff
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