Houston vs. Arizona picks, predictions, odds NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

No. 5 seed Houston and No. 1 seed Arizona will play each other in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 on Thursday.

Arizona is a 1.5-point favorite in the game. Houston is +110. The over/under for the match is 145.

Fansided advises to go with the under in Arizona vs. Houston game. Reed Wallach is not confident about the game and points out Houston's poor free throw shooting and Arizona's big, strong front line.

Odds Shark predicts Arizona will win and cover the spread.

Arizona beats Houston 77-72. Arizona has a few days off after beating Wright State and TCU.  Pete Fiutak writes that Houston won't overcome Arizona's height.

Both teams have good records against the spread. Arizona has an 18-12-1 record against spread and a 28-3 record overall when putting up more than 57.4 points. Houston has a 19-11 record and 26-5 record when giving up fewer than 84.6 points per game.

Sports Betting Dime gives Arizona a 55.8% win probability in the game against Houston.

ESPN gives Houston 60.8% chance to win. Basketball Power Index gives Arizona 39.2% of winning.