Houston vs. Cincinnati - 3/1/20 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction

The Houston Cougars look for a win after winning four of their last six games. The Houston Cougars are averaging 72.8 points on 43 percent shooting and allowing 62 points on 38.1 percent shooting. Caleb Mills is averaging 13.2 points and 2.4 rebounds while Quentin Grimes is averaging 11.8 points and 3.7 rebounds. Nate Hinton is the third double-digit scorer and Fabian White Jr. is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The Houston Cougars are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 73 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Cougars are allowing 29 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.5 rebounds per game. The Houston Cougars have won eight straight home games.

The underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. The road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The first meeting between these two teams came down to the wire and the Cincinnati Bearcats are playing some of their best ball of the season. The Cincinnati Bearcats are just 3-6 against the spread on the road, but they have a defense that travels and you rarely see them get blown out. The Houston Cougars win at home by an average of 15.9 points, but they lack the explosive offense to pull away from elite defenses, which we saw in the first meeting. Give me Cincinnati and the points.